Pro/Motion replacement in Wildfire

Hello,

few years ago, for computing parts of an assembly one by one in
Mechanica/Structural I did this :
- modeling assembly with Pro/E
- modeling junctions and loads with Motion
- run Motion
- transferring loads in Motion to Mechanica/Structural for the first part
- running Static analysis of first part with Mechanica/Structural
- ... and do the same for each part...

Is this still possible ?

As I have just a new licence of Pro/E wildfire fundation and nothing else, I
would like to know what option I must have.
- Mechanica/Structural, of course but Which one (basic or advanced)
- BMX that I have is sufficient or must I add MDO (mechanism Dynamics
Option)

And, is the method explained anywhere in help files of Pro/E or in the
ptc.com knowledge base or anywhere else on the web ?

Thanks,
GB

 

I'm pretty sure that as soon as you say you want dynamic loads, you need
MDO.

I too struggle to discover when BMX is the tool of choice... I think
that is for purely geometric optimizations. For example: if you wanted
to get three different surfaces to have equal surface area you'd use
BMX. But if you want a mechanism to have minimum force in some direction
you'd use MDO. If you find an explanation let us know. I do believe that
the example PTC uses (or used) for optimizing the cg of a crank shaft to
be on the rotational center, can be done with MDO alone without BMX.

-meld