To open the Mechanical Explorer in MATLAB, you can follow these steps:
Launch MATLAB and open the Simulink Library Browser.
In the Simulink Library Browser, navigate to the Simscape section.
From the Simscape section, select the Mechanical tab.
Under the Mechanical tab, you will find the Mechanical Explorer block. Drag and drop this block into your Simulink model.
Double-click on the Mechanical Explorer block to launch the Mechanical Explorer.
In the Mechanical Explorer, you can set up the mechanical system you want to simulate, view and modify the simulation settings, and simulate the system by selecting the 'Simulate' button.
Here is an example of a MATLAB code that demonstrates the above steps:
main.m
% Define the mechanical systemmech_system = createpde('structural', 'modal-solid');
% Create a meshimportGeometry(mech_system, 'example.stl');
hmax = 0.1;
generateMesh(mech_system, 'Hmax', hmax);
% Open the Mechanical ExplorersimulinkBrowser;
library('Simulink/Simscape/Foundations/Simscape');
library('Simulink/Simscape/Mechanical');
% Add the Mechanical Explorer block to the Simulink modeladd_block('Simulink/Simscape/Mechanical/Mechanical Explorer', 'your_model/Mechanical Explorer');
% Simulate the system by clicking the 'Simulate' button in the Mechanical Explorer