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• Getting Started Tutorials - MechDesigner
  • The 'User Interface' 
    • 1: General menus and toolbars
    • 2: Model-Editor, Mechanism-Editor, Part-Editor
    • 3: Project Explorer
    • 4: Feedback-Area
    • 5: MotionDesigner and 'How to insert a Motion'
    • 6: Memo
  • Contextual-Help: F1 key, Dialogs & Parameters 
  • Themes, Styles, and Settings (Recommended)
  • Elements, Symbols, Dialog-boxes, and Parameters
    • Elements and the Assembly-Tree
    • Elements and Symbols in the Graphic-Area
    • How to rename an element
    • How to open an element's dialog-box
    • How to edit parameters in a dialog-box
    • About element references
  • Settings & Styles, Mouse Actions, Shortcuts
    • Application Settings
    • Command History Tool
    • Mouse Drag, Double-Click, Right-Click, Hints
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Tutorial 0: Edit a Parameter - Machine-Settings
  • 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 2A: Four-bar Kinematic-Chains
    • Step 2.1: Build a 4-bar Crank-Rocker
    • Step 2.1.A: Concept of Dyads
    • Step 2.2: Add a Motion FB; Motion Vectors
    • Step 2.2A Edit the Motion-Dimension FB
    • Step 2.3: Reconfigure as Crank-Slider
    • Step 2.4: Dyad Closures: Valid & Invalid or Broken
    • Step 2.5: Reconfigure to a 4-bar Slider-Crank
    • Step 2.6: Reconfigure to a 4-bar Scotch-Yoke
    • Step 2.7: Reconfigure to a 6-bar Whitworth Quick Return 
    • Step 2.8: Model a 'Pin in a Straight Slot'
    • Step 2.9: Model a 'Pin in a Curved Slot'
  • Tutorial 2B: Six-bar Kinematic-Chains
    • 6-bar Kinematic-chains - RRR+RRR
    • 6-Bar Kinematic-chains - RRR+RRP
  • Tutorial 2C: Kinematic Tools
  • Tutorial 2D: Planes and Mechanism Editors
  • Tutorial 3: Add a Sketch-Loop to a Part
    • Step 3.1: New Plane, Mechanism, Part, Motion-Dimension
    • Step 3.2: Add Lines & Arcs as Sketch-Loop
    • 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: Sketch-Loops and Merged-Points
    • Step 4.2: 'Auto-Profiles' & 'Auto-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: Kinematic Function Blocks for Motion
    • Step 5.1: Function-Blocks, Connectors and Wires
    • Step 5.2: Wiring Diagram of FBs
    • Step 5.3: The Motion-Dimension FB
    • Step 5.4: MMA, Kinematic 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 & Cam-Roller Follower
      • Step 6A.1: Add the Tool Slide-Joint
      • Step 6A.2: Add the Tool's Motion
      • Step 6A.3: Add a Transforming Mechanism
      • Step 6A.4: Add the Cam-Roller (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: Swinging-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 3D-Cam, Save-as STEP; Export 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 R-R-P Dyad and Rocker
        • Step 6D2.3: Prepr 2C Add the Rocker and Stationary Cam
      • Step 6D3.1: Export Slot-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 and Rename a Design Set
    • Step 7.2: Add Dimensions to the Design-Set
    • Step 7.3: Add Cam-Data and Graph FB
    • Step 7.4: Use Min-Max Dimensions in Design-Set
    • Step 7.5: Edit the Design-Set to satisfy Design-Objectives
  • 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
    • Step 12.1: Is my Kinematic-Chain Planar or Spatial?
    • Step 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
    • Before and After: Graphic-Area & Kinematic-Tree
    • Fixed Gear and Orbiting Gear Arrangements
      • Option 1: Fixed Gear Centres
        • Add a Gear-Pair with Fixed-Centres
        • Simple Gear Trains
        • Compound Gear Trains
        • Reverted Gear-Train
      • Option 2: Orbiting Gear Centres
        • 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
      • Historical applications of Gear-Pairs
      • Geared Five-Bar Mechanisms
      • Geared Four-Bar Mechanisms
    • Rack and Pinion / Ball-Screws
    • Export Gears to SOLIDWORKS
  • Tutorial 15: Patterns - Indexing-Chain 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
    • Step 15.7: Index the Belt
  • Tutorial 16: Motion-Path FB and Blend-Curves
    • Step 16.1: About the Blend-Curve & Motion-Path FB
    • Step 16.2: Motion-Path FB, Ram-R: Engine Valve Cam
    • Step 16.3: Blend-Curve and Motion-Path FB - Basic
    • Step 16.4: 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 Centre
      • 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
  • Tutorial 23-Servo and Gearbox Sizing
• Getting Started Tutorials - MotionDesigner
  • Explore the User Inerface
  • Understand the Graphs
  • To link a Motion to a Motion-Part in MechDesigner
  • Tutorial 1: Indexing Motion
  • Tutorial 2: Edit Flexible Polynomial - Basic Level
  • Tutorial 3: Constant Velocity
  • Tutorial 4: Edit the End of the Active-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: Why I cannot edit the End of the Previous-Segment?
  • Tutorial 9: Asymmetrical Motions
  • Tutorial 10: Import your own data
  • Tutorial 11: Add Segments, Positions, Progressive Motion
  • Tutorial 12: Review Control-Buttons in Blend-Point Editor
• MechDesigner Reference & User Interface
  • File Locations
  • 1: General menus & toolbars
    • File
      • File | New
      • File | Open
        • Open LXL file-type
        • Open DXF File
        • Open MEC file-type
      • File | Save
      • File | Save as...
      • File | Most Recently Used
      • File | Printer Set-up
      • File | Print
      • File | Download Tutorial Video
      • File | Make Movie
      • File | Save Timing Diagram
      • File | Import Library File
      • File | Exit
    • Edit
      • Edit | Edit Part in Part-Editor
      • Edit | Auto Rebuild / Rebuild Now
      • Edit | Command History
      • Edit | Machine-Settings
      • Edit | Edit Element
      • Edit | Application-Settings
      • Edit | Delete Element
      • Edit | Edit Database Files
      • Edit | Undo
      • Edit | Redo
    • Add...
    • Run
    • Visibility [toolbar only]
      • Show/Hide Force Vectors
      • Show/Hide Other Kinematic and Sketch elements
      • Solids Display Mode
      • Show/Hide Model in Mechanism
      • Dock or Float MotionDesigner
      • Show Model In Active or All Mechanisms
      • Show Model As Orthonomal or Projection
    • Filters
      • Display Filters
      • Selection-Filters
    • View
    • Help
      • Help | Language Database
      • Internet menu
        • Internet | Download SOLIDWORKS Type Libraries
      • Help | About
  • 2: Model-Editor, Mechanism-Editor, Part-Editor
    • Model-Editor:
      • Model elements
        • Model | Add Mechanism [Editor]
        • Model | Add Plane
    • Mechanism-Editor:
      • Model elements
        • Mechanism | Add Mechanism [Editor]
        • Mechanism | Add Plane
      • Kinematic elements
        • Mechanism | Edit-Part
        • Mechanism | Add Part
        • Mechanism | Add Magnetic-Joint
        • Mechanism | Add Pin-Joint
        • Mechanism | Add Slide-Joint
        • Mechanism | Add Ball-Joint
        • Mechanism | Change Dyad Closure
        • Mechanism | Add Trace-Point
        • Mechanism | Add Reference Geometry
      • Machine elements
        • Mechanism | Add 2D Cam
        • Mechanism | Add 3D Cam
        • Mechanism | Add Rack-Pinion - Ball-Screw
        • Mechanism | Add Gear-Pair
        • Mechanism | Add Bevel Gear-Pair
        • Mechanism | Add Scroll
        • Mechanism | Add Pulley
        • Mechanism | Add Conjugate Cam FB
      • Kinematic Function-Blocks
        • Function-Blocks | How to Connect, Data-Values & Channels
        • Kinematic FB | Add Linear-Motion FB
        • Kinematic FB | Add Motion FB
        • Kinematic FB | Add Gearing FB
        • Kinematic FB | Add Motion-Dimension FB
        • Kinematic FB | Add Motion-Path FB
        • Kinematic FB | Add Measurement FB
        • Kinematic FB | Add Point-Data FB
        • Kinematic FB | Add Cam-Data FB
        • Kinematic FB | Add Graph FB
      • Modelling Function-Blocks
        • Modeling FB | Add Point-Cloud FB
        • Modeling FB | Add Birefcase FB
        • Modeling FB | Add Statistics FB
        • Modeling FB | Add Polynomial-Fit FB
        • Modeling FB | Add Pattern FB
        • Modeling FB | Add Math FB
        • Modeling FB | Add Parameter-Control FB
        • Modeling FB | Add Design-Set FB
        • Modeling FB | Add CAD Control FB
        • Modeling FB | Add Continuous Crank FB
      • Force elements
        • Forces | Calculate Forces
        • Forces | Add Force-Data FB
        • Forces | Add Spring FB
        • Forces | Configure Power Source
        • Forces | Show Force Vectors
      • Solid elements
        • Solids | Auto-Layer
        • Solids | Auto-Profile (Part)
        • Solids | Auto-Profile (Mechanism)
        • Solids | Add/Update Polyline
        • Solids | Show/Hide Extrusion
        • Solids | Add Hole...
        • Solids | Add Profile / Extrusion
    • Part-Editor:
      • How to start the Part-Editor
      • Geometry
        • Geometry | How to close the Part-Editor
        • Geometry | Dimension
        • Geometry | Point
        • Geometry | Line
        • Geometry | Circle
        • Geometry | CAD-Line
        • Geometry | Arc
        • Geometry | Blend-Curve
        • Geometry | Spline
        • Geometry | Add Import SOLIDWORKS Sketch FB
        • Geometry | Merge Points
      • Constraints
        • Geometry | Horizontal
        • Geometry | Vertical
        • Geometry | Tangent
        • Geometry | MidPoint
        • Geometry | Perpendicular
        • Geometry | Parallel
        • Geometry | Equal
        • Geometry | Concentric
        • Geometry | Coincident
  • 3: Project Explorer
    • Project Explorer | Selection-Window
    • Project Explorer | Command-Manager
    • Project Explorer | Element-Explorer
      • Element Explorer | Assembly-Tree
      • Element Explorer | Kinematics-Tree
        • Symbols
        • Tools
      • Element Explorer | Geometry-Tree
  • 4: Feedback Area
  • 5: MotionDesigner: to 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: CAD-Line | STL Import tab
      • Dialog: CAD-Line | Display Options tab
    • Dialog: DXF-Element
    • Dialog: 3D-Cam
    • Dialog: 2D-Cam
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Cam-Data
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Cam-Coordinates
    • 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: Function-Block: Pattern
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Briefcase
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Point-Cloud
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Design-Set
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Continuous Crank
    • Dialog: Point: Position and Vectors
    • Dialog: Blend-Curve
    • Dialog: Function-Block: Spring
    • 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: Profile/Extrusion
    • Dialog: Select Elements
    • Dialog: Configure Power Source
    • Dialog: Make Movie
    • Dialog: Gearbox and Servo Sizing
    • Dialog: Delete Dependent Elements
    • Dialog: View References
    • Dialog: Tutorials
  • FAQs and 'How do I...?'
    • How to Edit a Parameter in a Dialogue-Box
    • How to Rename an Element
    • The 2D-Cam elements
    • 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 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 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 Reference & User Interface
  • Blend-Point & Segment toolbar
    • Segment: Insert
    • Segment: Append
    • Segment: Delete
    • Blend-Point: Add [approximately]
    • Blend-Point: Add [exactly]
    • Open Data-Transfer-Table
  • BLEND-POINT [NODE] EDITOR
    • Blend-Point Editor: X-axis Controls
    • Blend-Point Editor: Y-axis Controls
    • Blend-Point Editor: Control-Button 'States and Patterns'
  • SEGMENT EDITOR
    • Segment Editor: Segment-Width
    • Segment Editor: Segment-Range
    • Segment Editor: Segment-Parameters
    • Segment Editor: Y-axis Values
  • 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: Rebuild 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
  • Motion toolbar
    • Motion-Width
    • Motion Law Selector
  • Data Transfer Table
    • Tools: Data Transfer: Contextual Menu
    • Tools: Data Transfer: Clear
    • Tools: Data Transfer: Save Data
    • Tools: Data Transfer: Load Data
    • Tools: Data Transfer: Copy All
    • 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 Motion Data
    • Tools: Data Transfer: Get Selected-Segment Data
    • Tools: Data Transfer: Overlay-Trace
  • Motion Laws
    • Acceleration-List [Import Data]
    • Constant Acc and Dec Motion-Law [Parabolic]
    • Constant-Velocity : Specify Velocity
    • Constant-Velocity : Specify Two Positions
    • 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]
    • How to? and other FAQs...
      • What is 'Motion Design'?
      • How to edit a value in data-box
      • FAQ: I want my motion to start at 30º not at 0º...
  • Motion-Law Coefficients
  • Motion Design Considerations
    • Refresher: Blend-Point and Segments
    • Segment Blending and Motion-Continuity
    • Motion-Laws Compared
    • Motion: Dynamic Considerations
    • How to Improve a Motion?
• Installation, Legal
  • Installation
    • Notes on Virtualisation
    • Standalone License Installations
      • Trial Installation, Registration, Run, ...
      • Professional Installation
    • Floating-Network License Installations
      • Network Installation: Step-by-Step
      • Network Installation: Detailed Information.
  • 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 [Assur Groups]
        • 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
    • Inverse-Kinematics and Forward-Kinematics
    • Tolerance Anaysis and Design Sensitivity
  • Cam Mechanisms
    • The Cam Mechanical System
    • Cam & Cam-Follower General Classifications
    • Forced-Closed and Form-Closed Cam-Types
    • Cam-Roller-Follower: Design Arrangements
    • Cam-Roller-Follower: Design Specifications
    • Dynamics of Cam Mechanical Systems
      • Rigidty: Transmission Design Considerations
      • Dynamic-Response: Period-Ratio, Backlash, Damping...
      • Example 1: Torque Calculation for Index Table with Backlash
      • Example 2: Torque Required from Indexer to drive an external load
      • Load Types, Normalized Loads, Input Torque Coefficient
      • Over-run and Power
      • Example 3: Power Calculation for Cam Mechanism
    • Motion-Law Characteristics / 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: Maximum Shear-Stress Failure Criterion
      • Force Analysis: Cam: Fatigue Limit - Life
      • Methods of Lubrication
      • Cam: Lubrication and Film Thickness Ratio
      • Modes of Cam Failure
  • 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