MechDesigner 16.1

- . -

	Open DXF File
	File \| Save

.GIF

- 2 -

2D-Cam

Road-map of different elements

Terminology

	Add 2D Cam
	Add Conjugate Cam FB
	Menu \| Function-Block \| Cam Data
	MD-Snippet-Cam-Terminology

Work flow

	Add 2D Cam
	Add Conjugate Cam FB
	Menu \| Function-Block \| Cam Data
	Dialog: 2D-Cam >
	Dialog: Conjugate-Cam-FB
	Dialog: Function-Block: Cam-Analysis
	Dialog: Cam Coordinates Data

2D-Cam Analysis

2D-Cam Analysis Notes

Note 1: Contact Force

Note 2: Maximum Shear Stress Assumptions

Note 3: Radius of Curvature

Note 4: Pressure Angle

Note 5: Entrainment-Velocity, Ue

Note 5: Sliding Velocity, Ue/2

2D-Cam Analysis Parameters

2D-Cam Coordinates

Cam: Export as Points

Cam: Export as Points & Lines

Cam: Export to SolidWorks

Cam: Open / Closed Cam

Cam: Save as DXF

Cam: Save as STEP

Cam: Save as TXT, ASC

2D-Cam Coordinates Notes

Note 1: 0,0 of Cam-Coordinates

Note 4: Export to SOLIDWORKS data

Note 5: Cam as Arcs - Cam-Data

2D-Cam dialog

Cam Life

Cam Life - Cam Life Results

Cam Life - Cam Material and Hardness

Cam-Life tab

Cam-Life-: Allow Pitting:?

Display

Display as Cam-Profile

Display as Contact-Force

Display as Pressure-Angle

Display as Shear-Stress

Display Radius-of-Curvature

Enable Roller and Cam Lifetime calculations

Enter Cam-Stress Safety-Factor

L10: cycles, hours, years

Lnm: cycles, hours, years

Minimum Radius Warning

Parameters

Parameters tab

Radius - Undercutting Warrning

Roller Part-Number, Diameter, ...

Roller tab

Save Cam Data button

- 3 -

3D-Cam

Preparation

Terminology

	Add 2D Cam
	Add Conjugate Cam FB
	Menu \| Function-Block \| Cam Data
	MD-Snippet-Cam-Terminology

	Dialog: 3D-Cam
	Dialog: 3D-Cam

Cam Mesh Density Parameters

Clearances - Radial, Top, Bottom

Display in graphic-area

Flank Length

Rebuild 3D Cam

Save as STEP file

Save XYZ Data to Files

SOLIDWORKS Data Transfer.

SOLIDWORKS Paths

Taper Roller

- 4 -

4 x Assembly Configurations of an RRP Dyad

4 x Closures of RRP dyad

4-Quadrant Torque-Speed

- A -

Acceleration Vector

Active Motion Settings

Active Motion Settings > Accessibility tab

Colors

Graph Line Thickness

Symbol Sizes (Blend-Points)

Active Motion Settings > Advanced tab

Active Motion Settings > Number Format tab

Digits

Number Formatting

Precision

Active Motion Settings >Motion tab

Number-of-Steps in Motion

Add

Constraint: Coincident

Constraint: Concentric

Constraint: Equal

Constraint: Horizontal

Constraint: Merge Points

Constraint: Mid-Point

Constraint: Parallel

Constraint: Perpendicular

Function-Block: Briefcase

Function-Block: CAD Control

Function-Block: Cam-Data

Function-Block: Continuous Crank

Function-Block: Design-Set

Function-Block: Force-Data

Function-Block: Gearing

Function-Block: Graph

Function-Block: Linear Motor

Function-Block: Linear-Motion

Function-Block: Math

Function-Block: Measurement

Function-Block: Motion

Function-Block: Motion-Dimension

Function-Block: Motion-Path

Function-Block: Parameter Control

Function-Block: Pattern

Function-Block: Point-Cloud

Function-Block: Point-Data

Function-Block: Polynomial Fit FB

Function-Block: Spring-Force

Function-Block: Statistics

Mechanism-Editor (Mechanism)

Mechanism-Editor (Model)

Motion-Dimension FB - Special Procedures

Motion-Dimension FB to Pin-Joint: General Pocedure

Motion-Dimension to Slide-Joint - General Procedure

Pin-Joint - General case

Pin-Joint - Special Case

Plane to a Line

Plane to a Plane

Plane to Line

Plane to Part's X-axis, Y-axis

Plane to Plane (Model-Editor)

Plane to Plane Mechanism-Editor)

Slide-Joint - General Case

Slide-Joint - Special Case

SOLIDWORKS Import Sketch

Add Joint type:

Add motions to each other

Add Part

All Dialogs

Analyze the Force at a Joint.

Application-Settings

Application-Settings [Tutorials]

Application-Settings: Accessibility tab

Hints Show/Hide

Icon Size

Language

Message Sounds On/Off

Sounds

Symobl Size

Text Size

Application-Settings: Auto-Profiles tab

Ball-Joint Radius (Default)

Bearing Size - BasePart Joint (Default)

Bearing Size - Moving Joint (Default)

Defualt Sizes

Extrusion Depth (Default)

Part-Offset

Application-Settings: General tab

Cam-Follower Radius Warning (Default)

DXF Units (Default)

Enable Auto-save

Image Quality (Default)

Number of Backup Files

Number-of-Commands to Auto-save

Application-Settings: Graphics tab

Graphic Colours

Graphic Options

Application-Settings: Number-Format tab

Data Output Format

Dimension Font

Dimension Format

List Separator (Data and Cam-Coordiantes)

Assembly Tree

Elements added to the model

Select Elements

Assembly-Tree

Hierarchy

Asymmetrical Motion, λ

Auto-Profile

- B -

Backup

Ball-Joint dialog

Base-Part

A Plane hides the Base-Part

Does not show correctly

Is not the correct color

The Base-Part is not Green

Why is the Base-Part NOT Green?

Why is ther no Geometry in the Base-Part?

Belts & Pulleys

Edit Approximately with Drag-Handles

Edit Exactly with Dialog-box

Blend-Curve dialog

Blend-Curve Drag-Handles

Blend-Point and Segment toolbar

Blend-Point and Segment toolbar:

Append Segment

Delete Segment

Insert Blend Point

Insert Blend-Point At...

Insert Segment

Open Data-Transfer Table

BLEND-POINT EDITOR

BLEND-POINT EDITOR:

Blend-Point Number

Control Buttons: Options

WARNING

X-axis & Bumping Blend-Points

X-axis motion-value

Y-axis Control-Buttons

Y-axis motion-values

Blend-Points (Motion Graph Plots)

Briefcase dialog

Browse to PSMotion Account.

- C -

CAD

Solids

Synchronize all Solids from CAD

CAD Control FB

How to use...

CAD File Synchronization

CAD-Line

CAD-Line - DXF tab

Align DXF with CAD-Line

Convert DXF Elments to MD Lines and Arcs

Element Selection

CAD-Line dialog

Import SOLIDWORKS file

Import STL file

Mass Properties tab

SOLIDWORKS Configurations

SOLIDWORKS tab

Total Mass Properties from CAD

CAD-Line -Import STL File

Cam Coordinates

Slot Cam Complications

Solutions...

Cam Design

Cycloidal Gear Reducer

Cam Follower Roller

Reliability Factor, a1

System Approach, Aiso

Cam Law

Cam Law: Constant Acceleration

Cam Law: Constant Velocity

	Constant Velocity Motion-Law
	Constant-Velocity -Two Positions

Cam Law: Cubic

Cam Law: CV Inverse-Crank

Cam Law: Cycloidal

Cam Law: Cycloidal CV 50%

Cam Law: Cycloidal CV50

Cam Law: Dwell

Cam Law: Flexible Polynomial

Cam Law: Low Impact at Crossover

Cam Law: Modified Sine CV 20%

Cam Law: Modified Sine CV 33%

Cam Law: Modified Sine CV 50%

Cam Law: Modified Sine CV 66%

Cam Law: Modified Sinusoid / Mod Sine

Cam Law: Modified Trapezoid / Mod Trap

Cam Law: Polynomial 23

Cam Law: Polynomial 345

Cam Law: Polynomial 4567

Cam Law: Quadratic

Cam Law: Ramp

Cam Law: SCCA

Cam Law: Simple Harmonic Motion

Cam Law: Sine-Constant-Cosine

Cam Law: Sine-Squared

Cam Law: Trapezoidal Velocity

Cam Law: Triple Harmonic

Cam Law: Triple Harmonic Modified Sine

Cam Law: Triple Harmonic Modified Trapezoidal

	Triple-Harmonic Modified-Trapezoidal Motion-Law
	Triple-Harmonic Zero-Jerk-at-Crossover Motion-Law

Cam Maximum Contact Shear Stress

Equations

Cam Terminology

Cam-Coordiantes dialog-box

Cam-Coordinates

Export a Smooth Cam

Solid Edge: Curve by Table, Insert XYZ data

SolidWorks: Insert Curve XYZ

STEP file Options.

Cam-Data dialog

Cam-Data FB

Link wto a 2D-Cam

Cam-Data Function-Block

Cam Analysis Data

Cam Coordinate Data

Caption in graphic-area

Cam-Follower Manufacturers

Camlinks: Show / Hide

Cannot start the Part-Editor

Change Closure of Assur-Group

Change Closure of Dyad

Check for Updates

Chinese Traditional font

SOLIDWORKS: name of Configuration feature

Command-Line parameters

Colors

Configure Power Source

Colors for Vectors

Conjugate Cam

Why it is important.

Configure Power Source - R10

Configure Power Source dialog

Conjugate-Cam dialog

Connecting-Part - Length

Connecting-Part - Radius

Constraint toolbar

Continuous-Crank dialog

Rotate Crank - inverse-kinematics

Coordinates of Roots Blower for Manufacuture

Copy data

Copy sketch-elements

CopyMinder

About

MechDesigner Copy Control

Privacy

Software Protection

CopyMinder Network Server

CMServer

CopyMinder Requirements

Coupler Curve

Crank

Clockwise / Counter Clockwise

CSV - Motion Timing Diagram.

Curvature and Curvature Rate Notes

Curve

Cylindrical Cam

- D -

Data Import - Point-Cloud

Data Types

Data-box

Data-Transfer Table

Open Motion TXT, CSV, DAT file-types

Overlay-Trace

Save motions as TXT, CSV, DAT file-types

Data-Value

Edit

Data-Values and Data-Channels

Definition

Element

Element Icon

kinematically-defined

Positive Direction of Sliders

Delete

Coincident Constraint

Concentric Constraint

Equal Constraint

Geometric Constraint

Geometry Constraint

Horizontal Constraint

Mid-Point Constraint

Parallel Constraint

Perpendicular Constraint

Sketch Constraint

Tangent Constraint

Vertical Constraint

Delete Dependent Elements

Delete-Element

Design-Set dialog

Add Element-Rows

Lock / Unlock Design-Set

Rebuild

Remove Element-Rows

Dialog

2D-Cam

2D-Cam - Cam Life tab

2D-Cam - Display tab

2D-Cam - Parameters tab

2D-Cam - Roller tab

3D-Cam

Active Motion Settings

All Dialogs

Application-Settings

Apply settings to Input Y#

	Dialog: Edit CAD-Line
	Dialog: Edit CAD-Line

CAD-Line - Display Option tab

CAD-Line - DXF tab

CAD-Line - Mass Properties tab

CAD-Line - SOLIDWORKS tab

	-> SOLIDWORKS tab
	-> STL Import tab

Cam-Coordinates

Cam-Data

CamLinks

Configure Power Source

Download Example Models

Function-Block : Force Data

Function-Block : Gearing

Function-Block : Graph Function-Block

Function-Block : Linear Motion

Function-Block : Linear Motor

Function-Block : Motion

Function-Block : Motion-Dimension

Function-Block : Motion-Path FB

Function-Block : Point Properties and Position

Function-Block : Point-Data

Function-Block : Spring Force

Import SOLIDWORKS sketch FB

Infeed Screw

INSERT BLEND-POINT AT

Machine Settings

Machine Settings: Cycling Parameters

Magnetic-Joint

Make Movie

Mass-Properties - ON-OFF

Mass-Properties - User defined

OK, Cancel, Reset, Help

OK, Cancel, Rest, Help

Point Vectors and Positions

Point-Cloud, Curve-Fitting Tool

	How to rename an element
	Dialog: Rename Element Element

Switch Solid Visibility

Dialogs

Dimension

	Step 1.3: Edit the BasePart
	Why is the dimension 'negative' in the Dimension dialog'?

Parallel

Parallel Distance

Perpendicular [Point to Line]

Perpendicular Distance

Dimension as Independent Variable

Direction of Gravity Vector

Display Filters toolbar

Display of:

Acceleration-Vectors

Velocity-Vectors

Display toolbar

Dock or Float MotionDesigner

Download Local Help

Download Off-Line 'Local Help'

Download SolidWorks Type Libraries

Download the latest CHM file.

Drag

DXF Drawing

DXF Element

DXF Element Name - example

DXF Layers

Dyad

- E -

How to improve CAD-Solid appearance.

How to reduce STL file-size

Edit

Edit menu

Application-Settings dialog

Edit Plane

Move Plane to end-Point

Edit the Length of a Belt.

Edit value of a parameter

Editor

Element

Element Explorer

Element in a Simple Gear-Pair

Elements

Epicyclic: How to add Gears with an Orbiting Centres

Epicycloid / Hypocycloid Curves

EULA

Evaluate Motion-Values

Exit

Exploring the Kinematics-Tree

Export 3D-Cam to

SOLIDWORKS

STEP

Export Gears to SOLIDWORKS

Extrusion

Extrusion Dialog-box

Extrusion Moment of Inertia

- F -

Factory Setting reset.

FAQ

Colors used in the Part Editor?

FAQs

Where is the Spin-Box tool?

Why can I not see all of the BasePart?

Why is the BasePart not Green?

FAQs, How....?

General

Feed screws

Feedback Area

Animation Speed

Extended Hints (Tool-Tips)

Force and Torque Arrow Vector

Master Machine Angle

Message Window

Feedback Area - Clear Messages from Message Area

Feedback Area - Extended Hints

Feedback Area - Message Area

Feedback Area - Vector Scales

Scale Force & Torque Vectors

Scale Velocity & Acceleration Vectors

Feedback Area -Animation Speed Slider

Feedscrew dialog

Feedscrew Data Transfer to SOLIDWORKS

Feedscrew Range

Mesh Density

SolidWorks Paths

Surface,Rims, Colour, Transparency.

	File \| Open
	File \| Most Recently Used

Open LXL Library File

Filters

Force

Constant 'Friction' Force

Force Data FB

Select Joint, Cam, or Spring

Select Point

Force menu

Calculate Force ON / OFF

Configure Power Source

Force toolbar

Show Force Vectors

Show Torque Vectors

Force Vector - Colors

Force Vectors

Colors of the Vectors and Part-Outlines.

Display

Show if active...

Force Vectors - show/hide

Forces

Function-Block

	Step 5.2: Wiring Diagram of FBs
	Step 6.2: Function Blocks in the First Kinematic-chain

Motion Dimension FB - Special Case

Motion Dimension Rocker

Motion Dimension Slider

Function-Blocks

How to connect with wires.

Furgusen

- G -

Gear Centres: Distance between Centres

Gear Design Parameters

Gear Segments

Gearbox Database

Gearbox-Sizing

Geared Five-Bar Mechanisms

Coupler Curves

Function-Generator

Geared Four-bar Linkage

Geared Four-bar Mechanism

Irregressive Geared Four-bar

Regressive Geared Four-bar

Gearing Definitions

Gearing Equations

Gearing FB

	Step 6.2: Function Blocks in the First Kinematic-chain
	Dialog: Function-Block: Gearing

Gear-Pair

Gears with Orbiting Gear Centres

How to add a Simple Gear-Pairs

Kinematics of Geared Rocker

Line-of-Centres

Monobloc

Planetary Gears

Planetary Gears-Trains

Gear Mesh and # Teeth

Gear Segmentation Parameters

Parameters - Gear-Tooth

Pressure Angle

Read-Only Gear-Parameters

Gears

Gears and Curves

General Menus and Toolbars

Geometry toolbar

Import SOLIDWORKS Sketch

Geometry Tree

German Help Option - Trial

Getting Started Tutorials - MechDesigner

Getting Started Tutorials - MotionDesigner

Globoidal Cam

	Add 3D Cam
	Dialog: 3D-Cam

Globoidal Cam Design Software

Graph dialog

Graph FB

Y-axis display options

Graph Settings

Y-Axis and X-Axis Scales

Graphic-Area

Gravity Vector Direction

Gusanos

- H -

Help About dialog

SOLIDWORKS Type-Libraries

Help menu

About

	Help
	About

Edit Language DataBase

Local Help

On-line Help

Tutorials

Help menu > Download latest Help...

Add dimensions to sketch-elements

Add Pin-Joint - Special-Case

Change Dyad Closure

Change the assembly configuration of mehanism

Change the Closure of a Dyad / Mechanism

Connect Function-Blocks

	Function-Blocks \| Connect, Parameter-Values, & Channels
	Function-Blocks \| Connect, Parameter-Values, & Channels

Delete a Geometric Constraint

Delete a Profile

Delete an Extrusion

Delete Constraints

Delete sketch-elements

Design a Motion.

Dimension a Point

Display Acceleration Vectors

Display Velocity Vectors

Edit a parameters with the Spin-box tool

Edit a Value in a data-box

Edit an Extrusion

Edit an Extrusion Element

Edit the Length of a Connecting-Part

Edit the Length of a Part

Edit the Radius of a Connecting-Part

Edit the start of the motion

Edit the value of a parameter

Exit (close) the Part-Editor

Hover and Merge Points

Improve a Motion Design

Link a motion to move a Part

Merge Points

Merge Points for a Sketch-loop

Model a Pin in a Slot

Move a Mechanism Editor to a different Plane

Move a Motion-Dimension

Open a dialog

Open the Blend-Point Editor

Open the Magnetic-Joint FB.

Open the Segment Editor

Rename an element

Start the Part-Editor - Methods 1 to 4

Start(open) the Part-Editor

Use the Spin-box tool

	... edit a Parameter in a dialog
	How to edit a value in data-box

How to ...?

General

Mechanism-Editor

Part-Editor

How to Calculate Phase of Sinusoid Segment

How to get Contrextual Help

How to move the

Motion-Dimension dimension-line and arrowheads

Motion-Dimension FB

How to Start the Part-Editor

How to use the Spin-Box tool

How to use your mouse...

How to...

... delete a Constraint?

Add a Part

Add Planes

Connect Function-Blocks

	Step 5.1: Function-Blocks, Connectors and Wires
	Step 5.2: Wiring Diagram of FBs

Design a all Cam-Types

Download and use the Local Help

Drag

Drag to Add an Element

Drag to Move and Eleemnt

Edit a Parameter Value

Edit an Element

Enter an Equation

Enter data

Get Cam-Coordinate Data

Open a dialog

Prepare Parts in SolidWorks

Rename an Element

	How to rename an element
	How to rename an element

Use Function-Blocks

Use the Spin-Box Control

- I -

I cannot select the Part-Outline. What to do?

Import

DXF

DXF Drawings

Mass Properties from CAD model

MEC

SHP

SOLIDWORKS Parts and Assemblies

Import Mass Properties from CAD

Import motion-values to a Position List segment

Import motion-values to a Z-Raw Data segment

Import motion-values to an Acceleration List segment

Import SOLIDWORKS document

Color

Coordinate Systems and SOLIDWORKS

Display Options

Import File Quality from SOLIDWORKS

Indexing

Indexing Motion

Install Network Server

Installation

Type Libaries Quarantine

Inverse-Kinematics

- J -

Jog the Machine-Angle

Joint

- K -

Keyboard Short Cut

ALT+ C : Run or Cycle Machine

B : Step Backward

F : Step Forward

Home : Move the Master MAchine Angle to 0

INS : Add Part

Kinematic elements toolbar

Kinematic Vectors

Velocity & Acceleration

Kinematics Tree

Brocken Chains

Dyads

Geared Rocker

Kinematically Defined Chain

- L -

Large Models

Legal Requirements

Section 508 - Voluntary Product Accessibility Template

Lighting

Linear-Motion Function-Block

List Segment-Type

Lobe Pumps: Design of...

Locus

Low Impact at Crossover

- M -

Machine elements toolbar

Add Feedscrew / Scroll

Add Gear-Pair

Add Gear-Pair [Bevel]

Add Pulley

Add Rack-Pinion

Machine Settings dialog

	Dialog: Edit Machine Settings
	Dialog: Edit Machine Settings

Kinematic Speed

Machine Speed

Note 1: Machine vs Animation Speed

Note 2: Number-of-Steps - Warning / Reminder

Note 3: Engineering Units

Magnetic-Joint dialog

Path Following Options

Probe Compensation

Radius Control

	Dialog: Magnetic-Joint
	Dialog: Magnetic-Joint

Make Movie dialog

Mass Properties

Master Machine Angle / Revs

Approximate Machine Angle

	Dialog: Function-Block: Math (with Calculator)
	Dialog: Function-Block: Math (with Calculator)

Maths FB dialog

Measure

Measure (Driven-Dimension)

Angle: Three Points - (Internal and External)

Angle: Two Lines

Angle: Two Points

Distance: Line and Point

Distance: Two Points

Measurement FB

Line to Line - Parallel

Point to Line

Point to Point

Measurements in Mechanism Editor

Angle: Three Points

Angle: Two Lines

Angle: Two Points

Distance: Line and Point

Distance: Two Points

MEC

Mechanism Design and Analysis Software

Mechanism Synthesis

Mechanism-Editor

How many Kineamtic-chains can I add?

How many Mechanism-Editors can I add?

Mechanism-Editor:

FAQs, How to ...?

MechDesigner

Buying

License Updates

MechDesigner File Locations

Application Settings & Style

SOLIDWORKS Type Library

Timing Diagram

Tutorials

MechDesigner Help & Support

MechDesigner Installation

Network Administrator Instructions

Network License

	MechDesigner-Floating-Network License
	Network Installation: Step-by-Step
	Network Installation: Detailed-Information

Roaming Licenses

Server

	MechDesigner-Floating-Network License
	Network Installation: Step-by-Step

Standalone

Trial

MechDesigner Reference Help: R16

Memo

Memo: Automatically Open on Start

Add >

	Mechanism Menu: Kinematics Function Blocks ...
	Mechanism menu: Modelling Function-Blocks
	Force elements

Add > Add Mechanism

	Add Mechanism [Editor]
	Add Mechanism [Editor]

Add > Add Plane

	Add Plane (Model-Editor)
	Add Plane (Mechanism-Editor)

Add > Geometry

Add > Geometry > Constraints

Add > Mechanism >

	Mechanism menu: Kinematic-Elements-toolbars
	Machine elements

Add > Mechanism > Solids >

Menu > Add > Mechanism Menu

Add Gear-Pair [Bevel]

Add Reference Geometry

Merge-Points

Model

Model elements [Mechanism-Editor] toolbar

Model elements menu

Model [Model-Editor]

Model elements toolbar

Model toolbar

Add Mechanism

	Add Mechanism [Editor]
	Add Mechanism [Editor]

Add Plane

	Add Plane (Model-Editor)
	Add Plane (Mechanism-Editor)

Model-Editor

How to stop Solids turning Red

Model-Editor:

Modeling FB toolbar

Motion

Motion Analysis

Motion Continuity along Curve

Motion Delay

Motion Design Considerations:

Blend-Points and Segments

Dynamic-Considerations

Motion Dimension FB

Motion-Path FB and Range

Output Data-Type

Reset Output

Motion FB > Motion-Parameters

	Dialog: Function-Block: Motion
	Dialog: Function-Block: Motion

Motion Study

	Terminology and Symbols
	Terminology and Symbols

Motion toolbar

Motion-Law Selector

Motion-Value Evaluator

Motion-Width

Motion Values at Pointer

Motion Vectors

Acceleration, Velocity

X Velocity Component

Y Velocity Component

Z Velocity Component

Motion: Advance, Before, Earlier

Motion: Data-Transfer Table

Clear Data

Copy Data

Copy Data in table to Clipboard

Cut Data

Delete Data

First-Last Point Toggle

Get 'List' Data in Sgement

Paste Data in Clipbard to Table

Put Data

Put Data to List Segment

Save Data

Motion: Delay, After, Later

Motion: Edit toolbar

Active Motion Settings

Save Active Motion...

Save all motions as...

Save all motions...

Save as Jetter DA file type

Save Motion Motion As: .da,.mtd,.shp

Motion: Motion toolbar

MotionDesign Software

MotionDesigner

MotionDesigner How to...

MotionDesigner R16.1

Welcome

MotionDesigner Toolbars

	Explore the User Inerface
	MotionDesigner Reference & User Interface

Motion-Dimension

Slider Positive Direction

Motion-Dimension dialog

Motion-Dimension Dialog-box

Base-Value

Base-Value + Motion-Value

Motion-Dimension Function-Block

Motion-Law Coefficients

Ca, Cv, Cc, Pc, Q

Motion-Law:

Acceleration List

Constant Acceleration

Constant Velocity

Constant Velocity - Specify 2 Positions

Low Impact at Crossover

Quick-Return 1: Finite Jerk

Quick-Return 2: Continuous Jerk

Ramp

Ramp as Aysmmetric motion-law

Ramp as Cycloidal CV50 motion-law

Rapid-Return 1: Finite Jerk Start/End/Mid-Point

Rapid-Return 2:, Smooth-Start/End

SCCA

SCCA as Traditional Motion-Law

	Sine-Constant-Cosine (SCCA) Motion-Law
	Sine-Constant-Cosine (SCCA) Motion-Law

SHM

Simple Harmonic Motion

Sine-Constant-Acceleration-Cosine.

Triple Harmonic: 'Modified Trapezoidal'

Triple Harmonic: 'Zero-Jerk at Cross-over'

Triple-Harmonic: 'Modified-Sine'

Data Dispaly in Graphic Area

Point List

Motion-Path FB

Belt Tooth-Pitch

Control Path Length with Dimension

Dialog box

Point Parameters

Motion-Path Function-Block

Motor Database

Motor Elements

Move a Point along a Curve / Sketch

Move a Point along a sketch-path

Movie

Step Forward

- N -

Negative Dimensions - why?

Netwok License

Check-in / Check-out license

Roaming Network Licenses

New File

Nomenclature

Normal Constraint

Normalized Motion Coefficients

Number of Graph Steps or Points

Number of Teeth: Rack-Pinion

Number-of-Steps in a Machine Cycle

- O -

Open CAD-Line dialog

Open Camlinks MEC File-type

Open dialog

Selection-Window

Open DXF File-Type

Open File

Open: Allen-Bradley Logix 5000 TXT file-type

Open: Jetter DA file-type

Optimisation

Overlay-Trace

Prepare the Data

Overview of Contextual toolbars

Mechanism-Editor

Solids toolbar

Overview of Toolbars

Display-Filters toolbar

Selection-Filters toolbar

Solids toolbar

View toolbar

Visibility toolbar

- P -

Parameter-Control dialog

Parameter-Value

Part

Can I edit the Part-Outline?

Geometry toolbar

How do I know I am using the Part-Editor?

How many Parts can I edit at one time?

Rules of Merge-Points and Coincident Points

Sketch-elements toolbar

Trouble-shooting

Why Edit a Part?

Part-Editor:

FAQs, How to...?

Over-Constrain sketch-elements

Part-Outline

Pattern

Pattern Visibilities - Phases

Pattern Visibility

Phase Visibility tab

Select Pattern-Elements

Pattern FB

Piggyback Slider

Pin-Joint

Pin-Joint - Special Case

Two or more Coincident Pin-Joints

Plane

Distribution of Planes

Plane Definition:

Planeary Gears

Planetary Gears

Point Positiion

Position in Mechanism Coordinates

Position in Part Coordinates

Point Position - Mechanism Coordinates

Point Position in Part Coordinates

Point Position.

Point Velocity

Point-Cloud and Curve Following

Point-Cloud dialog

	Dialog: Function-Block: Point-Cloud
	Dialog: Function-Block: Point-Cloud

Data Accuracy - Thoughts and Approximations

Points

Polynomial Fit dialog

Acquire and Save toolbar

Algorithm Settings

Graph toolbar

RMS Erorr P.V.A. results

Settings

Positive-Direction of Sliders

Preferences

Preview Motion Values at Blend-Point

Profile

Project Explorer

PSMotion

Pulley dialog

Number of Teeth on Pulley

Number-of-Teeth

Read Only: Belt Length

Read Only: Drive or Driven Pulley?

Read Only: Tooth Pitch

Release 10

- Q -

Query

- R -

Rack and Pinion Gear Parameters

Rack Pinion Design Parameters

Rack-Pinion dialog

Addendum

Ball-Screw parameters

Dedendum

Enable Rack-Pinion OR Ball-Screw.

Ram-R dyad (Scissor-Lift Cyclinder)

Rebuild Now

Rebuild/rebuilt machines.

Rename

	How to rename an element
	Dialog: Rename Element Element
	... rename an element

Rename motion

	Explore the User Inerface
	MotionDesigner Reference & User Interface

Report a Bug

Request a Feature

Restore size of Maximised 'Open' or 'Save As..' dialog.

Reverse Engineering Cams.

Reverse-Engineer Cams

Right-Angle Constraint

Right-clcick

Delete Element

Edit Element

Robot Path

Robot:

2 Axis Parallel Robot

2.5D SCARA

2D SCARA

3-axis Parallel Robot

Roller Lifetime

Contamination-Factors

ISO 281 Modification Factors

Oil Temperature

Oil Viscosity

Reliability Factor

Roots Blower: Design of

Rotating Cam

Flat-faced Follower

Offset Flat-faced Follower

Oscillating Flat-faced Follower

Swinging Flat-faced Follower

Translating Flat-faced Follower

with basic Inverse-Kinematics

Run menu

- S -

Save

File

Save 3D-Cam as STEP file

Save 3D-Cam as:

Save as...

Save Extrusion as STEP file

Save Jetter Automation Motion File

Save Library File

Save motions for Timing Diagram.

Save Rockwell [Allen-Bradley] Logix 5000 Cam file

Save screen-image (screen-shot) of graphic-area as:

SEGMENT EDITOR:

Control-Button - Possible Settings

Y-axis Control-Buttons

Y-axis motion-values

Segment-Range and Asymmetric Motion

Select a different Motion-Laws

Select Elements

Select Element-types

Selection Filters toolbar

	Filters
	Selection-Filters

Selection-Window

Selection-Window shortcut menu

Show

Show / Hide

Show / Hide Solid Elements in Mechanism-Editors

Show or Hide a Solid/Extrusion

Show or Hide Kinematic Vectors

Show Solids of All or Active Mechanism Only

Show/Hide Element-types

Show/Hide other Mechanisms in Mechanism-Editor

Show/Hide other sketch-elements of other Parts in Part-Editor

SHP

Sinusoid Phase

Six-bar Kinematic-Chains

Pin-Joint and Slide-Joints.

Sketch Constraint

	Step 3.3: Add Tangent Constraints
	Add Tangent Constraint

Vertical

Sketch Curvature Continuity

Sketch Element: Arc

Sketch Element: Blend-Curve

Sketch Element: CAD-Line

Sketch Element: Circle

Sketch Element: Line

Sketch Element: Point

Sketch Element: Spline

Sketch Element: Transition-Curve

Sketch-Element

Arc

Blend-Curve

	Add Blend-Curve
	Dialog: Blend-Curve

Points and Trace-Points

Polyline

Smoothness

SOLIDWORKS Import Sketch

Spline

Transition-Curve

Sketch-Loops

Exceptions

Slide-Joint

Slide-Joint Special Case

Symbol

Slider

Add Motion-Dimension FB

Slot Cams

Complications and Solutions

Solid Modelling

Solids

Import a Part from SOLIDWORKS

Solids menu

Show or Hide Extrusion

Solids toolbar

MD-Solids

SOLIDWORKS

CAD File Synchronization

Coordinate System.

Export Cam to...

Import SolidWorks File

Send Cam Data to Solidworks

	Step 6C1.3: Edit 3D-Cam, Save-as STEP; Export to SOLIDWORKS
	6C2: Indexing-Follower Globoidal-Cam

Synchronize All Files

Type Libraries

	Step 6C1.3: Edit 3D-Cam, Save-as STEP; Export to SOLIDWORKS
	6C2: Indexing-Follower Globoidal-Cam

SolidWorks Type Libraries

SolidWorks Type Library

SOLIDWORKS: Import Sketch

Special Motion-Laws

Spherical-Joint

Spin-Box

Hide and Show

	... edit a Parameter in a dialog
	How to edit a value in data-box

How to use the Spin-Box.

Where is the Spin-Box?

Spin-Increment

Spline - alternative

Spline Drag-Handles

Spring / Linear Motor

Spring FB

State 1 - Enabled Spring

State 2 - Disabled Spring

State 3 - Linear Motor

Spring FB > Spring Parameters

Constant-Force

Free-Length

Spring-Rate

Spring FB > Velocity Parameters

Constant 'Friction' Force

Spring FB dialog

Spring Force Parameters

Statisitics FB dialog

Statistics FB dialog

Channel / Derivative

STL File Size

Strategies to reduce CAD-Solid file-size

Straight Line Mechanism

Styling

Settings

Style

Theme

Symbols in the grpahic-area

Symbols in the Kinematics-Tree

Symbols:

Blend-Point

System Requirements

	System Requirements, Installation, Legal, ...
	System Requirements & Windows Permissions
	System Requirements & Windows Permissions

- T -

Terminology

Terminology for Tutorial 1

Timing Diagram.xlsx

Toggle Hints / Help menu

Toolbar

Model elements (Mechanism-Editor)

Model elements (Model-Editor)

Trace-Point

How to drag a TracePoint.

Traditional Motion Laws

Transfer data to List Segment-Types

Trouble-Shoot

Sketch-Elements

Troubleshooting

Feedscrews

Trouble-shooting

Mechanism-Editor

Trouble-shooting sketch

Tutorial 1: Add a Rotating-Part

Add Gearing FB

Add Line to Base-Part

Add Linear-Motion FB

Add Mechanism

Add Motion-Dimension FB

Add Part

Add Pin-Joint

Add sketch-elements to the Base-Part

Edit Gearing FB

Edit Length of Part

How to Video...

Kinematically Define the Part

Motion-Dimension

Rotate Crank in Clockwise Direction

Summary

Tutorial 10: Mechanical Devices

Approximate and Exact

Approximate Striaght-Line Mechanism

Crank + RPP Dyad

Exact Straight-Line Mechanism

Kinematics of a Quick Return Mechanism

Misalignment Coupling

Quick Return Mechanism

R+RPR

R+RRP

Return-Ratio

Rotary to Simple Harmonic Motion

Straight-Line Mechanisms & Linkages

Watt

Whitworth

Tutorial 10: Modelling Mechanical Devices

Tutorial 11: 2D Motion

Planar Motion Guidance

Rectilinear Motion

Remove the Piggyback Sliders

Tutorial 12: Design a Spatial Mechanism

Add Ball-Joint [Spherical-Joint]

	Spatial Mechanisms
	Step 12.2: Spatial Mechanisms

Tutorial 12: Planar or Scalar Kinematic-chains

2D or 3D?

Car Hood Hinge

Concealed Door Hinge Animation

Furniture Door Mechanism

Garage Door Mechanism

Planar and Spatial Mechanisms

Six-bar Linkages

Six-Bar Mechanism

Tutorial 13: Forces

2D Cam to drive a Cam-Follower

A Rocker supported by a Spring

Configure Power Source

Select a Servomotor and Gearbox

Understanding Forces in MechDesigner

Tutorial 14: Gear Pairs

Gears with Fixed Centres

Gears with Orbiting Centres

Gear-Trains

Tutorial 15: Add Pattern

Tutorial 16: Motion-Path & Blend-Curve

Basic Design

Tutorial 16: Motion-Path & Blend-Curves

Tutorial 16: Motion-Path FB & Blend-Curve

About Blend-Curve

About Motion-Path FB

Tutorial 16: Motion-Path FB / Blend-Curve

Compare Piggyack Sliders and Blend-Curve

Tutorial 17: Belts and Pulleys

Belt is Driven by a Pulley

Fixed Pulley Centres

	Tutorial 17: Belts and Pulleys
	1 Driving-Pulley, 1 Driven-Pulley, and a Belt
	0 Driving-Pulleys, 2 Driven-Pulleys, and a Belt
	1 Driving-Pulley, multiple Driven-Pulleys, and a Belt
	1 Driving-Pulley, 3 Driven-Pulleys, and 2 Belts