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2D-Cam
Elements, Properties, Analysis, Coordiantes
Roadmap of different elements
2D-Cam Analysis Notes
Contact Force - Cam 1 or Cam 2
Entrainment-Velocity, Ue
Maximum Shear Stress Assumptions
Pressure Angle
Radius of Curvature
Sliding Velocity, Ue/2
2D-Cam Analysis Parameters
Contact Force
Maximum Shear Stress
Pressure Angle
Radius of Curvature
Sliding-Velocity
2D-Cam Coordinates
Cam: Arcs
Cam: Chord Error
Cam: Export as Points
Cam: Export as Points & Lines
Cam: Export to SolidWorks
Cam: Export with Mechanism Coordinates
Cam: Export with Part Coordinates
Cam: Local Coordinates
Cam: Open / Closed Cam
Cam: Save as DXF
Cam: Save as STEP
Cam: Save as TXT, ASC
Closed Cam
Open Cam
Slot-Cam
2D-Cam Coordinates Notes
0,0 of Cam-Coordinates
Cam as Arcs - Cam-Data
Export to SOLIDWORKS data
2D-Cam dialog
Cam Life
Cam Life - Cam Life + Flank
Display
L10: cycles,hours, years
Lnm: cycles, hours, years
Paramters
Roller L10 Lifetime
Roller Life
Roller Lnm Lifetime
2D-Cam dialog-box
Cam Life - Cam Material and Hardness
Cam Life tab
Cam-Life tab
Cam-Life-: Allow Pitting:?
Display as Cam Profile
Display as Contact Force
Display as Pressure Angle
Display as Shear Stress
Display Cam Range
Display Cam1
Display Cam2
Display Pitch-Curve
Display tab
Enable Roller and Cam Lifetime calculations
Enter Cam-Stress Safety-Factor
Minimum Radius Warning
Parameters tab
Radius - Undercutting Warrning
Roller Lifetime
Roller Manufacturer
Roller Part-Number, Diameter, ...
Roller tab
Save Cam Data button
2D-Cam:
Radius of Cam-Follower from Center of Cam
2D-Cams
Contact-Force
Contact-Stree
Pressure Angle
Radius of Curvature
Sliding-Velocity.
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3D-Cam
Preparation
Save as STEP
3D-Cam > Cam tab
3D-Cam > Display tab
3D-Cam > Export tab
3D-Cam dialog
3D-Cam dialog-box
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-Quadrant Torque-Speed
- A -
About Blend-Points
Acceleration Vector
Accumulate Output
Active Motion Settings
Active Motion Settings > Accessibility tab
Colors
Graph Line Thickness
Symbol Sizes (Blend-Points)
Active Motion Settings > Advanced tab
'Counts' at Start
Counts/Cycle
Counts/degree
'Units' at Starts
Active Motion Settings > Number Format tab
Digits
Precision
Active Motion Settings >Motion tab
Number-of-Steps in Motion
X-axis Units
Y-axis Units
Add
2D-Cam
3D-Cam
Arc
Auto-Profile
Auto-Profiles
Ball-Screw
Bevel Gears
Blend-Curve
CAD-Line
Circle
Conjugate Cam FB
Constraint: Coincident
Constraint: Concentric
Constraint: Equal
Constraint: Horizontal
Constraint: Merge Points
Constraint: Mid-Point
Constraint: Parallel
Constraint: Perpendicular
Constraint: Tangent
Constraint: Vertical
Dimension
Feedscrew
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: Maths
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
Gear-Pair
Hole
Line
Magnetic-Joint
Magnet-Joint
Mechanism-Editor (Mechanism)
Mechanism-Editor (Model)
Motion-Dimension FB - Special Procedures
Motion-Dimension 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)
Point
Polyline
Profile
Pulley
Rack-Pinion
Scroll
Scroll - Preparation
Slide-Joint - General Case
Slide-Joint - Special Case
SOLIDWORKS Import Sketch
Spline
Transition-Curve
Add Joint type:
Ball
Linear
Pin
Prismatic
Revolute
Rotary
Slide
Spherical
Add menu
Add Part
Analyze the Force at a Joint.
Application-Settings
Accessibility tab
Auto-Profiles tab
General tab
Graphics tab
Number-Format tab
Application-Settings [Tutorials]
Accessibility tab
Auto-Profiles tab
General tab
Graphics tab
Load button
Number-Format tab
Save button
Application-Settings: Accessibility tab
Hints Show/Hide
Icon Size
Language
Message Sounds On/Off
Sounds
Symobl Size
Text Size
Application-Settings: Auto-Profile 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
Auto-save
Cam-Follower Radius Warning (Default)
DXF Units (Default)
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)
Number Format
Vector Number Format
Application-Specifiec Motion-Laws
Assembly Tree
Element icon
Element name
Elements added to the model.
Selected Elements
Assembly-Tree
Hierarchy
Assymetric Motion
Asymmetric Motion-Law
Asymmetrical Motion, λ
Auto-Layer
Auto-Profile
Add
Delete
Auto-Profiles
Auto-save
Auto-Update
- B -
Backup
File Open
Backup file-names
Ball-Joint dialog-box
Ball-Joint parameters
Ball-Diameter
Ball-Mass
Ball-Offset
Barrel Cam
BasePart
Why Not Geometry in BasePart?
Base-Part - Why is the Base-PArt NOT Green?
Belts & Pulleys
About
Blend-Curve
Dialog-box
Drag-Handles
What is?
Why use?
Blend-Curve dialog
Angle
Curvature
Curvature Rate
Velocity-Scaling
Blend-Curve Drag-Handles
Blend-Point and Segment toolbar
BLEND-POINT EDITOR
Blend-Point Editor:
Control Buttons: Options
Position of Blend-Point along X-axis
WARNING: Bumping Segment-Wdith
X-axis data box
Y-axis controls: About
Blend-Points
Symbols
Briefcase dialog-box
Add/Remove FBs tab
Display Options tab
Browse to PSMotion Account.
- C -
CAD
Solids
Synchronize all Solids from CAD
CAD Control FB
How to use...
CAD File Synchronization
CAD-Line
DXF tab
Move CAD-Solid
STL File Import separator
STL File-size
CAD-Line - DXF tab
Align DXF with CAD-Line
Element Selection
CAD-Line dialog
Mass Properties tab
CAD-Line dialog box
Import SOLIDWORKS file
Import STL file
SOLIDWORKS Configurations
SOLIDWORKS tab
CAD-Line dialog-box
Total Mass Properties from CAD
CAD-Line -Import STL File
Cam Coordinates
Slot Cam Complications
Solutions...
Cam Data FB
Link to a 2D-Cam
Cam Design
Cycloidal Gear Reducer
Linear Cam
Parallel Indexer
Ramp type Cams
Slot Cams
Cam Design Software
Cam Law: Consant-Crank-Velocity
Cam Law: Constant Acceleration
Cam Law: Constant Velocity
Cam Law: Cubic
Cam Law: Cycloidal
Cam Law: Cycloidal CV 50%
Cam Law: Cycloidal CV50
Cam Law: Dwell
Cam Law: Flexible Polynomial
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: Polynomial: Low Impact at Cross-over
Cam Law: Quadratic
Cam Law: Ramp
Cam Law: Simple Harmonic Motion
Cam Law: Sine Squared
Cam Law: Sine-Constant-Cosine
Cam Law: Sine-Constant-Cosine Acceleration
Cam Law: Sinusoidal
Cam Law: Throw
Cam Law: Trapezoidal Velocity
Cam Law: Triple Harmonic
Cam Law: Triple Harmonic Modified Sine
Cam Law: Triple Harmonic Modified Trapezoidal
Cam Laws
Cam Maximum Contact Shear Stress
Equations
Cam-Coordiantes dialog-box
MD16
Cam-Coordinates
Export a Smooth Cam
Solid Edge: Curve by Table, Insert XYZ data
SolidWorks: Insert Curve XYZ
STEP file Options.
Cam-Coordinates toolbar
Cam-Data dialog-box
Cam-Data Function-Block
Cam Analysis Data
Cam Coordinate Data
Caption in graphic-area
Cam-Follower Manufacturers
FAG
INA
KOYO
NSK
SKF
THK
Cam-Law Coefficients
Camlinks: Show / Hide
Cannot start the Part-Editor
Change Closure
Change Dyad Closure
Check for Updates
Clipping
Clock
Close
Closure
CMServer
/Viewer
/Viewer - more
Command-Line parameters
Firewall
Log-file
Troubleshooting
Colors
Part Outlines
Command Manager
Configure Power Source
Colors for Vectors
Conjugate Cam
Why it is important.
Configure Power Source - R10
Configure Power Source dialog
Conjugate-Cam dialog-box
Constriant toolbar
Add Coincident
Add Concentric
Add Equal
Add Horizontal
Add Mid-Point
Add Parallel
Add Perpendicular
Add Tangent
Add Vertical
Continuous Crank FB
Continuous-Crank dialog
Rotate Crank - inverse-kinematics
Continuous-Crank dialog-box
Coordinates of Roots Blower for Manufacuture
Copy data
Copy sketch-elements
CopyMinder
About
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
- D -
Data Format: Data Transfer Table.
Data Import - Point-Cloud
Data Types
Channels
On Wires
Units
Data-box
Contextual menu
Data-Channels
Data on Wires
Data: Units
Data: Wire Channels
Data-Value
Edit
Definition
Element
Element Icon
Delete
Coincident Constraint
Concentric Constraint
Equal Constraint
Horizontal Constraint
Mid-Point Constraint
Parallel Constraint
Perpendicular Constraint
Tangent Constraint
Vertical Constraint
Delete Constraint
Delete Dependent Elements
Delete-Element
Design Set dialog box - R10
Design-Set dialog
Add Element Row
Lock Design-Set
Maximum and Minimum Values
Rebuild
Remove Element Row
Dialog
2D-Cam
3D-Cam
All Dialog-Boxes
Application-Settings
Ball-Joint
Ball-Screw
Blend-Curve
CAD-Line
CAD-Line - DXF tab
CAD-Line - Mass Properties
CAD-Line - SOLIDWORKS tab
Cam-Coordinates
CamLinks
Configure Power Source
Conjugate-Cam FB
Download Example Models
DXF Layer Editor
DXF-Element
Edit Dimension
Extrusion
Extrusion Color
Extrusion Depth
Extrusion Offset
Feedscrew / Scroll
Function-Block : Briefcase
Function-Block : Continuous-Crank
Function-Block : Design-Set
Function-Block : Force Data
Function-Block : Linear Motor
Function-Block : Motion-Path FB
Function-Block : Pattern
Function-Block : Point Cloud
Function-Block : Point Properties and Position
Function-Block : Spring Force
Funtion-Block : CAD Control
Funtion-Block : Gearing
Funtion-Block : Graph Function-Block
Funtion-Block : Linear Motion
Funtion-Block : Math
Funtion-Block : Motion
Funtion-Block : Motion-Dimension
Funtion-Block : Parameter-Control
Funtion-Block : Polynomial-Fit
Funtion-Block : Statistics
Gear-Pair
Gusanos
Infeed Screw
Machine Settings
Machine Settings: Specify Units
Magnetic-Joint
Make Movie
Mass-Properties - ON-OFF
Material Density
Mechanism
Model
Motion FB
Motion-Path FB
OK, Cancel, Reset, Help
Part Offset
Pattern FB
Plane
Point Vectors and Positions
Point-Cloud, Curve-Fitting Tool
Pulley
Rack-Pinion
Rename
Rename Element
Select Elements
Show/Hide Solids
Solid ON-OFF
Switch Solid Visibility
Tortillas sin fin
View References
Worm
Dialog CAD-Line
Convert DXF Elments to MD Lines and Arcs
Dialog Graph Settigns
Apply settings to Input Y#
Graph Title
Dialog:
Function-Block : Point-Data
Import SOLIDWORKS sketch FB
Dialog-Box
Mass-Properties - User defined
OK, Cancel, Rest, Help
Dialog-EditDimension
Dialoges
Complete List of ...
Diametric Pitch
Dimension
Angle - 2 Lines
Angle - 3 Points
Arc radius
Circle radius
Driven
Horizontal
Horizontal Distance
Line length
Negative Dimension
Parallel
Perpendicular [Point to Line]
Two Points
Vertical
Vertical Distance
Dimension as Independent Variable
Dimension dialog
Negative dimension
Dimensions
Units
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
Drag
Add Part
DXF Element
Edit DXF Units
Edit File
DXF Layers
Colors
Show / Hide
Dyad
Closure
Ram-R
Symbols in Kinematics-Tree
- E -
Edge Angle Limit
How to reduce CAD file-size and Imporve Appearance.
Edit
Magnetic-Joint
Edit 3D-Cam
Edit a CAD-Line
Edit Element
Selection-Window
Special Case
Edit Menu
Auto-Update
Delete element
Edit Element
Machine Settings
Open Application-Settings dialog-box
Rebuild Now
Redo
Show Command History
Undo
Edit parameter-values in a dialog-box
Edit Phase of Motion
Edit Plane
Angle
Move Plane to end-Point
Offset
Parameters
Rotate about X-axis
Rotate about Y-axis
Rotate about Z-axis
Edit Scale of Motion
Edit the Length of a Belt.
Editor
Mechanism
Model
Part
Element
CAD-Line
Delete
Delete Profile
DXF Element
Element icon
Kinematic-Data
Objects
Properties
Rename
Symbols
Element Explorer
Assembly Tree
Geometry Tree
Kinematics Tree
Element in a Simple Gear-Pair
Elements
View References
Engine Valve-Cam
Engineering Units
Enter an Equation
Epicyclic: How to add Gears with an Orbiting Centres
Epicycloid / Hypocycloid Curves
EULA
Evaluate EXACT Motion-Values
Evaluate Motion Values
Example DXF Element Name
Exit
Exploring the Kinematics-Tree
Export 3D-Cam to SOLIDWORKS
Export Gears to SOLIDWORKS
Extrusion dialog
Extrusion-Depth
Extrusion-Offset
Part-Offset
Extrusion dialog box
Extrusion Color
Extrusion Graphics Quality
Extrusion Opacity
Extrusion Show/Hide
Extrusion dialog-box
Tutorial 4.4.
Extrusion Mass
Extrusion Mass Properties
Mass
Material Density
Moment of Inertia
Extrusion Moment of Inertia
Extrusion Toolbar
- F -
Factory Setting reset.
FAQ
Add Sketch-Loops
Colors in the Part Editor
Colors used in the Part Editor?
Delete an Extrusion
Dyad Closure
Edit a Dimension
Hierachy of Extrusion
Horizontal Dimension
How many Kinematic-Chains?
How many Mechanism Editors?
How many Part can I edit
How to edit the length of a Part
Inversion
Part Editor
Pin in a Slot
Start the Part Editor
Vertical Dimension
Why edit a Part
FAQs
How to Edit Motion Start
Part Outline Colors
Why can I not see all of the BasePart?
Why is the BasePart not Green?
Feed screws
Feedback Area
Animation Speed
Animation Speed Slider
Approximate MMA
Extended Hints
Force and Torque Arrow Vector
Master Machine Angle
Message Area
Message Window
Precise MMA
Scale Force & Torque Vectors
Scale Velocity & Acceleration Vectors
Show Hints
Feedscrew dialog box
Feedscrew Data Transfer to SOLIDWORKS
SolidWorks Paths
Surface,Rims, Colour, Transparency.
Feedscrew dialog-box
Feedscrew Range
Mesh Density
File menu
Download Tutorials
Exit
Import Library File
Make One Cycle Movie
Most Recently Used
New
Open
Open .CXL
Open .CXL.1
Open .MTD
Open .MTD.1
Open .ZXL
Open DXF File
Open MEC file-types
Print Screen Image
Printer Setup
Recent Files
Save
Save as
Save Screen Image
Save Timing Diagram.
File toolbar
Filters
Dimensions
Display Filters
Selection Filters
Filters Menu
Force
Constant Force
Constant 'Friction' Force
Coulomb Force
Drag Force
Spring Force
Viscous Damping
Force at a Point
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
Slider Forces
Function-Block
Cam-Data FB
Force Data
Force Function
Gearing FB
Gearing R10
Golden FBs
Graph FB
Input-Connectors
Introduction to
Linear-Motion FB
Measurement FB
Motion Dimension FB
Motion Dimension-Rocker
Motion Dimension-Slider
Motion Dimension-Special Case
Motion FB
Motion-Path FB
Output-Connectors
Point-Data FB
Spring Force
Y-axis Display Options
Function-Blocks
Data-Values and Data Channels
How to connect with wires.
Kinematic Elements Toolbar
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
Gearing FB dialog
Gear-Pair
Add Gear-Pair
Compound Gear-Train
Epicyclic
Gears with Orbiting Gear Centres
How to add a Simple Gear-Pairs
Kinematics of Geared Rocker
Line-of-Centres
Monobloc
Planetary Gears
Reverted-Gear Train
Simple Gear Train
Gear-Pair dialog
Adjustments
Parameters - Gear-Tooth
Gear-Pair dialog-box
Addendum
Dedendum
Define tab
External
Gear Mesh
Gear Mesh and # Teeth
Gear Segmentation Parameters
Internal
Line-of-Centres
Mesh
Module
Number-of-Teeth
Pressure Angle
Read-Only Gear-Parameters
Gear-Pair+ RPR
Gear-Pair+ RRP
Gear-Pair+ RRR
Gears
Boulton Engine
Parallel Motion
Watt Steam Engine
Gears and Curves
Epicycloid
Epitrochoid
Hypocycloid
Hypotrochoid
Peritrochoid
Pumps
Wankel Engine
General FAQs
General Menus and Toolbars
Geometry menu
Geometry toolbar
Add Arc
Add Blend-Curve
Add CAD-Line
Add Circle
Add Dimension
Add Line
Add Point
Import SOLIDWORKS Sketch
Merge-Points
Transiton Curve
Geometry Tree
Constraints
Dimensions
Sketch-Elements
German Help Option - Trial
Getting Started Tutorials - MechDesigner
Getting Started Tutorials - MotionDesigner
GIF
Globoidal Cam
Globoidal Cam Design Software
Glossary
Graph dialog
Graph toolbar
Graph FB
Graph-Settings
Graph FB dialog-box
Y-axis display options
Graph Interface
Graph of Force Data
Graph of Motion data
Graph Settings
Graph Automatic Axes
Graph Axes
Graph Line Colour
Graph Min - Max
Graph Title
Graph Settings Dialog Box
Y-Axis and X-Axis Scales
Graphic Area
Gravity Vector / Direction
Gusanos
- H -
Help menu
About
Edit Language DataBase
Local Help
On-line Help
Tutorials
Help menu > Download latest Help...
Hints
Hotkeys
Hover Technique
How many Kineamtic-chains in a Mechanism Editor?
How many Mechanism Editors can I use.
How many Parts can I edit at one time?
How to
Connect Function-Blocks
How to ...
Add Constraints
Delete Constraints
Hover and Merge Points
Merge Points for a Sketch-loop
How to add a:
Part
How to Change the Closure of a Dyad.
How to close the Part-Editor
How to Connect Function-Blocks
How to Delete an Extrusion
How to delete sketch-elements
How to Dimension a Point
How to edit a Ball-Joint:
Effective Mass
Offset from Mechanism Plane
Radius
How to Edit a Connecting Part:
Edit Length
Edit Symbollic Radius
How to edit a parameters with the Spin-box tool
How to edit an Element
How to Edit an Extrusion
How to get Contrextual Help
How to link a motion to move a part.
How to move the
Motion-Dimension dimension-line and arrowheads
Motion-Dimension FB
How to open a Dialog-Box
How to open the Magnetic-Joint FB.
How to start the Part-Editor
Methods 1 to 4
How to use the Spin-Box tool
How to use your mouse...
Cancel
Click
Double-click
Drag
Hover
Icon Palette
Left Mouse Button
LMB
Mouse
OK
Right Mouse Button
RMB
How to Video:
Add a sketch-loop
Merge Points
How to...
... delete a Constraint?
Add a 2D-Cam
Add a Part
Add a Scroll
Add Pin-Joint - Special-Case
Add Planes
Change Dyad Closure
Connect Function-Blocks
delete a Constraint
Delete a Profile
Design a all Cam-Types
Design a Motion.
Display Acceleration Vectors
Display Velocity Vectors
Download and use the Local Help
Drag
Drag to Add an Element
Drag to Move and Eleemnt
Edit a 2D Cam
Edit a Ball-Joint
Edit a Data Value in a Data-Box
Edit a Dimension
Edit a Parameter in a dialog-box
Edit a parameters with the Spin-box tool
Edit a parameter-value in a dialog-box.
Edit an Element
Edit an Extrusion Element
Edit the Length of a Part
Edit the Part Outline?
Enter an Equation
Enter data
Get Cam-Coordinate Data
Know I using the Part Editor?
Move a Mechanism Editor to a different Plane
Move/Drag a Dialog-box
Open a dialog-box
Prepare Parts in SolidWorks
Rename an Element
Use Function-Blocks
Use the Spin-Box
Use the Spin-Box Control
Use the Spinbox-tool
- I -
Image-Strip
Import
DXF
DXF Drawings
Mass Properties from CAD model
MEC
SHP
SOLIDWORKS Parts and Assemblies
SOLIDWORKS Sketch
STL file
Import Acceleration Data
Import Data Segment
Import DXF File
Import Library File
Import Mass Properties from CAD
Import Position List
Import SolidWorks Part / Assembly
About Coordinate Systems and Import SolidWorks PArt
Color
Display Options
Import File Quality from SolidWorks
Show / Hide
Transparency
Indexing
Belt Design
Pattern
Indexing Motion
Belt
Infeed Screws
Install MechDesigner
Install Network Server
Installation
Exceptions
Network Version
Standalone Version
Trial Version
Type Libaries Quarantine
Virus Checkers
Instructions
Internet Menu
Inverse-Kinematics
Continuous-Crank
- J -
Joint
Ball-Joint
Linear Slide
Magnet
Magnetic
Prismatic
Slide
JPEG
- 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
Keyboard Shortcuts
Kinematic elements toolbar
Add Ball-Joint
Add Magnetic-Joint
Add Part
Add Pin-Joint
Add Slide-Joint
Add Trace-Point
Change Dyad Closure
Reference Geometry
Kinematic Vectors
Velocity & Acceleration
Kinematics Tree
Dyads
Geared Rocker
Kinematically Defined Chain
Kinematic-Chains
Motion-Parts
Rocker
Slider
Kinematics-Tree
Brocken Chains
Solved Chains
- L -
Large Models
Working with...
Legal Notice
Legal Requirements
Legal Notice
License Agreement
Section 508 - Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
License Agreement
Lighting
Ambient
Diffuse
Edit
Model
SolidWorks Lighting
Specular
W
XYZW
Line of Centres
Linear Motion dialog
Linear-Motion FB
Linear-Motion Function-Block
Line-of-Centres
Link
List of Dialog-boxes
List Segment Type
Acceleration List
Position List
Z-Raw Data
List segment-types:
Acceleration List
Position List
Z Raw Data
Lobe Pumps: Design of...
Local Toolbar
Locus
LXL
- M -
Machine elements toolbar
2D-Cam
Add 3D-Cam
Add Ball-Screw
Add Conjugate Cam FB
Add Feedscrew / Scroll
Add Gear-Pair
Add Gear-Pair [Bevel]
Add Pulley
Add Rack-Pinion
Machine Settings
Cycle Speed
Cycles / minute
Edit
Engineering Units
Kinematic Speed
Machine Speed
Number-of-Steps
Parts per Minute
RPM
Simulation Speed
Units
Machine Settings Dialog
Cycling Parameters
Specify Units
Machine Speed
Machine Speed vs Animation Speed
Machine-Clock
Machine-Cycle Video
Magentic-Joint
Magnetic-Joint dialog
Curve Follow Inside
Curve Follow Outside
Curve Following
Probe Compensation
Radius Control
Magnetic-Joint dialog box
Path Following Options
Radius Control
Magnetic-Joint dialog box - R10
Magnetic-Joint dialog-box
Advanced
Magnet-Joint
Make Movie
Make Movie dialog box
Frame Position
Frame Size
Make Movie dialog-box
End-Angle
Include Last Frame?
Movie File-name
Movie File-type
Number of Frames
Number of Images
Start-Angle
Make Video
Mass
Inertia
Mass
Moment of Inertia
Radius of Gyration
Math dialog-box
Calculator
Equation-Editor
Math FB
Add Input-Connector
Add Output-Connector
Equation-Editor
Output Data-Type
Output Units
Units
Update Button
Update Equations
Math FB dialog
Maths FB dialog-box
Connectors
Output Data-Type
Measure
Force
Statistics of Data
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
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Add >
Add > Add Mechanism
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Add > Geometry
Add > Geometry > Constraints
Add > Mechanism >
Add > Mechanism > Solids >
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Menu >
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Menu > Add > Mechanism Menu
Add 2D-Cam
Add 3D-Cam
Add Ball-Joint
Add Ball-Screw
Add Conjugate Cam FB
Add Gear-Pair
Add Magnetic-Joint
Add Part
Add Pin-Joint
Add Pulley
Add Rack-Pinion
Add Reference Geometry
Add Scroll
Add Slide-Joint
Add Trace-Point
Change Dyad Closure
Gear-Pair [Bevel]
Merge files
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Model
Lighting
Model a Chain
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How to stop Solids flashing red when my mouse moves above them
Model elements menu
Model [Model-Editor]
Model toolbar
Add Mechanism
Add Plane
Model-Editor
How to stop Solids turning Red
Modeling FB menu
CAD Control FB
Continuous Crank FB
Math FB
Parameter Control FB
Polynomial Fit FB
Statistics FB
Stats FB
Modeling FB menu:
Briefcase FB
Design-Set
Pattern FB
Point-Cloud FB
Modelling FB toolbar
Most Recently Used
Motion
Definitions
Indexing
Terminolog
Terminology
Motion Advance
Motion Analysis
Measurment FB
Point Data FB
Motion Blending
Motion Continuity
Motion Continuity along Curve
Motion Delay
Motion Design Considerations:
Blend-Points and Segments
Period Ratio
Residual Vibration
Motion Design: Improve
Motion Dimension
Slider Positive Direction
Motion Dimension FB
Cannot Add!
Problems
Motion FB
Motion-Path FB and Range
Output Data-Type
Reset or Accrue?
Motion FB dialog
Motion FB dialog box
Motion File menu
Save as Jetter DA file type
Motion Graph
Blend-Point Symbol and Graph Line sizes
Colour Options
Number-of-Steps in Motion graph
Rename Motion
Units: X-axis and Y-axis.
Motion Law:
Polynomial 23
Polynomial 345
Motion name-tab
Motion name-tabs
Motion Retard
Motion Smoothing
Motion Study
Measurement FB
Point Data FB
Motion toolbar
Motion-Law Selector
Motion-Value Evaluator
Motion-Width
Motion Vectors
Acceleration, Velocity
X Velocity Component
Y Velocity Component
Z Velocity Component
Motion: Advance, Before, Earlier
Motion: Data Transfer Table
Get Motion Data
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
Get Segment Data
Import Data
Load Data
Overlay-Trace
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
Auto-Update Model
Redo
Sweep Display
Undo
Motion: File toolbar
Add Motion
Delete Active Motion
Open & Append Motion
Open,.da,.mtd, .shp
Print All Motions
Print Motion
Save Active Motion...
Save all motions as...
Save all motions...
Save As: .da,.mtd,.shp
Motion: Motion toolbar
Motion: Save As: Jetter Automation: Motion File Save As
Motion: Save As: Rockwell [Allen-Bradley] Logix 5000 Cam file
Motion: Tools menu
Append Segment
Data Transfer Table
Delete Segment
Export Motion Data
Import Motion Data
Insert Blend Point
Insert Blend-Point At...
Insert Segment
Motion Data Transfer
Overlay Trace
Motion: View toolbar
Acceleration Graph
Jerk Graph
Pan Left
Pan Right
Position Graph
Show Acceleration
Show Jerk
Show Position
Show Velocity
Velocity Graph
Zoom Extents
Zoom-in
Zoom-out
MotionDesign Software
MotionDesigner
...from MechDesigner
Dock or Float
Redock
Undock
MotionDesigner R16.1
Welcome
MotionDesigner Toolbars
Motion-Dimension
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:
Constant Acceleration
Constant Velocity
Constant Velocity - Specify 2 Positions
Constant-Crank-Velocity
Constant-Jerk
Cubic
Cycloidal
Cycloidal CV50
Dwell
Flexible Polynomial
Import Acceleration List
Import Position List
Mod Sine
Mod Trap
Modified Sinusoid
Modified Trapezoidal
Parabolic
Polynomial 4567
Polynomial: Low Impact at Cross-over
Quadratic
Quick-Return Finite Jerk
Quick-Return, Continuous Jerk
Ramp
Rapid-Return, Finite Jerk Start/End/Mid-Point
Rapid-Return, Smooth-Start/End
SHM
Simple Harmonic Motion
Sine Squared
Sine-Constant-Cosine Acceleration
Sinusoidal
Throw
Trapezoidal Velocity
Triple Harmonic
Triple Harmonic: 'Modified Trapezoidal'
Triple Harmonic: 'Zero-Jerk at Cross-over'
Triple-Harmonic: 'Modified-Sine'
Y Inverse Sinusoid
Z-Raw Data
Motion-Laws
Special
Motion-Laws Compared
Motion-Path Dialog box
Data Dispaly in Graphic Area
Point List
Motion-Path FB
BeltToothPitch
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
MP4 x264
- N -
Negative Dimensions - why?
Netwok License
Check-in / Check-out license
Roaming Network Licenses
New File
Nomenclature
Normal Constraint
Normalized Cam or Motion Laws.
Number of Graph Steps or Points
Number of Teeth: Rack-Pinion
Number-of-Steps
Warning / Reminder
Number-of-Steps in a Machine Cycle
- O -
Open
LXL Library File
Open a CAD-Line dialog box
Open Camlinks MEC File-type
Open Data Transfer Table
Export Motion Data
Import Motion Data
Open Dialog-Box
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
Edit toolbar
File toolbar
Modeling toolbar
Run toolbar
Selection-Filters toolbar
Solids toolbar
View toolbar
Visibility toolbar
- P -
Parameter-Control dialog
Parameter-Control dialog-box
Parameter-Value
Edit
Part Editor
Why Edit a Part?
PArt Local Toolbar
Part Outlines
Colors
Part Position in Part Coordinates
Part-Editor
Rules
Parts
Outline Colors
Paste data
Path
Pattern
Belt
Belt Pockets
CAD-Line
Phase Pattern
Solid
Pattern dialog box
Pattern dialog-box
Enable Pattern
Motions to Linearize
Pattern Elements tab
Pattern Type
Pattern Visibility
Phase Visibility tab
Select Pattern-Elements
Pattern Element dialog box
Phases
Pattern FB
Add
Pattern FB dialog
Phase adjust motion-values
Piggyback Slider
Add
Review
Sets
Pin a Slot
Pin-Joint
Compound Pin-Joint
Pin-Joint - Special Case
Two or more Coincident Pin-Joints
Plane
Distribution of Planes
Hierarchy of Planes
Plane Definition:
Angle from Line
Offset from Plane
Plot Graphs
PNG
Point Acceleration
Point Cloud dialog box
Fit Curve to data
Import Data
Point Coordinates
Point Data dialog
Point Force
Point Locus
Point Positiion
Fix Constraint
Lock & Specify
Position in Mechanism Coordinates
Position in Part Coordinates
Point Position in Mechanism Coordinates
Point Velocity
Point-Cloud
Feedback Messages
Message
Point-Cloud and Curve Following
Point-Cloud dialog
Point-Cloud dialog-box
Data-File Formats
Point-Cloud Options
Point-Cloud Original Data Accuracy
Thoughts and Approximations
Points
centre-Point
end-Point
start-Point
Polynomial Fit dialog-box
Acquire and Save toolbar
Algorithm Settings
Graph toolbar
RMS Erorr P.V.A. results
Settings
Polynomial-Fit dialog
Preferences
Pressure Angle of Stationary Cams
Preview Motion Values at Blend-Point
Preview Motion-Values in MotionDesigner:
Preview Blend-Point Motion-Values
Print graphic-area.
Printer Setup
Profile
Auto-Profile
Auto-Profiles
Project Explorer
Command-Manager
Element-Explorer
Selection-Window
PSMotion
Address
web
Pulley dialog box
Number of Teeth on Pulley
Read Only: Belt Length
Read Only: Drive or Driven Pulley?
Read Only: Tooth Pitch
Release 10
Pulley dialog-box
Number-of-Teeth
- R -
Rack and Pinion Gear Parameters
Rack Pinion Design Parameters
Rack-Pinion
Addendum
Dedendum
Gear Mesh
Mesh
Module
Number-of-Teeth
Pressure Angle
Rack-Pinion dialog
Ball-Screw parameters
Gear Tooth tab
Rack-Pinion dialog-box
Enable Rack-Pinion OR Ball-Screw.
Ram-P dyad
Ram-R dyad (Scissor-Lift Cyclinder)
Rebuild
Rebuild Now
Rebuild/rebuilt machines.
Recommended Settings
Redo
Redock MotionDesigner
Reference Elements
Reference Geometry
Remove element
Rename
Dialog
Rename Element
Rename motion
Report a Bug
Request a Feature
Reset Output
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
Gantry Robot
XY Robot
Roller Gear Drive
Roller Lifetime
a1
aiso
ISO 281 Modification Factors
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
Rotating Cam with basic Inverse-Kinematics
Round data
Run menu
Cycle
Home
Run
Step Backward
- S -
Save
File
Save 3D-Cam as STEP file
Save as
.CXL
.DXF
.DXF Mechanism
.DXF Part
.LXL
.MTD
.ZXL
Save as .ZXL
Save as...
ZXL file-type
Save Library File
Save motions for Timing Diagram.
Save screen-image (screen-shot) of graphic-area as:
BMP
GIF
JPG
PNG
SCCA
SCCA Motion-Law
Segment-Parameters to get Traditional Motion-Laws.
Scissor-Lift
Scrolls
Segment Blending
SEGMENT EDITOR
Segment Editor:
Asymmetric Motions
Control-Buttons
Motion-Law
Segment-Parameters
Segment-Range
Segment-Width
Y-axis controls: Blend, Start, End
Select Elements
Select Element-types
Selection Filters toolbar
Selection-Window
Selection-Window Contextual menu
Delete Element...
Edit Element...
Rename Element
Show or Hide Element
View References
Servo Motor Sizing
Servomotor Sizing
Settings
Shortcuts
Show
Point Acceleration
Point Velocity
Show / Hide
Profile/Extrusions
Solids
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 Kinemaitc-Chains
Pin-Joint and Slide-Joints.
Six-bar Kinematic-Chains
Stephenson 1
Stephenson 2
Stephenson 3
Watt 1
Watt 2
Sketch Constraint
Coincident
Concentric
Equal
Horizontal
Mid-Point
Parallel
Perpendicular
Tangent
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
CAD-Line
Circle
Line
Point
Points and Trace-Points.
Polyline
SOLIDWORKS Import Sketch
Spline
Transition-Curve
Sketch-Elements
Smoothness
Sketch-Loops
Exceptions
Slide-Joint
Slide-Joint Special Case
Symbol
Slider
Add Motion-Dimension FB
Slot Cams
Complications and Solutions
Linear Cams
Smooth Curve
Solid Modelling
Extrusion Element
Hierarchy
Primary Contour
Profile Element
Secondary Contour
Sketch-Loop
Solids
Extrusion Design
Import a Part from SOLIDWORKS
Import STL from CAD
Solids Menu
Add Auto-Profiles
Add Hole
Add Polyline
Add Profile
Auto-Layer
Auto-Profile
Show or Hide Extrusion
SOLIDWORKS
3D-Cam export to...
CAD File Synchronization
Coordinate System.
Export Cam to...
Import SolidWorks File
Send Cam Data to Solidworks
Synchronize All Files
Type Libraries
Type Library
SolidWorks Type Libraries
SolidWorks Type Library
SOLIDWORKS: Import Sketch
Spherical-Joint
Spin-Box
Hide and Show
How to use the Spin-Box.
How to use.
Where is the Spin-Box?
Spin-Increment
Spline - alternative
Spline Drag-Handles
Spring
Constant Force
Coulomb Friction
Drag Froce
Free-Length
Spring-Rate
Spring / Linear Motor
Spring dialog
Constant Force
Drag Force
Enable Spring
Free Length
Friction Force
Spring Force Parameters
Spring Rate
Viscous Force
Spring FB
Input-Connector Data
Output-Connector Data
Spring Parameters
Velocity Parameters
Spring Force dialog box
Constant Force
Enable Spring Force dialog box
Free Length
Spring Rate
Springs
SSP Assur Group
SSP Dyad
SSR Assur Goup
SSR Dyad
Standard Cam Laws
Standard Motion Laws
Stationary Gear
Statisitics FB dialog
Statistics FB dialog-box
Channel / Derivative
Straight Line Mechanism
Styling
Settings
Style
Theme
Symbols in the grpahic-area
Symbols in the Kinematics-Tree
Symbols:
Blend-Point
System Requirements
- T -
Terminology
Timing Diagram.xlsx
Toggle Hints / Help menu
Toolbar
Constraints
Forces
Geometry
Kinematic elements
Kinematic Function-Blocks
Machine elements
Model elements toolbar
Modelling Function-Blocks
Solids
Toolbars
File
Kinematic Elements
Machine Elements
Model
Model [Mechanism-Editor]
View
Visibility
Tornillos sin fin.
Torque-Speed Curves
Trace
Trace Point
Trace-Point
How to drag a TracePoint.
Traditional Motion-Laws.
Trandtional Motion Laws
Trouble-Shoot
Sketch-Elements
Troubleshooting
Feedscrews
Tutorial 1: Add a Rotating-Part
Add Gearing FB
Add Line to BasePart
Add Linear-Motion FB
Add Mechanism
Add Motion-Dimension FB
Add Part
Add Pin-Joint
Add sketch-elements to the BasePart
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
Offset Shafts
Oldham Coupling
Parallel Shafts
Peaucellier Cell
Quick Return Mechanism
R+RPR
R+RRP
Return-Ratio
Rotary to Simple Harmonic Motion
RPPR
R-RPP
Scotch Yoke
Scotch-Yoke
Straight-Line Mechanisms & Linkages
Watt
Whitworth
Tutorial 10: Modelling Mechanical Devices
Tutorial 11: 2D Motion
2D Planar Guidance
Curvilinear Motion
Force Analysis
Piggyback Sliders
Planar Guidance
Planar Motion
Planar Motion Guidance
Rectilinear Motion
Remove the Piggyback Sliders
Translation Motion
XY Positioning Table
XY-Motion
XY-Table
Tutorial 12: Design a Spatial Mechanism
Add Ball-Joint [Spherical-Joint]
Add Connecting Part
Add Connecting-Part
Dyad-SSP
Dyad-SSR
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
A Rotating Rocker
A Stationary Rocker
Cam Contact Force
Cam-Follower Bounce
Configure Power Source
Contact-Force
Dynamic Forces
Kinetostatic Force
Kineto-static Force
Maximum Design Speed
Select a Servomotor and Gearbox
Understanding Forces in MechDesigner
Tutorial 14: Gear Pairs
Gear Mesh
Gear Trains
Gear-Pairs
Gears
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
Engine-Cam
Motion-Path FB
Ram-P
Ram-R
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
Fixed Pulleys Centres
Multiple Belts with one Pulley
Multiple-Pulleys with one Belt
Orbiting Pulley Centres
Pulleys are Driven by Belt
Stright-Line Mechanism
Tutorial 18: Maths FB
About...Maths FB
Acceleration: Radius of Curvature
Data-Channels
Input-Connectors
Lissajous Figures
Maths FB
Output-Connectors
Parametric Curves
Position: Epitrochoid Curve
Velocity: Cam on Epitrochoic Curve
Video of Epitrochoid Curve
Tutorial 2: Four-Bar Mechanisms
Add Motion FB
Assur Groups
Crank Rocker
Crank Slider
Dyad
Dyad Closures
Dyad Introduction
Dyad-Closure
Dyads
Dyads / Assur Groups
Edit the Motion-Dimension FB
Four-bar linkage
Four-bar mechanism
Four-bar Mechanisms
RRR Dyad
Tutorial 2: Kinematic-Chains
Change-over Design
Change-Over Product Sizes.
Delete Pin-Joint
Dyad Closure
Kinematic Closure
Pin in a Curved Slot
Pin in a Slot
Prismatic
Reconfigure Dyads
Revolute
RP
RP Joint
RPR Dyad
RRP Dyad
Scotch-Yoke Mechanism
Slider-Crank
Whitworth Quick Return
Tutorial 20 Scroll - Feedscrew
Add a Feedscrew
Add a Scroll
Tutorial 2A: More Dyads.
6-bar Mechanisms
Assur Groups
Dyads
Watt and Stephenson
Tutorial 3: Use the Part-Editor - Basic
Add a Sketch-Loop
Add Arc
Add Coincident Constraint
Add Line
Add MEchanism
Add Part
Add Plane
Add Tangent Constraints
Basic sketching
Define Part Length
Dimension
Edit Part
Edit the Length of a Part
Horiontal
Parallel
Sketch-Element Trouble-shooting
Sketch-Loop
Vertical
Tutorial 4: Create Solid Extrusions
Add a Profile to a Sketch-Loop
Sketch a Sketch-Loop
Tutorial 4: Solid Extrusion
Level 1- Sketch-Loop and Extrusions
Tutorial 4: Solid Extrusions
Auto-Profile
Auto-Profiles
Introduction
Level 2 - Multiple Extrusions, Add Holes
Sketch-Loops and Merged-Points
Tutorial 5: Function-Blocks
About Function-Blocks
Clockwise Crank
Counter-Clockwise Crank
Crank
Gearing FB
Golden Function-Blocks
How to use Function-Blocks
Input-Connectors
Introduction
Measurement FB
Motion Amplitude
Motion Dependency
Motion Frequency
Motion-Dimension FB
Motion-Dimension FB - Rocker
Motion-Values
Output-Connectors
Point-Data FB
Rocker
Slider
Wire
Wires
Tutorial 6: Add Rotating Cam
Cam Coordinates dialog box
Tutorial 6: Cams
Forward-Kinematics
Inverse-Kinematics
Tutorial 6A: Add Rotating Cam
Add 2D Cam
Add a Dyad
Add Cam-Shaft
Add Polyline to 2D Cam
Add Profile to Polyline
Add Slide-Joint
Add Slider Motion
Cam Follower as Profile
Export to SOLIDWORKS
Face Cam
Flat Cam
Get Cam Coordinates from Cams
Groove Cam
Oscillatiing Cam Follower
Parallel Indexer
Plate Cam
Reciprocating Cam Follower
RRR Dyad
Swinging Cam Follower
Track Cam
Tutorial 6C: 3D-Cam
3D-Cam dialog-box
Add the Barrel Cam
Barrel Cam
CAD Control Function-Block
Check Cam Follower Clearance
Expor to SOLIDWORKS
Globoidal Cam
How to use...
Save as STEP
Type Libraries
Tutorial 6C: 3D-Cam - Barrel Cam
Oscillating Cam-Follower
Tutorial 6C: 3D-Cam (Full)
Cam Indexer
Ferguson Cam
Globoidal Cam
Roller Gear Drive Cam
Tutorial 6C: 3D-Cam Barrel-Cam
Add the Elements
Oscillating Barrel Cam
Tutorial 6D: Stationary Cam, Slot Cam
Introduction
Motion-Dependency
Tutorial 6D: Stationary Cam: Design 1
Add Linear Cam
Motion of the Sliding-Part is known
Rocker on Slider
Slide-Joint
Tutorial 6D: Stationary Cam: Design 2
Add a Stationary Linear Cam
Motion of Sliding-Part is not known
RRP Dyad Example
Stationary Cam with Gear-Pair
Tutorial 7: Design Sets
Add Design-Set to Assembly-Tree and Graphic-Area
Add Dimensions to Element-Rows
Add Element Rows to Design-Set
Edit Design SEt to find Design Objectives
Edit Dimension in Element-Row
Tutorial 7: Design-Sets
Design Objective
Design Specification
Why use a Design-Set
Tutorial 8: CAD-Line
DXF tab
Tutorial 8: CAD-Line - DXF tab
Align DXF with CAD-Line
Element Selection
Tutorial 8: Import DXF
CAD-Line
CAD-Line dialog box
Convert DXF Outline to Extrusions
Display DXF Outline
DXF Outline Display
DXF Points Display
Edit DXF Element
Open DXF File
Tutorial 9: Automatically Add Part and Joints
Add Part and Pin-Joint automatically
Add Part and Slide-Joint automatically
Tutorial: Elements
Tutorial: How to use your mouse
Tutorial: Import SOLIDWORKS document
Add Coordinate System
Position a SOLIDWORKS Part in MD
Tutorial: Kinematic Properties
Element Properties
Point's Velocity & Acceleration Vectors
Trace-Point
Tutorial: Motion
Add Segments,
Asymmetrical Motion
Constant Velocity & Flexible Polynomial
Design an Indexing Motion
Design Progressive Motion
Edit a Motion with only one Segment
Edit the End of a Selected Segment
Edit the End of the Last Segment
Edit the Start of a Standard Segment
Import Data
Interface Overview
Intro. to Flexible Polynomial
Link a Motion to MechDesigner
P, V, A , J
Review Blend-Editor Control-Buttons
Understanding Motion Graphs
Why I cannot edit the End of Previous-Segment...
Z Raw-Data
Tutorial: Settings, Mouse Actions, Shortcuts
Application-Settings
How to use your Mouse
Spin-box
Tutorial: User Interface
Editor Tab
Feedback Area
Graphic-Area
Local-Toolbar
Mechanism-Editor
Memo
Memo-pad
Menus
Model-Editor
Part-Editor
Project Explorer
Show / Hide MotionDesigner
Toolbars
Tutorial-0: Edit a Parameter
Equations
Keyboard
Spin-Box
Zero/Round/Copy/Paste
Tutorials
Before you start...
Getting Started - MechDesigner
Getting Started - MotionDesigner
Tutorials 13.4 Forces
Configure the Power Source
Tutorials 13: Forces
Understanding Slider Forces
Tutorials Cam Design
Flat Cam, Barrel Cam, Globoidal Cam
Tutorials on YouTube
Cams for a Cycloidal Gear Reducer
Cams for a Parallel Indexer
Tutorials: Motion Overview
Graph Area
Type Libraries
Check for Correct Version
- U -
Undo
Undock MotionDesigner
Units
DXF Drawing Units
Update Motion Quickly
Useful Gearing Calculations and Equations
User Preferences
- V -
Vector: Acceleration - Show/Hide
Vector: Velocity - Show/Hide
Vectors
Acceleration
Velocity
Velocity Vector
Video...
Add a Sketch-Loop
Connect Function-Blocks
Dwell Mechanism
Genava Mechanism
Hover + Drag to merge points
How to Add a Motion Dimension Function-Block
How to Add Pin-Joint
Lobe Pump
Use the Merge-Points tool
Videos:
Add fixed Gear-Pair
Add orbiting Gear-Pair
View Menu
View References
View toolbar
icons
Virtualisation
Virtualization
Visibility toolbar
Light-Bulb
Show / Hide Solids in Mechanisms
Show / Hide Torque Vectors
Show Model as Shaded and Wire-Frame
Show Model as Shaded only
Show Model as Wire-Frame only
Show other Kinematic and sketch-elements
Show Solids in All or active Mechanism-Editor only
Show with other Kinemaric...
Show/Hide Force Vectors
Show/Hide other Kinematic and Sketch-Elements
Solids in Projection or Orthonormal View
- W -
Warning1
Watt and Boulton Steam Engine
Double Speed of Flywheel
Pantograph
Parallel Motion Mechanism
Striaght Line Mechanism
What is a Design-Set?
What is a Motion?
Why is the dimension 'negative'.
Why so many CXL and MTD files?
Working with Large Models
Worms
- X -
X-axis:
Units
- Z -
Zero data
Zero-Round-Copy-Paste
λ, Asymmetrical Motions
