With 3D Motion Creator, you can validate mechanical designs at an early, conceptual stage, preventing potential downstream design or manufacturing issues. And since it\u2019s fully browser-based and runs on the 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform, you can simulate from anywhere on any device, and easily collaborate with your colleagues, keeping everyone up to date, including managers and suppliers.<\/p>\n Another great thing is that enhancements become available several times throughout the year via the functional deliveries, so you don\u2019t have to wait for an annual update. So without further ado, here\u2019s a look at what\u2019s new.<\/p>\n New Option to Store Mechanical State<\/strong> \u2013 easily capture current state\/positions of models and further review them later.<\/p>\n A new command in the Action bar enables users to record and store the current model state when working in Authoring mode. We call this a State Set. State Set functionality enables users to capture certain views and conditions of models and save them, then review them later, and easily apply the stored State Sets to a model from the Design Manager.<\/p>\n If you recall from a previous update<\/a>, you can also do this in the Kinematics Player. You can play around with various degrees of freedom and record those views. It\u2019s essentially like taking a snapshot of a particular position of your model, enabling you to create certain views of your model in certain conditions, and later on review those State Sets and even start a simulation from this specific position.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Center of Mass Monitoring on Multiple Bodies<\/strong> \u2013 make sure the center of mass is positioned correctly.<\/p>\n Understand critical system conditions during simulations by defining the center of mass probes for a single body or a combination of bodies with the Center of Mass command.<\/p>\n The command enables you to create probes, analyze their center of mass in 3D and monitor them throughout the simulation. When you run the animation, you can see how the bodies will behave to determine if the center of mass is stable or if you have a problem. You can also evaluate the center of mass at various times and positions with 2D plots.<\/p>\n You can find this command in the Action bar under Mechanisms and quickly optimize the center of mass.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Animation Replay Speed Control<\/strong> \u2013 improve your understanding of motion results.<\/p>\n Last, you now have more flexibility to regulate the animation replay speed with preset speed factors (x 1, x 0.5, x 0.2, x 0.1) and user-defined speed factors using manually entered values.<\/p>\n To see these enhancements in action, check out this post<\/a> on the 3DSwym community.<\/p>\n To see what else is new, see the last blog from my colleague Michael Perez here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/storemechanicalstatesfeb2725.png\")
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