• MechDesigner 16.1
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• Getting Started Tutorials - MechDesigner
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  • The User Interface 
    • 1: General menus and toolbars
    • 2: Model-Editor, Mechanism-Editor, Part-Editor
    • 3: Project Explorer
    • 4: Feedback-Area
    • 5: MotionDesigner: Link a Motion to a Part
    • 6: Memo
  • Contextual-Help: Tool-tips, F1, '?' 
  • Elements, Symbols, Dialog-boxes, and Parameters
    • Elements and the Assembly-Tree
    • Elements and Symbols in the Graphic-Area
    • How to rename an element
    • About element references
  • Settings, Mouse Actions, Shortcuts
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  • Tutorial 0: Edit a Parameter
    • How to open a dialog-box
    • How to edt a Parameter Value
  • 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 Part
  • Tutorial 2A: Four-bar Kinematic-Chains
    • Step 2.1: Build a 4-bar Crank-Rocker
    • Step 2.1.A: Dyad and Change Dyad Closure
    • Step 2.2: Add a Motion FB; Kinematic 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
    • 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: Example: Open DXF File, Show DXF Outline
    • Step 8.2: Example: 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: Stationary Rocker
    • Step 13.1B: Slider
    • Step 13.2: Rocker and a Spring
    • Step 13.3: Rotating Rocker
    • Step 13.4: 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 / Rack-Pinions
    • Before and After: Graphic-Area & Kinematic-Tree
    • A: Fixed Gear Centres
      • Add a Gear-Pair with Fixed-Centres
      • Simple Gear Trains
      • Compound Gear Trains
      • Reverted Gear-Train
    • B: Orbiting Gear Centres
      • Add a Gear-Pair with an Orbiting Centre
      • Epictrochoid: Epicycloid, Contracted and Protracted
      • Hypotrochoid: Hypocycloid, Contracted and Protracted
      • Peritrochoid and the Wankel Engine..and others.
      • Special Curves: Lobe Pumps
    • Geared Five-Bar Mechanisms
    • Geared Four-Bar Mechanisms
    • Historical applications of Gear-Pairs
    • Rack and Pinion / Ball-Screws
    • Export Gears to SOLIDWORKS
  • Tutorial 15: Patterns - Indexing-Chain example
    • Step 15.1: Piggyback Sliders and the Belt Motion
    • Step 15.3 New Slider Set - Different Phase
    • Step 15.4: Add a Chain-Link and Drive Pulleys
    • 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
    • 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
      • Belt Driven by Pulley
      • Pulleys Driven By Belt
      • 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: Math FB
    • Step 18:0: Introduction to the Math-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
  • Known Bugs 
  • 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