Finding and Optimizing a Collision-Free Track

You can use the Path Planning command to find a collision free path, which can then be optimized.

Before you begin: The session data includes a Track on a product in a simulation context. The Track has several collision positions.
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About Path Planning
  1. Select the Track and from the Simulation section of the action bar, click Path Planning .

    Default parameters are used. No Path Planning option is modified.

    Default start and end points are define on the first and last points.

  2. Click Find Track in the context toolbars.
    The Track is generated. All the points in the Track are collision free.

  3. Click Play  at the center of the Compass to simulate the Track.
    The Play panel appears allowing you to control the simulation.
  4. Simulate the Track using the controls on the Play panel to verify that it is collision free.

    Note: You can use a Dynamic Clash probe to find collisions.

  5. Click Play  again to exit the simulation.
  6. Click Optimize Track in the context toolbars.
    The Track is simplified and smoother. It has fewer points, and unnecessary rotations and motions are removed.

  7. Click OK in the context toolbars to save the Track.
  8. Double-click the Track.
    The Play panel appears.
  9. Simulate the Track using the controls on the Play panel to verify that it is collision free.