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What is a possible "Unexpected Error" during the installation of Simscape Multibody?
You will need to contact technical support with the specifics of your installation program. --Steve

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How can I create an app that manipulates simulink files without needing to copy the app into every project I use it for?
Hi Isaac, > the app's designated folder becomes the go-to location for autosaves etc MATLAB has preference settings for autosa...

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Multi Objective Vehicle Suspension Optimization Problem
Hi Matthew, There are a lot of questions in your post. One good example to look at is this one: https://www.mathworks.com/mat...

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Good evening! Is there an example Simscape Multibody model moving a point along a curve?
Hi - looks like you found the answer to your question: https://www.mathworks.com/help/physmod/sm/ref/pointoncurveconstraint.htm...

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Generate a simscape model by importing 'sawyer.urdf' using smimport().
Hi Tangzhong - the URDF file is refering to .DAE files which Simscape Multibody cannot use for visualization. If you can conver...

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Simscape R2020a multibody block "spatial contact force" does not work properly for the contact of a hollow cylinder with its piston!
Hi Victor: 1. Why does the simscape R2020a multibody block with "spatial contact force" not work properly for the contact of a ...

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Query About Contact Force Modeling
Hi Ankush, You can turn off this error message - it has no effect on the accuracy of the model. Please see this MATLAB Answers...

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Does simscape support to model parallel robots.
Yes! You can model all kinds of parallel robots. There is a shipping example of a stewart platform - see online documentatio...

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Simscape Multibody modelling support
Your model looks terrific in the screenshots! From what I can see, you would want to put a Revolute Joint between solid "Deck" ...

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Mechanics Explorer Interface with MATLAB/Simulink
Hi mkoh, Through MATLAB R2021a, there is no programmatic interface to control the Mechanics Explorer. I completely agree, prog...

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Show signal progression synchronized with Mechanics Explorer time
Hi mkoh - through R2021a, this could only be done by using Simulink simulation pacing, which would synchonize the production of ...

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Gravity issue in a 3-RPS parallel robot
Here are some suggestions: Apply motion actuation at each joint to keep them locked in place and measure the amount of torque r...

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Is it possible to change the color of an object in Simscape Multibody during a simulation?
Through MATLAB release R2021a, you cannot cannot change the color of a solid based on an input signal. What you can do, though,...

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Common-gear constraint with initial condition
Hi Frank, Excellent observation and well captured in your question. I walked through your steps and saw the same result. Th...

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Simulation of Micromouse using simulink 3d
Hi Tejas - if you are trying to prevent your mouse from penetrating the walls, this could be set up using the Spatial Contact Fo...

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Wind Turbine Model in Simulink
This version has been uploaded: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/25752-wind-turbine-model --Steve

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Hi I have made a human model with sit to stand motion using inverse kinematics i.e I have joint limits like that of a pendulum and the motion is getting automatically computed. The problem which is occuring is that once the human model stands up, it
Hi Navjot, Here are some suggestions: Add some damping to your joints Use a variable-step solver Reduce the maximum step siz...

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Change Simscape solid color during runtime
Through MATLAB release R2021a, you cannot cannot change the color of a solid based on an input signal. What you can do, though,...

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Gimbal Joint -- Simscape -- Singularity
A Gimbal Joint can be oriented into a singularity if two of the axes align perfectly, as two of the degrees of freedom are then ...

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Contact modelling between two cones
There is a Sphere to Cone example in the Simscape Multibody Contact Forces Library. You can model the inner cone as a sphere at...

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Part visualization doesn't load in simscape multibody?
Some geometry files take a long time to load. Some options: Upload the STEP file and we can take a look at it. Convert the ST...

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Load File Name for Simscape Multibody File Solid from Workspace
As Charlotte mentioned, this solved the problem: I did it by executing these commands in the MATLAB command menu. First get the...

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Changing simscape contact conditions during simulation conditionally
You are on the right track, Clyde! The "Enabled" blocks in the Simscape Multibody Contact Forces Library allow you to enable/di...

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Dynamics Simulation Inconsistencies in Simscape Mechanics Model
Hi Vicente, I downloaded your model and ran it. I didn't quite follow your explanation, but there are some improvements you ca...

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Center of Mass frame in a multiple body mechanism
This is an interesting challenge. The best you can do (at the moment) is what you tried using the Inertia Sensor, but you will ...

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Simscape Flexible Multibody simulation using Finite element import method
Hi Goutham, If you know which surfaces will touch one another, I recommend attaching rigid, massless geometries to each part at...

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Simscape Multibody: Noise in Acceleration Measurement of Transform Sensor
The "noise" is either part of the dynamics of your system or it is "numerical", meaning the solver is not reaching a converged r...

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Simscape Mechanics Explore camera and image processing.
Through release R2021a, the image presented in the Mechanics Explorer cannot be fed during a simulation to an image processing a...

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Cannot get the menu bar in the Mechanics Explorer
Hi Loukas - the Mechanics Explorer in MATLAB Online is a reduced version that is compatible with the MATLAB Online infrastructur...

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Modeling wing section with external forces (aerodynamics forces )
Hi Atef, You can use the External Force and Torque block to apply a force to a frame in Simscape Multibody. The magnitude and ...

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