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  1. Which option must be enabled in a Motion Analysis study to account for the effect of gravity on component motion?

    Answer: Apply Gravity under Motion Study Properties

    Gravity is enabled via Motion Study Properties (or the Gravity tool in the Motion toolbar), where magnitude and direction are specified.

  2. What does a 'damper' element contribute to a Motion Analysis simulation?

    Answer: It dissipates energy by applying a force opposing velocity

    A damper applies a resistive force proportional to relative velocity (F = c·v), removing energy from the system over time.

  3. In SOLIDWORKS Motion Studies, what is the function of the 'Camera' feature on the timeline?

    Answer: Animates the camera position/orientation over time for fly-through animations

    Adding a Camera to the timeline lets you animate view direction and position so the saved animation follows a custom camera path.

  4. What type of mate suppression behavior is recommended before running a Motion Analysis study?

    Answer: Keep all mates active so the solver can reference them as constraints

    Mates act as kinematic constraints in the Motion Analysis solver; keeping them active correctly restricts degrees of freedom.

  5. Which result quantity can be plotted in Motion Analysis to evaluate whether a mechanism is over- or under-constrained?

    Answer: Redundant Constraint count from the solver message

    The Motion Analysis solver reports redundant constraints; too many indicate over-constrained mechanisms that may cause solver failures.

  6. In an Animation study, which toolbar button records the current component positions as key points at the current time marker?

    Answer: Autokey (Record)

    The Autokey (Record) button, when enabled, automatically creates key points whenever you move components while the time marker is not at zero.

  7. What is the effect of setting a motor's 'Displacement' function to a sine wave in Motion Analysis?

    Answer: The motor position oscillates sinusoidally over time

    When the Displacement function is defined as a sine wave, the driven component's position follows that sinusoidal pattern over time.

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