Integrated

Multi-Disciplinary
Dynamics

Concept of RecurDyn

High
Performance
Interface for CAE

Communicators

MBD/FEA(MFBD)

Free input and output

Eigen-Solver
Large Problem Solver

Design
Optimization

AutoDesign
Robust Optimization
(for Six Sigma Design)

Tribology
General CFD

Multi-CPU Solver

New Contact Friction

Lubrication

Customization
Macro & API

Plug-in Toolkits

ProcessNet

Application Toolkits

Control

Pre-Defined Process Automation

Application Development Environment

CoLink
Control System Modeling

INTEGRATED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DYNAMICS

RecurDyn is Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) software that is focused on Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD) while also
offering multi-physics solutions. The technology behind RecurDyn has superior calculation efficiency because it is
based on a recursive formulation. The core is Multi- Flexible Body Dynamics (MFBD) that combines a multibody
dynamics solver and a nonlinear finite element method solver at the integrator level. RecurDyn supports other multidisciplinary CAE technologies such as control system modeling, nonlinear system-level optimization, and CFD analysis.
RecurDyn provides the efficiency gains of process automation through a wide variety of application toolkits. Users can
create their own custom applications using the bundled ProcessNet environment.

Gear Creation (with Contacts)

Flexible Links

Example:
Windshield Wiper Simulation
Customized Model Building

Motor / Controller

<Recursive Formulation>

<High-Speed Contact Calculation>

<Intuitive GUI>

Best calculation efficiency: RecurDyn

implements a recursive formulation for the
equations of motion with relative reference
frames. The result is an efficient simulation
process where the simulation time scales
linearly with the size of the model, known as an
Order(N) solution. RecurDyn gains additional
performance by using a combined explicit and
implicit integrator (hybrid integrator) with
frequency-based system damping.

Easy and Fast: The user can quickly define

contacts by simply selecting imported CAD
geometry. The latest contact detection
algorithms are used to attain fast simulations.
Many direct analytical contacts algorithms are
available to obtain fast and accurate results
when working with standard shapes such as
spheres, cylinders, boxes, etc.

Focused on MBD: RecurDyn s graphical user

interface (GUI) is intuitive and is designed with
a focus on multibody dynamics. The tool
icons, dialog boxes, and screen prompts are
intuitive and easy to understand. RecurDyn is
built with the industry-standard Parasolid solid
modeling kernel and does not require the user
to learn a general underlying CAD package.

Number of Calculations

Supports Many General and Analytical Contact Elements

Others
Forward

Backword
Number of Degree of Freedom

Intuitive Joint Icons

RecurDyn Features

Multi- Flexible Body Dynamics (MFBD)

RecurDyn provides a unique MFBD analysis capability that combines MBD with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) methods in
order to simulate moving assemblies of bodies in which some are flexible. The user can determine the detailed dynamic
stress and stain within the context of a system-level analysis, including the time-varying inertial forces.
There are two types of flexible bodies that are supported with MFBD. The first type of flexibly body (RFlex) is a simplified
representation that is based on modal data generated by external FEA software.
The RFlex solver:
Represents the flexible body as a linear superposition of the modes contained in
the RFlex input file.
Handles complex meshes efficiently and provides the fastest simulation.
Printer Harness

The second type of flexible body (FFlex) is unique to RecurDyn and is based upon
an imported finite element mesh. All nodal degrees of freedom are retained in the
calculations. The FFlex body may undergo nonlinear deformation and can accurately simulate sliding contact. RecurDyn/FFlex:
Analyzes the detailed deformation of the mesh-based flexible body in combination
with the large, nonlinear motion of the rigid body system.
Uses FEA mesh data that is provided by any mesh generation software.

Bike Model

Landing Gear

Suspension Modeling

MFBD has many advantages because it is developed based on MBD

<Advantages
Both RFlex and FFlex flexible bodies can be used together in the same model.
All constraint and force entities can be used with both types of flexible bodies.
Many rigid bodies can be included in a model with flexible bodies.
The flexible body can be deformed in the initial state of the model.
<Differences from Explicit FEM
The simulation process is more efficient because the calculation of rigid body motion is performed separately from
the calculation of flexible body deformation.
RecurDyn includes the full dynamics of the system by considering the inertial forces that result from system motion.

ProcessNet
RecurDyn/ProcessNet helps users automate repetitive modeling, simulation, and post-processing tasks. ProcessNet provides standard Microsoft
development tools (Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA), within the
.NET framework) with both the C# and Visual Basic languages and with
access to the necessary RecurDyn functions. ProcessNet applications are
.DLL files that can be easily shared by users within an organization.

.NET
Framework

VSTA(VB.NET, C#)

.NET Assembly
COM Wrapper
Professional

MTT2D

FFlex

RFlex

Toolkits

RecurDyn ProcessNet Architecture

ProcessNet Example: Development of a Compressor Design Application

Engineering efficiency
improves with process
a u t o m a t i o n
(template-based
simulation).

An abundant collection
of GUI tools can be used
within custom dialog
boxes in order to allow
the user to easily define
all needed model data.

A ProcessNet application
is developed in C# using
the
standard
VSTA
environment provided with
RecurDyn.

User inputs that are

specific to a companys
design process are
used
to
control
automated
model
creation, analysis, and
results processing.

The ProcessNet application

is run directly from the
RecurDyn main window. The
application can request data
from the user, build the
model, run the simulation, or
automatically display the
output in a prescribed
format.
Processing
may
include data processing and the generation
of a series of plots with
custom formatting.

RecurDyn Modules
Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Dynamics
Interdisciplinary Toolkit

Application Toolkit

FFlex

CoLink

RFlex

AutoDesign

Linear

EHD*

Basic Platform

Valve

TrackHM

Gear

TrackLM

MMS

Communicators

Professional

Belt

Modeler

Crank

MTT2D
MTT3D

Bearing

Control

STEP

Tire
Hydraulic

ACIS
IGES

MeshInterface

CATIA R/W

Solver

Piston
HAT
Chain

ProcessNet
RecurDyn Product Architecture

Basic Platform
Professional*
RecurDyn/Professional consists of the Modeler, Solver, and ProcessNet.
<RecurDyn/Modeler>
RecurDyn/Modeler is the user environment for model building, analysis and post-processing. The interface is complete and convenient.
<RecurDyn/Solver>
RecurDyn/Solver performs the multibody dynamics simulation for the
combination of rigid and flexible bodies, contact, forces, and constraints in the model. The Solver:
Develops the equation of motion for a robust analysis
Performs fast analysis due to its optimized integrator
Productivity is improved because the user can concentrate on developing the product rather than adjusting solution parameters.

GUI of RecurDyn

<RecurDyn/ProcessNet>
RecurDyn/ProcessNet helps users develop customized engineering environments.
* RecurDyn/Toolkits are optional.

Support of Many General and Analytical Contacts

RecurDyn provides many types of contact algorithms. The general contact algorithms work with general surfaces that
may be imported from CAD software while the analytical contact models work with certain basic geometric shapes.
<General Contact Elements>
Solid Contact
Circle To Curve
Sphere To Surface
Cylinder To Surface
Curve to Curve
(Extended) Surface To Surface
<Analytical Contact Elements>
Cylinder To/In Cylinder
Sphere To/In Sphere
Sphere To/In Box
Cone To/In Cone
Sphere To Arc Revolution

Sphere To/In Cylinder

Sphere To/In Torus
Circle To/In Circle
Cam2D/CamLine2D
Sphere To Arc Extrude

Friction effects are considered (both dynamic and static).

The coefficient of friction can be defined with spline data.
Smooth contact (using cubic splines) is implemented with the CamFollower.
The wide variety of contact functions makes it simple to define efficient contacts.
Special force graphics show the magnitude and direction of the contact force.
Smooth contact (using interpolation) is possible in the Curve-to-Curve and Surface-to-Surface Contacts.

RecurDyn Modules

Interdisciplinary Toolkit
FFlex
RecurDyn/FFlex (Full Flex) directly analyzes the mesh-based flexible body.
Nonlinear dynamic behavior, dynamic stresses, and strains of flexible
bodies are computed within RecurDyn by the internal combination of the
MBD solver with the FEA Solver. RecurDyn/FFlex:
Imports the FE mesh in Nastran (.bdf, .dat) and ANSYS (.cdb, .inp)
formats.
Supports element types: Beam, Shell (Tria3, Quad4, Shell9), and Solid
(Tetra4, Penta6, Hexa8, Solid10, Solid26).
Displays stress and strain contours.
Includes an edit mode for the FE model (creation of node, adding and editing the material properties,
creating element and node groups, etc.).
Provides a model extract function which retains the deformed state of the flex body in the new mode.

RFlex
RecurDyn/RFlex (Reduced Flex) provides mode-based flexible
body modeling by using FEA modal analysis outputs.
Imports the modal results of eigenvalue (linear dynamics) analysis
from various FEA software (NX Nastran, ANSYS,
ANSYS DesignSpace, Ideas, and MSC.Nastran).
Converts a rigid body into the RFlex body while maintaining the
constraints (Flexible Body Swap Function).
Calculates and displays displacement, stress, and strain contours.
Outputs data in a FEMFAT format for use in fatigue analysis.

Linear
RecurDyn/Linear performs an eigenvalue analysis on a linearization of the model at a specific
configuration. Linear models are often required to study the vibrational characteristics of a
mechanical system. Because the model employed by RecurDyn for representing systems of
rigid and flexible bodies is nonlinear, RecurDyn/Linear generates a linear approximation of
the nonlinear content of any RFlex bodies. The modal content of an RFlex flexible body is
included in the linear model of the system. RecurDyn/Linear outputs data that can be used
in MATLAB and other controls software. The output is:
Eigenvalues and eigenmodes
State space Matrices (A, B, C, D)

th

Cam Shaft 7 Mode

th

Cam Shaft 9 Mode

th

Cam Shaft 8 Mode

th

Cam Shaft 10 Mode

EHD
RecurDyn/EHD provides a high-fidelity model of an Elasto HydroDynamic (EHD) bearing
system in which a shaft makes contact with a bearing. The model considers the oil film on the
bearing surface. RecurDyn/EHD analyzes the pressure, forces, and oil film parameters that
result from the dynamic interactions between the rigid body and the flexible bodies of the
bearing. Also, RecurDyn/EHD defines the pressure applied to the surface of the flexible body
as nodal forces using the MForce concept. It is possible to deform the flexible body due to a
dynamic pressure load. RecurDyn/EHD uses either the E-CFD solver of RecurDyn or the algorithm provided by Magna Steyr.

CoLink
RecurDyn/Colink is a control simulator that is integrated in the RecurDyn environment and provides a 2D Block Diagram
editor to intuitively design the controller signal flow. Standard controllers as well as hydraulics can easily be modeled. The
CoLink library consists of:
Various signal library
A discrete library to model discrete systems
A continuous library to model the linear system as a transfer function
An actuator library to define standard electric motors
An electric drive library to define Motors, including Drives.

RecurDyn Modules
AutoDesign
AutoDesign is a system-level optimization tool that is tightly integrated into RecurDyn. It consists of three modules:
The Design Study module: Allows the user to select from a rich set of DOE techniques and perform a series of simulations in order to understand the performance of a RecurDyn model.
The Design Optimization module: Uses the DOE outputs to construct a meta-model of the RecurDyn model and then
finds the indicated location in the design space with the optimal performance. From that point additional RecurDyn
simulations are performed in order to converge to the optimal design using statistical approximation optimization
(SAO) techniques.
The Robust Optimization module: Allows for variability in specified model parameters, finds the optimal design point
while considering the variability, and reports the quality sigma level of the system performance.
The capabilities that are integrated into each module include:
DOE methods for Effect Analysis: Extended Plackett-Burman Design, Three-level Orthogonal Array Design, LevelBalanced Descriptive Design, Full Factorial Design
DOE methods for Meta-Modeling: Discrete Latin Hypercube Design, Incomplete Small Composite Design-I and -II,
Generalized Small Composite Design, Box and Behnken
Design, Face-Centered Central Composite Design
Meta-Modeling Techniques: Simultaneous Kriging Method,
Radial Basis Function Method, Conservative RSM
Numerical Optimization Methods: Augmented Lagrange
multiplier method, BFGS method, Hestenes-Stiefel method,
Variable-order polynomial line search method, Weighted
Min-Max Formulation for multi-objectives
Optimum design of the MTT3D system by Autodesign

Communicators
Control

RecurDyn/Control Toolkit communicates with control system software

in order to facilitate a co-simulation between a controller and a
mechanical system modeled in RecurDyn. The toolkit plays an important role since design algorithms of a controller and the corresponding
mechanical system (plant) should be evaluated simultaneously when
simulating a computer-controlled system. The control system can be
easily designed by control design application software such as
MATLAB/Simulink.
Hydraulic

RecurDyn/Hydraulic supplies the co-simulation function to

interface a RecurDyn mechanical model with hydraulic software in much the same way as RecurDyn/Control interfaces
with control system software. Files to interact with various
versions of AMESim are provided. Interaction with other software is possible but may require the development of routines
to output the information in a form that RecurDyn can read.
MeshInterface

The RecurDyn/MeshInterface makes it easier to create MFBD

models using RecurDyn/FFlex. It automates the mesh data interface
process, by allowing the user to select a body in RecurDyn and
transfer it to meshing software with a single button click. After the
body is meshed in the meshing software, the user can quickly bring
the mesh back into RecurDyn with another button click. Special
functions provide easy swapping between the rigid and flexible body
within the MFBD model. Currently, FEMAP from Siemens PLM Software is supported.

RecurDyn Modules
STEP/IGES/ACIS
CATIA Read/CATIA Write

RecurDyn provides a set of interfaces to import geometry from various CAD software and/or to export geometry
from RecurDyn to the CAD software.

Application Toolkits
Chain
The RecurDyn/Chain toolkit automates the process of defining a chain
system and supports standard chain entities such as sprockets, rollers
(idlers), guide rails and lateral guards.
Roller chains and silent chains can be modeled and analyzed.
The chain links are connected by a single pin bushing with flexible characteristics that can be adjusted.
Contacts between chain links and the chain system bodies such as
sprocket, roller, guide rail and lateral guard are automatically defined.
Contact characteristics can be modified.
Chain links of a chain system are created by automatically duplicating an
initial pair of chain links (inner and outer) that are generated.
The toolkit includes special enhancements to the solver for faster simulation

Timing Chain system

Belt
The RecurDyn/Belt Toolkit is used to model belt and pulley systems of various types and configurations. Typical applications of the Belt Toolkit include:
An engine accessory drive belt system consisting of a ribbed V-belt, ribbed V-pulley, and roller.
A continuously variable transmission (CVT) system consisting of a rollers, flanges, and a V-belt.
A timing belt mechanism consisting of timing pulleys and a timing belt.
The Belt Toolkit has two assembly methods for defining the belt system. The Segment
Assembly method defines a series of rigid belt segments that are connected with bushing,
similar to the Chain or Track toolkits. The Element Assembly
method defines finite elements (either a series of beams for a
narrow belt or a shell mesh for a wide flat belt). The
RecurDyn/FFlex module is required to use the Element Assembly
method.
Belt Types: Flat Belt, Timing Belt, V-Belt, Ribbed V-Belt.
Friction forces can be calculated by the Stick-Slip method.
The Belt Toolkit supports belt-specific connectors and sensors.
The toolkit includes special enhancements to the solver for
Belt system
faster simulation.

Valve
The RecurDyn/Valve toolkit consists of a system builder and special
functions such as Auto Positioning, Flex Wizard, MMS3D Import and
Sphere-in-Arc of Revolution Contact. After setting up the global data,
you can easily create valve train components using the system builder.
The valve train components are connected by bearings, contacts, or
bushings.
Valve Types: Direct Type, Rocker Arm (Center- Pivot) Type, Swing
Direct Type Valve System
Arm (End-Pivot) Type, PushRod Type
Cam shaft Types: Rigid, Torisional, Torisional+Bending, Beam, FEM
RecurDyn/Valve enables the user to change all parts from rigid to flexible easily, including the definition of flexible contact.
The toolkit features an automatic positioning function.

RecurDyn Modules
Piston
The RecurDyn/Piston Toolkit is a special environment that can be
used for models with only one piston and one cylinder. In the
Piston Toolkit a boundary condition (which may be defined by
experimental data) is used to define the circular movement of the
lower pivot of the connecting rod with respect to the engine
block. An analytic formula defines the lubrication between
reciprocal components such as in the radial bearing and sliding
bearing.

MMS
The design of high-performance engines should consider the floating of valve springs at high engine speeds due to
mass effects. The RecurDyn Multi Mass Spring (MMS) Toolkit offers four kinds of MMS springs:
Type A: One dimensional spring model considering a collision between coils
Type B: Nonlinear spring model powered by BMW AG
Type C: Two dimensional pitch spring model with SAKAI algorithm from
YAMAHA.
Type D: Three dimensional nonlinear spring model with flexible beams.
Automatic definition for the contact model between coils.
Contact between an inner and outer spring can be modeled.

Gear
The RecurDyn/Gear Toolkit provides the capability to define a variety of gear geometries and
gear (contact) force elements, and to assemble a gear pair with proper engagement. Gear
geometries such as spur, helical, QFB and scissors gear can be created from the standard
ISO parameters and also using imported CAD geometry. The tooth profile can be represented
by multiple arcs or lines. The effects of backlash on system behavior can be evaluated.

Gear Types: Spur, Helical, Bevel, Worm, Scissiors, Internal (Spur, Helical)
RecurDyn/Gear automates design for the gear tooth, using an involute curve.
Users have the choice of contacts (2D, 3D, 3D Contact R [Solid]).
The toolkit has specialized solver functionality for faster simulation of the gear system.

Crank
The RecurDyn/Crank Toolkit is an engine simulation module that consists of a system builder, geometric entities, and
connecting elements. The user can create a crank system easily using the system builder.
Geometric entities such as an engine block, crankshaft, connecting rod, piston pin,
piston, flywheel, torsional damper, balancing shaft, and equivalent drive train (EDT) can
be created.
Geometric entities are connected using elements such as bearings, engine mounts,
linear connectors, gas forces, and Balancing Screw Couplers.
After setting up the global data the user can create the crank system components using
one of two methods.
One method is the System Builder where the user can create
components by selecting the geometric entities and connecting
the elements the user needs to create.
The other is the Manual Builder where the user creates components by clicking the individual component icons in the Crank
toolkit.
Crank : Crank system
having 6 cylinders

RecurDyn Modules
Bearing
The RecurDyn/Bearing Toolkit may define either a ball or a roller bearing.
Ball and roller bearings consist of an inner ring, balls or rollers, an outer
ring and an outer body (case). The segments of an outer ring are
connected with beam forces to describe a quasi-flexible body (QFB). All
necessary geometry is automatically created from the users inputs. The
effect of clearances in the bearing on system behavior can be evaluated.

Ball Bearing

Roller Bearing

HAT
The RecurDyn/Hydraulic Auto Tensioner (HAT) Toolkit helps the user efficiently build a hydraulic
auto chain tensioner model. Since the HAT toolkit automates the tedious model generation
processes, it improves the efficiency of the simulation process and gives the user time to review
and optimize important design parameters. The HAT toolkit automates the creation of the bodies,
the translational joints, the spring forces, the contact forces, and the hydraulic forces. A HAT
model is created in a standard RecurDyn subsystem to reduce model complexity. All standard
RecurDyn capabilities are available in the HAT subsystem.

MTT2D
The RecurDyn/Media Transport Toolkit 2D (MTT2D) helps users efficiently create and simulate sophisticated models of
flexible media being transported by a mechanical system in a 2D environment. The MTT2D toolkit automates tedious
model generation processes and automates the generation of relevant output plots. The basic modeling of a flexible
sheet which can represent paper, film, or other flat sheets, is possible. Templates for sheet-guiding entities such as
idealized rollers and guides are also included. RecurDyn/MTT2D:
Automates the creation of guides from 2D CAD data (STEP,
IGES).
Automates the definition of contact between the media and
the rollers and guides along the media path.
Enables Soft-nip model.
Creates the curled and folding shape in the initial state.
Includes Nodal Forces which can be used to model air
resistance, absorption forces, and electrostatic forces.
Includes distance, speed, and event sensors.

MTT2D: Transportation system for the

second-dimension flexible media

MTT3D
The RecurDyn/Media Transport Toolkit 3D (MTT3D) helps users efficiently create and simulate sophisticated models of
flexible media being transported by a mechanical system in a 3D environment. MTT3D improves the efficiency of the
simulation process and gives the user the time to review and optimize important design parameters because it
automates tedious model generation processes and the generation of relevant output plots. MTT3D automates the
basic modeling of a flexible sheet as a 3D FEA mesh (shell elements), which can represent paper, film or other flat
sheets. Templates for sheet-guiding entities such as idealized rollers and guides are also included. Imported 3D
geometry can be used to define a guide surface. MTT3D creates contact elements between the media and the rollers
and guides along the media path. RecurDyn/MTT3D:
Considers the anisotropic material properties for the sheet
(curl, modulus).
Enables the use of curl and folding shape in the initial
definition of the Sheet and a Soft-nip model for specialized
rollers.
Includes Nodal Forces which can be used to model air
resistance, absorption forces, and electrostatic forces.
Includes MTT3D-specific distance, speed, and event sensors.
Color contours can be used to display the displacement,
stress, and strain within a sheet.
Has specialized solver functionality for faster simulation of the
MTT3D system.

MTT3D: Transportation system

for three-dimension flexible media

RecurDyn Modules
Track_LM
Track_HM
Low mobility (LM) tracked vehicles are typically construction equipment where the track shoes are defined through a
profiling method. High mobility (HM) tracked vehicles are typically military vehicles where the track shoes are defined as
a combination of a steel frame and track pads. The RecurDyn/Track toolkits support the definitions of sprockets,
roadwheels, idlers, and an initial track shoe. The track is automatically defined by replicating the initial track shoe along
the path indicated. The track links are connected by two bushings at each junction.

Track_HM entities: Track Shoe (Single, Double, InnerPin), Sprocket, Roadwheel (Single, Double)
Track_LM entities: Link, Sprocket, Roller (Single, Double, Center, Flat), Roller Guide
A GUI is provided for sprocket tooth definition and the sprocket teeth are replicated automatically
Contacts between track links and the track system bodies are automatically defined and contact characteristics can be
modified by the user.
Terrain can be extracted from a library of terrains, created in RecurDyn/Modeler or imported using standard profile files
or imported geometry.
Contact between the track and the terrain can be defined by
stiffness, damping, and friction or by a soil model based on
Bekkers theory.
The toolkit uses specialized solver functionality for faster
simulation of the track system.

Track_LM: Construction Equipment Drive

Track_HM: Tank Drive

System Requirements

OS

Windows XP 32-bit (Professional or Home, SP 1 or above)

Windows XP 64-bit (Professional, SP 1 or above)

CPU

Pentium II, 300MHz (Recommended: Pentium 4, 2.0+GHz)

RAM

256MB RAM or above (Recommended: 512+MB RAM)

Disk Drive

1.0GB or above (Recommended: 10+GB)

Display Adapter

OpenGL (Recommended: OpenGL ICD)

Screen Resolution

1024x768 (Recommended: 1152x864 or above)

Functionality Summary I

User Interface

Geometry Creation
and Editing

Standard Windows Menu, OLE support

Customized control of keyboard and mouse functions for view control
Entity selection directly by the mouse, the Database window, or from selection lists
Solid Modeling (Simple Solid, Extrude, Spin, Sweep, the Boolean function,
Chamber, Fillet, Shell, etc.)
Surface Modeling (Extrude, Spin, Sweep, of Outline, Spline, Face)
Curve Modeling (Outline, Spline, Circle, Arc, etc.)
Position Recognition (Snap to Geometry, Select Geometric Feature)
Edge and Surface extraction from the Solid Geometry
Wireframe and Shaded Display Modes
Use/ignore exiting Joints and Forces
SubSystem (grouping of model components)

Functionality Summary II

CAD

FEM

ANSYS*, ANSYS DesignSpace*

NX Nastran*, MSC.Nastran*, I-DEAS*

Optimizer

iSIGHT, modeFRONTIER, OPTIMUS

Control
/Hydraulic

MATLAB/Simulink*
AMESim*

MBD

NX Motion (.sdk)
MSC.ADAMS CMD File (.cmd)
MSC.ADAMS ADM File (.adm)

Data Interfaces

Parasolid Native (.x_t, .x_b, .xmt_txt, .xmt_bin)

Step (.step, .stp)* / ACIS (.sat)*
IGES (.igs)* / 2D IGES (100,102,110,124/.igs)
CATIA Read & Write (.CATPart, .CATProduct)*
Shell (.shl)
Stereolithography (.slp, .stl)
BMP files (for background and body textures)

Analysis Functionality

Kinematic, Static, Dynamic, Eigenanalysis*, Linear and Nonlinear Flexible Body*

Formulation of
the Equations of Motion

Relative Reference Frame + Recursive Formulation

Integration

Implicit G-Alpha, Track G-Alpha, DASSL

Constraints

Joints

Revolute+, Translational+, Spherical+, Cylindrical+, Universal+,

Planar, Screw, Distance, Fixed

Primitives

Inline, Inplane, Orientation, Parallel, Perpendicular, AtPoint

Higher Order

Coupler, Gear, Uniform Joint, Curve-Curve, Point-Curve,

Forces

Spring
Bushing
Beam
Flexible shell

Torsional Spring
Matrix
Tire

Contact

Solid Contact
Circle In(To) Circle
Sphere In(To) Box
Cone In(To) Cone
Cylinder To Surface

Display of Results

Animation of body motion (Multi-Camera), Texture Mapping

Force and Torque vectors for applied and reaction forces
Marker Trace
Plotting, Scope

Others

Data Output

Circle To Curve
Sphere In(To) Sphere
Sphere In(To) Torus
Surface To Surface
Sphere To Arc Revolution

Force (Axial) between two points

Axial Torque (Rotational Axial)
Three-direction Torque (Rotational)
Six-direction Force (Screw)

Curve To Curve
Sphere In(To) Cylinder
Cylinder In(To) Cylinder
Surface To Surface (Extended)
Sphere To Arc Extrude

Customization

ProcessNet, User Subroutines, Function Expressions

Six-Sigma

Parameter Study, Design of Experiments

Model Control

Analysis Restart, Model Extract (Save new model at selected

animation frame), Offset Analysis Time in Functions

Output geometry to Parasolid, STEP*, ACIS*, IGES*, CATIA* files

Output analysis results as CSV format files (tabular), AVI files (visual).
Output the plotting window image as a BMP file
+Includes stick-slip friction
*Requires an optional interface or toolkit module, not included in RecurDyn/Professional

Distributed by:

Better
Engineering
Through
Simulation

MotionPort, LLC
3845 Maple Drive
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
www.motionport.com

Software developed by:

FunctionBay, Inc.
Seoul, Korea