SKF SimPro Quick

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All the information from our newsletters 'did you know' series

From our editions in 2018

• You can have access to the bearing stiffness matrix, bearing truncation and/or bearing spin-to-roll ratio results. If you have a need for such output results, please contact your local SKF representative.     
• You can create a report in nine different languages: English (metric units), English (imperial units), German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean. This can be set via the program Options menu under Report.
• You have the option to edit a report and save this to a new customized template which can be used for future cases. You can, for example, add text fields, change headers, add model pictures, remove tables, etc. All report editing is done via right-clicking in the report tree on the left. The template can be saved via the menu under the export button which is placed next to the print button. The saved report template should be named SPQStatic(Custom).rptt which will then appear in the option list under Options / Report (named Custom). When performing a load cycle analysis or pre-displacement variation analysis the report is called SPQLoadcycle(Custom).rptt or SPQPredisplacement(Custom).rptt, respectively.
• The bearing search window shows a ‘Popular item’ flag indicated by a small triangle symbol. Popular item bearings have a high level of availability and generally provide a cost-effective solution.
• There are many options in the 3D model/animation to change graphics, colors, transparency of parts, etc. Most settings can be handled via the right-click menu when right-clicking on a component or right-clicking just next to the model. The ‘Edit Animation’ dialog also gives several options to play with. One can, for example, create a sequence of images out of which an animation file can easily be created (using freely available tools on the internet). Moving the mouse over the ‘Animation_1’ box in the upper left corner opens another settings dialog. Here, one can, for example, resize the symbols, scale the animated deformation, change the perspective, etc.
• A comprehensive eLearning is available in the Help menu under Support. It contains a general training part as well as various example cases.
• You can view more bearing data by double-clicking on a bearing in the Bearing overview table (at the bottom of the program). The same can also be done for Lubricants, Materials or Boundaries.
• You can rotate the 3D model in two ways:
  1. Hold the Ctrl-button and rotate freely in different directions using the left mouse button.
  2. Rotate around a specific axis by left-clicking on a specific surface of the ‘red box’ behind the model. This ‘red box’ can be seen via right-click ‘Show box’.
• You can easily change the units of various input data fields (forces, distances, speed).
• You can assign a different lubricant to each bearing. This could also be a combination of grease and oil lubrication within one application.
• A bearing can easily be copied by a right-click on the bearing and pressing ‘Duplicate’.
• Bearing operating clearance is affected by the initial (manufacturing) clearance, mounting fits (for shaft and housing) and operating temperature. Please find more info here. Shaft and housing fits can be calculated with our online tool Bearing Calculator.
• If you have a direct SKF application engineer contact, you can send your model for a review, a model adjustment or a deeper investigation if needed. The SKF engineer may also have access to bearing designations that you cannot find yourself in the database. Provided that the bearing designation is available, we can send the model back to you with the requested bearing designation(s) included.
• You can quickly open your last model by pressing Ctrl+1, the second last model by Ctrl+2, etc.

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