SimMechanics

Learning Basic Procedures

Constructing simple mechanical models with SimMechanics is easy to learn if you already know how to make Simulink models. If you are not already familiar with Simulink, please see the Simulink documentation.

Introducing the SimMechanics Block Libraries
Overview of the SimMechanics block libraries for representing machine components

Creating SimMechanics Models
Summary of the most important steps for representing a machine by a SimMechanics model

Building a Simple Pendulum
A beginning tutorial to model and simulate a simple one-degree-of-freedom system

Visualizing a Simple Pendulum
A tutorial that shows how to visualize a simple machine with SimMechanics

A Four Bar Mechanism
A more advanced tutorial that models and simulates a closed-loop machine

Summary of Technical Vocabulary
Summary of special terms used in SimMechanics with links to the Glossary

Visualizing Bodies During Machine Building Introducing the SimMechanics Block Libraries

Introducing the SimMechanics Block Libraries	Overview of the SimMechanics block libraries for representing machine components
Creating SimMechanics Models	Summary of the most important steps for representing a machine by a SimMechanics model
Building a Simple Pendulum	A beginning tutorial to model and simulate a simple one-degree-of-freedom system
Visualizing a Simple Pendulum	A tutorial that shows how to visualize a simple machine with SimMechanics
A Four Bar Mechanism	A more advanced tutorial that models and simulates a closed-loop machine
Summary of Technical Vocabulary	Summary of special terms used in SimMechanics with links to the Glossary