Video Demos and Tutorials

This page has audio-visual recordings that can be viewed and/or downloaded. Unless noted otherwise, all are Windows Media Player (.wmv) files.

	Help: How to Find Documentation and Get Tech Support Oct 15, 2008. This 7-minute video gives a complete overview of the technical help and documentation available from our software and web site. Low Quality (6 MB) \| High Quality (20 MB)
	Parametric Hitch Model in CarSim Trailer 7.1 Aug 19, 2008. This 2-minute video shows a new hitch model in CarSim Trailer 7.1. Low Quality (2 MB) \| High Quality (6 MB)
	User-Defined Tables for Extending Models with VehicleSim Commands Aug 19, 2008. This 3-1/2-minute video shows how CarSim can be extended to simulate a hand-brake turn. The equations for the hand-brake include an arbitrary nonlinear function that is handled with a generic table whose values are included in the database, just like other tabular data. Low Quality (3 MB) \| High Quality (8 MB)
	Creating a new Dataset in CarSim, TruckSim, or BikeSim Aug 18, 2008. This 5-minute video demonstrates how to create a new dataset, where it is saved, and how to link to it in one of Mechanical Simulation’s products. Low Quality (4 MB) \| High Quality (11 MB)
	CarSim 7.1 New Features and Examples Aug 15, 2008. In this 14-minute video, Phil Mather demonstrates and explains some of the new features in CarSim 7.1 using examples that are included in the CarSim 7.1 database. These include management of multiple databases, the undo and redo buttons, new brake model features, the TNO MF Delft-Tyre model, and new animator features (auto panning and zooming, tire skid marks). Low Quality (11 MB) \| Medium Quality (28 MB) \| High Quality (40 MB)
	SAE TV Interview with Tom Gillespie April 2006. Dr. Thomas D. Gillespie — Mechanical Simulation co-founder and author of the book "Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics" — is interviewed by SAE TV at the 2006 SAE World Congress. (The video is about 3.5 minutes.) Download (11 MB)
	CarSim in a Moving Base Driving Simulator 2006. Phil Mather drives a moving base simulator through the CarSim DS road course. (The video is about 40 seconds.) Download (22 MB)
	CarSim Show Nov 2005. Mechanical Simulation CEO and co-founder Dr. Michael W. Sayers narrates this presentation. The ZIP archive contains a folder named CarSim_Show, which in turn contains a batch file CarSim.bat and folder PPS. Double-click on CarSim.bat to launch the show. The show is based on a PowerPoint file with extension PPS. It includes the free Microsoft player (and associated DLL files), so you can view the presentation on a Windows machine even if you don't have PowerPoint installed. You can also view the show on Mac computers if you have PowerPoint. Download ZIP (23 MB)