MechDesigner & MotionDesigner R13.2

MD Pro 3D Cam 12.2+

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Contents | Index

• MechDesigner
• To access other help...
• System Requirements & Recommended Settings
• MechDesigner Terminology-EN
• Rapid Start Tutorial [R12]
• Getting Started Tutorials - MechDesigner
  • Before you start...
  • How to download and use 'Local-Help'
  • The 'User Interface' 
    • Three Editors: Tab, Local Toolbar and Graphic Area
    • Menus and Toolbars
    • Project Explorer
    • Feedback-Area
    • How to insert a Motion from MotionDesigner
    • Memo
  • Elements, Symbols, Dialog-boxes, and Parameters
    • Elements and the Assembly-Tree
    • Elements and their Graphical Symbols
    • How to rename an element
    • How to edit an element - open its dialog-box
    • How to edit parameters in a dialog-box
  • Settings, Mouse Actions, Shortcuts
    • Application Settings
    • Command History Tool
    • Mouse Drag, Double-Click, Right-Click, Hints
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Tutorial 0: Edit a parameter
  • Tutorial 1: Add a Part that Rotates - a Crank
    • Step 1.1: Add a New Mechanism Editor
    • Step 1.2: Add a Part
    • Step 1.3: Add a Line to the BasePart
    • Step 1.4: Add a Pin-Joint
    • Step 1.5: Add and Edit a Motion-Dimension FB
    • Step 1.6: Rotate the Part
    • Step 1.7: Edit the Length of the Crank
  • Tutorial 2: Four-bar Kinematic-Chains
    • Step 2.1: Assemble a Crank-Rocker Kinematic-Chain
    • Step 2.2: Add a Motion Function-Block
    • Step 2.2A Edit the Motion-Dimension FB
    • Step 2.3: Change to a Crank-Slider Kinematic-Chain
    • Step 2.4: Change Closure of a Dyad
    • Step 2.5: Change to a Slider-Crank Kinematic-Chain
    • Step 2.6: Change to a Scotch-Yoke Kinematic-Chain
    • Step 2.7: Assemble a Whitworth Quick Return
    • Step 2.8: Model 'Pin in a Straight Slot'
    • Step 2.9: Model a 'Pin in a Curved Slot'
  • Tutorial 2A: Six-bar Kinematic-Chains
    • 6-bar Kinematic-chains - RRR+RRR
    • 6-Bar Kinematic-chains - RRR+RRP
  • Tutorial 2B: Kinematic Tools
  • Tutorial 2C: Planes and Mechanism Editors
  • Tutorial 3: Add Sketch-Elements to Parts
    • Step 3.1: New Plane, Mechanism, Part, Motion-Dimension
    • Step 3.2: Add Sketch Elements
    • Step 3.3: Add Tangent Constraints
    • Step 3.4: Add Coincident Constraints
    • Step 3.5: Add Parallel Constraint & Dimensions
    • Step 3.6: Edit the Length of the Part
    • Step 3.7: Trouble-shoot Geometry
  • Tutorial 4: From Sketch-Elements to Extrusions
    • Step 4.1: Hierarchy: Sketch-Elements to Extrusions
    • Step 4.2: Use 'Auto-Profiles' and 'Layer' commands
    • Step 4.3: Level 1: Sketch-Loops and Extrusions in Parts
    • Step 4.4: Level 2: Sketch-Loops and Extrusions in Parts
  • Tutorial 5: Function Blocks for Motion
    • Step 5.1: Function-Blocks, Connectors and Wires
    • Step 5.2: The Golden Function-Blocks
    • Step 5.3: The Motion-Dimension FB
    • Step 5.4: MMA, 3 Basic Function-Blocks, Graph FB
    • Step 5.5: Cranks, Rockers and Sliders
    • Step 5.6: Gearing, Amplitude and Frequency
    • Step 5.7: The Point-Data FB and Measurement FB
  • Tutorial 6: Cams: Flat, Barrel, Globoidal, 'Slot'
    • 6A1: Rotating Cam & Circular Cam-Follower
      • Step 6A.1: Add the Tool Slide-Joint
      • Step 6A.2: Add the Tool's Motion
      • Step 6A.3: Add a Dyad
      • Step 6A.4: Add the Cam Follower (Profile)
      • Step 6A.5: Add the Cam-Shaft
      • Step 6A.6: Add the 2D-Cam
      • Step 6A.7: Add Polyline and Profile to 2D Cam
      • Step 6A.8: Get 2D Cam Coordinate Data
      • Step 6A.9: Export 2D Cam Data to SOLIDWORKS
    • 6A2: Rotating Cam & Flat-faced-Follower
      • 6A2.1: Translating Flat-faced Follower
      • 6A2.2: Oscillating-Offset Flat-Faced Follower
    • 6B: Labelling Machine Cams
      • Add the 'Hardware': Turrets and Tools
        • Step 6B.1: Add Bottle Turret and Bottle Platform
        • Step 6B.2: Add Transfer Turret and Tool
        • Step 6B.3: Add P&P Turret and Tool
      • Label Transfers: Design Tool Motion and Shape
        • Step 6B.4: Label from Magazine to P&P Tool
        • Step 6B.5: Label from P&P Tool to Transfer Tool
        • Step 6B.6: Label from Transfer Tool to Bottle
      • Add the 3 Stationary 2D Cams
        • Step 6B.7: Add the Bottle Platform Stationary 2D Cam
        • Step 6B.8: Add the Transfer Tool Stationary 2D Cam
        • Step 6B.9: Add the P&P Tool Stationary 2D Cam
    • 6C: Barrel-Cams & Globoidal-Cams
      • 6C1: Oscillating-Follower Barrel-Cam
        • Step 6C1.1: Add the 3 Planes and 5 Elements
        • Step 6C1.2: Add the 3D Cam
        • Step 6C1.3: Edit and send to SOLIDWORKS
      • 6C2: Indexing-Follower Globoidal-Cam
      • 6C3: Examine 3D Cams for Cam Follower Clearance
    • 6D: 'Slot-Cams' 
      • Step 6D1.0: DESIGN 1: The Target Design
      • Step 6D1.1: Prep 1A-D: Slider [Translating-Follower] driven by a Cam
      • Step 6D1.2: Prep 1E-G: Add the Rocker and Motion.
      • Step 6D1.3: Add the Stationary 2D Cam
      • Step 6D2.0: DESIGN 2: The Target Design
      • Step 6D2.1: Prep 2A: Add a Gear Pair & Trace Point
      • Step 6D2.2: Prep 2B: Add RRP Dyad and Rocker
      • Step 6D2.3: Add the Stationary Cam
      • Step 6D3.1: Export the Cam to SOLIDWORKS
    • 6E: Design of Cams for a Cycloidal Gear Reducer
    • 6F: Design of Cams for a Parallel-Indexer
  • Tutorial 7: Design-Sets
    • Step 7.0: Why use a Design-Set; The Design Objective
    • Step 7.1: Add a Design Set
    • Step 7.2: Open, Unlock and Add Element Rows
    • Step 7.3: Add Dimensions to Element Rows
    • Step 7.4: Edit the Dimensions in the Design Set
  • Tutorial 8: Import DXF Files, Convert to Solid Extrusions
    • Review: DXF Element, CADLine & CAD-Line Dialog Box
    • Step 8.1: Open DXF File, Show DXF Outline
    • Step 8.2: Convert DXF Outline to Extrusion Elements
  • Tutorial 9: Add Joints automatically as you add Parts
  • Tutorial 10: Model Mechanical Devices
    • Step 10.1: The Scotch-Yoke Kinematic-Chain
    • Step 10.2: The Whitworth Quick Return Kinematic-Chain
    • Step 10.3: The Oldham Coupling
    • Step 10.4: Approximate and Exact Straight-Line Kinematic-Chains
  • Tutorial 11: Two Degrees-of-Freedom Planar Kinematic-Chains
    • Step 11.1: Piggyback Sliders as XY Table
    • Step 11.2: Add DYADS to the Piggyback Sliders
    • Step 11.3: 'Remove' the Piggyback Sliders
    • Step 11.4: Force Analysis of design with Piggyback Sliders
  • Tutorial 12: Spatial Mechanisms
    • Tutorial 12.1: Is my Kinematic-Chain Planar or Spatial?
    • Tutorial 12.2: Design a Spatial Mechanism
  • Tutorial 13: Forces: Introduction 
    • Step 13.0: Understand Forces in MechDesigner
    • Step 13.1A: A Stationary Rocker
    • Step 13.1B: [A Slider]
    • Step 13.2: A Rocker and a Spring
    • Step 13.3: A Rotating Rocker
    • Step 13.4: A Rocker [Cam-Follower] and 2D Cam
    • Step 13.5: Cam Speed and Cam-Follower Force
    • Step 13.6: Select a Motor and Gearbox
    • Step 13.x: Dynamic Forces
  • Tutorial 14: Gear-Pairs
    • Command-Manager and Add Gear-Pair
    • Basic 'Fixed' and 'Orbiting' Gear-Pair Arrangements
    • Option 1: Fixed Gear Centres
      • How to add a Fixed Gear-Pair
      • Simple Gear Trains
      • Compound Gear Trains
      • Reverted Gear-Train
    • Option 2: Orbiting Gear Centres
      • How to add a Gear-Pair with an Orbiting Centre
      • Gear-Trains: Planetary and Compound-Planetary
      • Gear-Trains: Differential Gears
      • Epictrochoid: Epicycloid, Contracted and Protracted
      • Hypotrochoid: Hypocycloid, Contracted and Protracted
      • Peritrochoid and the Wankel Engine..and others.
      • Special Curves: Lobe Pumps
    • Geared Four-Bar Mechanisms
    • Geared Five-Bar Mechanisms
    • Historical applications of Gear-Pairs
  • Tutorial 15: Indexing-Chain - Pattern Example
    • Step 15.1: Piggyback Sliders
    • Step 15.2: Design the Motion for the Belt
    • Step 15.3 New Slider Set - Different Phase
    • Step 15.4: Add a Chain-Link RPR Dyad
    • Step 15.5: Add a Solid to Chain-Link
    • Step 15.6: Pattern the Chain-Link
    • Step15.7: Index the Belt
  • Tutorial 16: Motion-Path FB and Blend-Curves
    • About the Blend-Curve & Motion-Path FB
    • Motion-Path FB And Ram-R
    • Blend-Curve and Motion-Path FB - Basic
    • Compare XY Piggyback Sliders and Blend-Curve
  • Tutorial 17: Belts and Pulleys
    • Step 17.1: About Add Pulley, Kinematics of Pulley-Rocker
    • Option 1: Fixed Pulley Centres
      • Pulleys Driven By Belt
      • Belt Driven by Pulley
      • Multiple-Pulleys driven by one Pulley
      • Three Shafts, Two Belts, Four-Pulley, with two pulleys on One Shaft
    • Option 2: Orbiting Pulley Centres
      • Application of Orbiting Pulley Centre
  • Tutorial 18: Maths FB
    • Step 18:0: Introduction to the Maths-FB
    • Step 18.1: Position: Plot an Epitrochoid Curve
    • Step 18.2: Velocity: Add a Cam to the Epitrochoid Curve
    • Step 18.3: Acceleration: Find the Radius-of-Curvature of the Cam
    • Step 18.4: Lissajous Figures
  • Tutorial 19: Import SOLIDWORKS Part and Assemblies
  • Tutorial 20: Design a Scroll or Feedscrew
  • Tutorial 21: Reverse Engineer Cams
  • Tutorial 22: Working with Large Models
• Getting Started Tutorials - MotionDesigner
  • Explore the User Inerface
  • Understand the Graphs
  • Link a Motion to MechDesigner
  • Tutorial 1: Indexing Motion
  • Tutorial 2: Edit Flexible Polynomial - Basic Level
  • Tutorial 3: Constant Velocity with Flexible Polynomial
  • Tutorial 4: Edit the End of the Selected Segment
  • Tutorial 5: Edit the Start of Traditional Motion-Law
  • Tutorial 6: Edit the End of the LAST Segment
  • Tutorial 7: Edit the Motion when there is ONE Segment
  • Tutorial 8: Asymmetrical Motions
  • Tutorial 9: Import your own data
• MechDesigner R13.2
  • 1: Main Menu bar & 'General-Use' toolbars
    • File menu and toolbar
      • File | New
      • File | Open
      • File | Import DXF Drawing [<R13.2]
      • File | Open MEC File [<R13.2]
      • File | Open LXL File [<R13.2]
      • File | Save
      • File | Save As
      • File | Most Recently Used
      • File | Printer Set-up
      • File | Print
      • File | Download Tutorial Video
      • File | Make One-Cycle Movie
      • File | Save Timing Diagram
      • File | Exit
    • Edit menu and toolbar
      • Edit | Auto Update / Rebuild
      • Edit | Command History
      • Edit | Edit Part
      • Edit | Machine-Settings
      • Edit | Application-Settings
      • Edit | Edit Element
      • Edit | Delete Element
      • Edit | Undo
      • Edit | Redo
    • Add menu...
    • Run menu and toolbar
    • Visibility toolbar
      • Show/Hide Force Vectors
      • Show/Hide Part-Outlines and Sketches
      • Show/Hide Solids/Wireframe
      • Show/Hide Model in Mechanism
      • Show/Hide MotionDesigner
    • Filters menu and toolbars
      • Filters | Selection Filters Toolbar: Show/Hide
      • Filters | Display Filters Toolbar: Show/Hide
    • View menu and toolbar
      • View | Standard Views
      • View | View Normal to a Plane
      • View | View Align
      • View | Zoom...
    • Help menu
      • Internet menu and toolbar
        • Internet | Download SOLIDWORKS Type Libraries
        • Internet | Report Bug
      • Help | Edit Language Database
      • Help | Tutorial
      • Help | About
      • Toggle Hints
  • 2: Model, Mechanism & Part Editors: Menus & Toolbars
    • Model-Editor
      • Model menu and toolbar
        • Model | Add Mechanism [Editor]
        • Model | Add Plane
    • Mechanism-Editor [Add Menu...]
      • Mechanism menu and toolbar
        • Mechanism | Add Mechanism [Editor]
        • Mechanism | Add Plane
        • Mechanism | Edit-Part
        • Mechanism | Add Part
        • Mechanism | Add Pin-Joint
        • Mechanism | Add Slide-Joint
        • Mechanism | Add Ball-Joint
        • Mechanism | Add Magnetic-Joint
        • Mechanism | Add Gear-Pair
        • Mechanism | Add Rack-Pinion - Ball-Screw
        • Mechanism | Add Pulley
        • Mechanism | Add Trace-Point
        • Mechanism | Add 2D Cam
        • Mechanism | Add 3D Cam
        • Mechanism | Add Scroll
        • Mechanism | Add Reference Geometry
        • Mechanism | Change Dyad Closure
      • Function-Blocks: Kinematics & Modelling
        • Function-Block | How to Connect, Data-Values & Channels
        • Kinematics | Add Linear-Motion FB
        • Kinematics | Add Motion FB
        • Kinematics | Add Gearing FB
        • Kinematics | Add Motion-Dimension FB
        • Kinematics | Add Motion-Path FB
        • Kinematics | Add Measurement FB
        • Kinematics | Add Point-Data FB
        • Kinematics | Add Cam-Data FB
        • Kinematics | Add Graph FB
        • Modelling | Add CAD Control FB
        • Modelling | Add Math FB
        • Modelling | Add Statistics FB
        • Modelling | Add Polynomial-Fit FB
        • Modelling | Add Parameter-Control FB
        • Modelling | Add Point-Cloud FB
        • Modelling | Add Pattern FB
        • Modelling | Add Birefcase FB
        • Modelling | Add Design-Set FB
      • Force menu and toolbar
        • Forces | Calculate Forces
        • Forces | Add Force-Data FB
        • Forces | Add Spring-Force FB
        • Forces | Configure Power Source
      • Solids menu and toolbar
        • Solids | Add/Update Polyline
        • Solids | Add Profile...
        • Solids | Add Hole...
        • Solids | Show/Hide Extrusion
        • Solids | Auto-Profiles...
        • Solids | Auto-Profile...
        • Solids | Auto-Layer
    • Part-Editor
      • Geometry menu and toolbars
        • Geometry | Edit-Part
        • Geometry | Add Import SOLIDWORKS Sketch FB
        • Geometry | Dimension
        • Geometry | Point
        • Geometry | Line
        • Geometry | Circle
        • Geometry | Arc
        • Geometry | CAD-Line
        • Geometry | Blend-Curve
        • Geometry | Spline
        • Geometry | Merge Points
      • Constraints menu and toolbar
        • Geometry | Coincident
        • Geometry | Concentric
        • Geometry | Equal
        • Geometry | Horizontal
        • Geometry | Vertical
        • Geometry | Parallel
        • Geometry | Perpendicular
        • Geometry | Tangent
        • Geometry | MidPoint
  • 3: Project Explorer
    • Project Explorer | Selection-Window
    • Project Explorer | Command-Manager
    • Project Explorer | Element-Explorer
      • Element Explorer | Assembly-Tree
      • Element Explorer | Kinematics-Tree
        • Kinematics-Tree and Symbols
        • Kinematics-Tree - Tools
      • Element Explorer | Geometry-Tree
  • 4: Feedback Area
    • FeedBack | Short and Extended Hints
    • FeedBack | Message Window
    • FeedBack | Animation Speed Slider
    • FeedBack | Kinematic and Kinetostatic Vectors
    • FeedBack | Master Machine Angle Slider
  • 5: MotionDesigner- and 'link a Motion to a Part'
  • 6: Memo
  • Dialog-Boxes
    • How to open a Dialog-Box
    • How to edit a Parameter in a Dialog-Box
    • Dialog: Model / Mechanism Options
    • Dialog: Application Settings
    • Dialog: Machine Settings
    • Dialog: Element Properties
    • Dialog: Import SOLIDWORKS Sketch FB
    • Dialog: Plane
    • Dialog: Rename
    • Dialog: Dimension
    • Dialog: CAD-Line
    • Dialog: CAD-Line | SOLIDWORKS tab
    • Dialog: CAD-Line | Mass Properties tab
    • Dialog: CAD-Line | DXF tab
    • Dialog: CAD-Line | DXF tab > DXF Layers
    • Dialog: DXF-Element
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Cam-Data
    • Dialog: Cam-Coordinate-Data
    • Dialog: 2D Cam: Display and Properties
    • Dialog: 3D-Cam
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Linear-Motion
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Gearing
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Motion
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Motion-Dimension
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Motion-Path
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Graph
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Graph Settings
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Point-Data
    • Dialog: Function-Block: CAD Control
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Math
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Statistics
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Polynomial-Fit
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Parameter-Control
    • Dialog: Tool: Pattern
    • Dialog: Tool: Briefcase
    • Dialog: Tool: Point-Cloud
    • Dialog: Tool: Design-Set
    • Dialog: Point: Position and Vectors
    • Dialog: Blend-Curve
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Spring-Force
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Force Data
    • Dialog: Ball-Joint
    • Dialog: Magnetic-Joint
    • Dialog: Gear-Pair
    • Dialog: Rack-Pinion / Ball-screw
    • Dialog: Pulley
    • Dialog: Feedscrew [ Scroll]
    • Dialog: Extrusion
    • Dialog: Select Elements
    • Dialog: Configure Power Source
    • Dialog: Make Movie
    • Dialog: Kinetostatic Torque and Speed
    • Dialog: Delete Dependent Elements
    • Dialog: View References
    • Dialog: Tutorials
  • FAQs and 'How do I...?'
    • How to Edit an Element; Open an element's dialog-box
    • How to Rename an Element
    • How do I show Velocity & Acceleration Vectors?
    • How to Edit a 2D Cam, Gear-Pair, or Profile?
    • Export a Cam as a Smooth Curve to CAD
    • Model Editor: FAQS, How to...?
      • Stop Solids turning Red
    • Mechanism Editor: FAQs and How to...?
      • What are Part Outlines and their Colors?
      • Why can I not see the BasePart properly?
      • I cannot add an Angle (or Linear) Motion Dimension FB. Why?
      • How do I change the Closure of a Dyad?
      • How do I edit Profiles and Extrusions?
      • What is the hierarchy of Extrusions?
      • How do I model a Pin in a Slot?
      • How many Mechanism Editors can I add?
      • How many Kinematic-Chains in a Mechanism Editor?
    • Part Editor: FAQs and How to...?
      • Why edit a Part?
      • How to start the Part Editor
      • How many Parts can I edit at one time?
      • How do I know I am using the Part Editor?
      • Can I edit the Part Outline?
      • How do I edit the Length of a Part?
      • How do I edit a Dimension?
      • How to delete a Sketch-Element, Sketch-Constraint or Dimension
      • Why is the dimension 'negative' in the Dimension dialog'?
      • How do I add a Sketch-Loop?
      • Why do I need to add Geometry to the BasePart?
      • What are the color codes of the Part Editor?
      • Why can I not delete a Sketch-Element
• MotionDesigner R13.2
  • Toolbars
    • Blend-Point & Segment toolbar
      • Segment Editor
        • Segment Editor: Segment-Width
        • Segment Editor: Segment-Range
        • Segment Editor: Parameters
      • Segment Editor: Y-axis Controls
      • Insert-Segment
      • Append-Segment
      • Delete-Segment
      • Blend-Point Editor
        • Blend-Point Editor: X-axis
        • Blend-Point Editor: Y-axis Controls
        • Blend-Point Editor: Control-Button 'States and Patterns'
        • Blend-Point Editor: Control-Buttons and Flexible-Polynomial
      • Insert Blend-Point
      • Insert Blend-Point At
    • File toolbar
      • File: Add New Motion
      • File: Open and Append
      • File: Save All
      • File: Save All As...
      • File: Save Active Motion
      • File: Print
      • File: Print All
      • File: Delete Active Motion
    • Edit toolbar
      • Edit: Undo
      • Edit: Redo
      • Edit: Active Motion Settings
      • Edit: Sweep-Display
      • Edit: Auto-Update Motions
    • View toolbar
      • View: Show Position Graph
      • View: Show Velocity Graph
      • View: Show Acceleration Graph
      • View: Show Jerk Graph
      • View: Zoom-In
      • View: Zoom-Extents
      • View: Pan Left
      • View: Pan Right
      • View: Zoom-Out
    • Data Transfer
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Toolbar
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Clear
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Save Data
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Load Data
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Copy All to Clipboard
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Copy
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Cut
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Paste
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Delete
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Get List Data
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Put List Data
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Get Active-Motion Data
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Get Active-Segment Data
      • Tools: Data Transfer: Overlay Trace
  • Motion Law Selector
  • Motion-Width
  • Motion Laws
    • Motion-Laws Compared
    • Coefficients of the Traditional Motion-Laws
    • Acceleration-List [Import Data]
    • Constant-Acc and Dec- Motion-Law [Parabolic]
    • Constant-Velocity Motion-Law
    • Cubic Motion-Law
    • Cycloidal Motion-Law
      • Cycloidal-CV50 Motion-Law
    • Dwell Motion-Law
    • Flexible-Polynomial Motion-Law
      • Throw - Quick-Return: 1: Finite Jerk @ Start/End Motion-Law
      • Throw - Quick-Return: 2: Zero Jerk @ Start/End/Mid-Point Motion-Law
      • Throw - Rapid-Return 1: Finite-Jerk @ Start/End/Mid-Point Motion-Law
      • Throw - Rapid-Return 2: Zero-Jerk @ Start/End Motion-Law, Finite at Mid-Point
      • Polynomial: Low Impact Crossover Motion-Law
      • Polynomial 2-3 Motion-Law
    • Modified-Sinusoid Motion-Law
    • Modified-Trapezoidal Motion-Law
    • Polynomial 3-4-5 Motion-Law
    • Polynomial 4-5-6-7 Motion-Law
    • Position List [Import Data]
    • Quadratic Motion-Law
    • Ramp Motion-Law
    • Simple-Harmonic Motion-Law
    • Sine-Constant-Cosine (SCCA) Motion-Law
    • Sine-Squared Motion-Law
    • Sinusoidal Motion-Law
    • Triple-Harmonic Motion-Law
      • 3-Harmonic-Modified Sine Motion-Law
      • 3-Harmonic-Modified Trapezoidal Motion-Law
      • 3-Harmonic-Zero-Jerk-at-Crossover Motion-Law
    • Y-Inverse-Sinusoid [Special]
    • Z-Raw-Data - [Import Data]
    • CV [Constant-Velocity] Inverse Crank [Special]
  • Motion Design Considerations
    • Refresher: Blend-Point and Segments
    • Segment Blending
    • Motion: Dynamic Considerations
    • How to Improve a Motion?
  • How to? and other FAQs...
    • FAQ: What is 'Motion' and Motion Design?
    • How to Design a Motion
    • Understanding the Graphs
    • Difference between Motion, Blend-Points, Segments
    • Why can I not edit the End of the Previous Segment?
    • FAQ: I want my motion to start at 30º not at 0º
    • How to Import your Own Data
• Installation, Legal
  • Installation
    • Standalone License Installations
      • Standalone Trial Installation
      • Standalone Professional Installation
    • Network License Installations
      • Network Installation: Step-by-Step
      • Network Installation: Detailed Information.
    • MechDesigner Files: Where are they?
  • Legal
    • MechDesigner: License Agreement
    • MechDesigner Help: Legal Notice
    • Section 508 - Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
  • Install SOLIDWORKS Type Libraries
  • CopyMinder: Software Protection
  • Firewalls, Virus-Checkers
  • OpenGL Graphics Card Driver
  • Windows Vista!
  • MechDesigner: Prices and How to Buy
• General Design Information
  • Basic Kinematics
    • Kinematics - General
      • Kinematic Definitions and Elements
      • Degrees-of-Freedom and Mobility
      • Kinematics: Closure
      • Kinematics: Grashof Criterion
      • Forward, Inverse, Tolerance-Analysis
    • Kinematic-Chains in MECHDESIGNER
      • Kinematic-Tree and Symbols
      • Motion-Parts and Motion-Points
      • Dyads
        • Kinematics of an RRR Dyad
        • Kinematics of an RRP Dyad
        • Kinematics of an RPR Dyad
        • Kinematics of an PRP Dyad
        • Kinematics of an RPP Dyad
        • Kinematics of a Ram-R
        • Kinematics of a Ram-P
        • Kinematics of an SSR Dyad
        • Kinematics of an SSP Dyad
      • Geared-Rocker
      • Pulley-Rocker
    • Example Kinematic-Chains
      • Four-bar Kinematic-Chains
      • Geared Four-Bar Kinematic-Chain
      • Geared Five-Bar Kinematic-Chains
      • Six-bar Kinematic-Chains
  • Cam Mechanisms
    • The Cam Mechanical System
    • Cam & Cam-Follower General Classifications
    • Cam Types & Cam-Follower Shapes
    • Cam-Follower: Design Arrangements
    • Cam-Follower: Design Specifications
    • Dynamics of Cam Mechanical Systems
      • Rigidty: Transmission Design Considerations
      • Dynamic 'Response': Period-Ratio, Backlash, Damping...
      • ...example: Torque Calculation for Index Table with Backlash
      • Load Types, Normalized Loads, Input Torque Coefficient
      • Over-run and Power
      • ...example: Power Calculation for Cam Mechanism
    • Motion-Law Coefficients
    • Design Checks with the Cam-Data FB
      • Configure the 'Power Source' for Payload Analysis
      • Geometric Analysis: Cam Size
      • Geometric Analysis: Pressure Angle / Overturning Moment
      • Geometric Analysis: Radius-of-Curvature
      • Force Analysis: Generic Payload Signatures and Importance of Machine Speed.
      • Force Analysis: 'Contact-Force:Cam-Follower' | 'Cam-Stress:Cam'
      • Force Analysis: Cam-Follower: Contact-Force & Life
      • Force Analysis: Cam: Nominal Contact-Stress
      • Force Analysis: Cam: Operating Contact-Stress
      • Force Analysis: Tresca Failure Criterion, Shakedown, Ratcheting
      • Modes of Cam Failure
      • Force-Analysis: Cam: Lubrication and Suface Finish
    • Inverse-Kinematics and Forward-Kinematics
    • Tolerance Anaysis and Design Sensitivity
  • Gear Mechanisms
    • Fixed Gear Centres
    • Orbiting Gear Centres
    • Gears and Four-Bars
    • Gears and Five-Bars
    • Planetary
    • Differential Planetary Gears
    • Epitrochoid
    • Hypotrochoid
    • Peritrochoid
    • Lobe-Pumps
    • Cycloidal Gear Reducers
  • Mechanism Synthesis
    • Two, Three, Four and Five Position Synthesis
    • Coupler Curve and Coupler Point Synthesis
      • About Instantaneous Kinematics
    • Function Generation
    • Straight-Line Mechansims
    • Symmetrical Coupler Curves
    • Dwell Mechanisms
    • Replace Gear Segments with a Mechanism

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