That is a fantastic course to inquire about! SOLIDWORKS Motion (often referred to as Motion Analysis in the software) is a powerful simulation add-in for SOLIDWORKS Premium that allows engineers to study the dynamic, real-world mechanical behavior of their assemblies.

​Here is a comprehensive breakdown of a typical SOLIDWORKS Motion course:

​💡 SOLIDWORKS Motion Course Overview (Purpose)

​The course is designed to teach users how to go beyond simple assembly animation and perform kinematic and dynamic analysis on their SOLIDWORKS assembly models. The goal is to accurately calculate forces, velocities, accelerations, and power requirements to optimize a mechanical design before building a physical prototype.

​Key Distinction: The course focuses primarily on Motion Analysis, which is a high-level, physics-based simulation, differentiating it from the simpler Animation or Basic Motion studies.

​📚 Learning Content (What you will learn)

​The content typically starts with setting up the physics environment and progresses to analyzing complex mechanisms.

​1. Fundamentals and Setup

• ​Motion Study Types: Understanding the difference between Animation, Basic Motion, and the advanced Motion Analysis.
• ​Motion Manager: Navigating the interface, setting up time steps, and defining simulation properties.
• ​Mates vs. Motion Joints: Recognizing how assembly mates are converted into constraints in the Motion study.

​2. Driving the Motion

• ​Motors: Defining rotary and linear motors with constant speeds, distance, or complex profile functions (like step functions).
• ​Forces and Torques: Applying external loads, gravity, and inertial forces to the mechanism.

​3. Real-World Physics Elements

• ​Contact and Friction: Defining contact groups between components and specifying material-based friction properties.
• ​Springs and Dampers: Modeling elastic and energy-dissipating components (e.g., translational and torsional springs/dampers).

​4. Advanced Mechanism Analysis

• ​Cams and Followers: Analyzing motion using geometric curve-to-curve contact.
• ​Gears, Belts, and Chains: Modeling complex power transmission systems.
• ​Event-Based Motion: Using sensors to trigger actions (e.g., a component reaches a certain position and triggers a second motor).

​5. Interpreting and Applying Results

• ​Plotting Results: Generating graphs for key kinematic and dynamic results (Position, Velocity, Acceleration, Forces, Torque, Power).
• ​Design Optimization: Using motion data (e.g., minimizing peak forces) to drive design modifications.
• ​Exporting Loads to FEA: Critically, using the calculated motion loads (forces and moments) to perform Stress Analysis (FEA) on individual components using SOLIDWORKS Simulation.

​✅ Learning Outcomes (What you will be able to do)

​By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• ​Predict Mechanical Performance: Accurately simulate the movement, velocity, and acceleration of complex mechanisms (kinematics).
• ​Calculate Dynamic Loads: Determine reaction forces, joint loads, torques, and power requirements for sizing components like motors, springs, and actuators (dynamics).
• ​Identify Design Flaws: Detect interference or excessive forces that could lead to product failure or inefficiency before costly physical prototyping.
• ​Optimize Motion Paths: Refine mechanism dimensions to achieve smoother, more efficient movement and reduce wear.
• ​Integrate Analysis: Seamlessly transfer dynamic loads from the Motion Study to a Structural (FEA) Study to check for stress and factor of safety.

​🎯 Ideal For

​This course is ideal for users who have a solid background in mechanical design and need to validate the physical behavior of their products:

• ​Mechanical Engineers who design mechanisms like robotics, packaging machinery, engines, suspensions, or consumer devices with moving parts.
• ​R&D and Simulation Engineers who need quantitative data to validate and optimize product performance.
• ​Advanced SOLIDWORKS Users who are already proficient with part and assembly modeling but need to utilize the integrated simulation tools.
• ​Engineering Students (especially in Robotics, Kinematics, and Dynamics fields) looking for practical application of theoretical concepts.