Overview

Here you can find an overview about the topics which are provided in this section.

📦 Install twin

This sections explains how to install twin.

🧭 How to handle twin

  • twin's interface and navigation
  • Saving and opening projects, reporting bugs
  • 3D CAD tree, properties and 3D handling
  • Simulation component tree, properties, IOs and diagram handling
  • Window layout docking
  • etc.

🗂 Organize projects

  • Create new projects
  • Save as / duplicate projects
  • Import existing projects

📥 Import CAD files

  • Export assemblies from SolidWorks
  • Import CAD files into twin

🔧 How to handle 3D objects

  • Group 3D objects
  • Duplicate 3D objects as boxes
  • Merge multiple 3D objects into one
  • Move objects in 3D space
  • Select axes and coordinate systems

⚙️ Organize simulation components

  • Understand simulation components
  • Using properties, inputs, outputs
  • Use components within diagram

🧪 Activate physics in your simulation

  • Use various rigid body types
  • Simulate complex 3D objects
  • Add object 3Ds with random pose
  • Use "sink" to delete objects

🚚 Simulate conveyor systems

  • Simulate conveyor belts and rollers
  • Control conveyor belt movement

🔩 Simulate cylinders

  • Simulate push-off and stop cylinders
  • Simulate alignment cylinders
  • Simulate pivoting cylinders

🛰 Simulate axis systems and portals

  • Kinematic setup of axis systems and gantries
  • Control axis systems and gantries
  • Kinematic setup of rotary indexing tables and turntables

📡 Simulate sensors

  • Light barriers and inductive sensors
  • Distance sensors

🤖 Simulate grippers

  • Simulate vacuum grippers
  • Simulate spring-loaded vacuum grippers

🧬 Create program sequences

  • Create graphical program sequences
  • Write control logic using C# scripts

🔌 Connect to PLCs

  • Connect to PLC Sim Advanced
  • Create IOs using the datapoint browser
  • Use predefined datapoint lists
  • Prepare datapoint lists for large-scale IOs

🦾 Simulate robots

  • Import robots from the twin robot library
  • Control and program generic robots within twin
  • Connect to real robot controllers (e.g. Universal Robots URSim, Yaskawa MotoSim)

⚙️ Model complex mechanical motion systems

  • Model eccentric-driven linear motion mechanisms
  • Model cam-guided follower mechanisms on turntables

🛠 Debug and analyze signals in twin

  • Record and analyze data for cycle time analysis and debugging

🧠 Best practices for efficient project development

Video guides on topics like:

  • Efficient duplication of linked simulation components using groups
  • How to build and import twin template library elements
  • Create a switchable system to dynamically toggle between manual and PLC control

❓ FAQ

  • Simulating machine control panels
  • Flexible material handling and creation with axes and robots
  • Moving AGVs along freely definable pathes