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- 2 -
2D-Cam
Terminology
Work-flow
Work-flow diagram
2D-Cam Analysis
Contact-Force
Contact-Stress
Pressure Angle
Radius of Curvature
Sliding-Velocity
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
Contact Force
Maximum Shear-Stress
Pressure-Angle
Radius-of-Curvature
Sliding-Velocity
2D-Cam Coordinates
Cam: BiArcs, Chord Error
Cam: Export to SolidWorks
Cam: Save as DXF
Cam: Save as STEP
Cam: Save as TXT, ASC
Cam: XY-Points, # Points
Slot-Cam
Toolbar
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 tab
Cam-Life-: Allow Pitting:?
Display
Display tab
Parameters
Parameters tab
Roller Life
Roller Life tab
Save Cam Data button
2D-Cam dialog: Display tab
Cam Display: Contact-Force
Cam Display: Max. Shear Stress
Cam Display: Pressure-Angle
Cam Display: Profile only
Cam Visibilities: Groove
Cam Visibilities: Inner
Cam Visibilities: Outer
Cam Visibilities: Pitch-Groove
Cam Visibilities: Radius-of-Curvature
2D-Cam dialog: Parameters tab
Cam Range : Display Cam Range
Cam Range : Minimum Radius Warning
Cam Range: Radial Clearance
Roller and Cam Lifetime
Safety-Factor - Cam Stress
2D-Cam dialog: Roller Life tab
ISO 281 Mod: a1
ISO 281 Mod: aiso
ISO 281 Mod: Contamination Factor, ec
ISO 281 Mod: Lube and Filtration type
ISO 281 Mod: Oil Temperature
ISO 281 Mod: Oil Viscosity
ISO 281 Mod: Reliability Factor
ISO 281 Modification Factors
Select Roller Manufacturer
Select Roller Part-Number, Diameter, ...
2D-Cam dialog: Roller-Life tab
Roller L10 Lifetime
Roller Life: L10: cycles, hours, years
Roller Life: Lnm: cycles, hours, years
Roller Lnm Lifetime
2D-Cam Life
Example Steels and Categories
2D-Cam:
Cam Analysis
Cam-Coordinates
- 3 -
3D-Cam
Preparation
Terminology
3D-Cam > Cam tab
3D-Cam > Display tab
3D-Cam > Export tab
3D-Cam dialog
Cam Mesh Density Parameters
Clearances - Radial, Top, Bottom
Display in graphics-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
Accelerator keys
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 > Motion tab
Number-of-Steps in Motion
X-axis Units
Y-axis Units
Active Motion Settings > Number Format tab
Digits
Number Formatting
Precision
Active Motion Settings >Motion tab
Number-of-Steps in Motion
X-axis Units
Y-axis Units
Add
2D-Cam
3D-Cam
Auto-Profiles
Ball-Screw
Bevel Gears
Conjugate Cam FB
Gear-Pair
Magnetic-Joint
Magnet-Joint
Motion-Dimension FB - Special Procedures
Motion-Dimension FB to Pin-Joint: General Pocedure
Motion-Dimension FB to Slide-Joint - General Procedure
Pin-Joint - General case
Pin-Joint - Special Case
Plane to a Line
Plane to a Plane
Pulley
Rack-Pinion
Scroll - Preparation
Slide-Joint - General Case
Slide-Joint - Special Case
Add Joint type:
Ball
Linear
Pin
Prismatic
Revolute
Rotary
Slide
Spherical
Add Part
Add Plane (Mechanism-Editor)
Plane to Line
Plane to Part's X-axis, Y-axis
Plane to Plane
Add Plane (Model-Editor)
Plane to Plane
Add Rack-Pinion
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
Hide menus or toolbars
Hints Show/Hide
Icon Size
Language
Sounds On/Off
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 Colors
Graphic Options
Application-Settings: Number-Format tab
Data Output Format
Dimension Font
Dimension Format
List Separator (Data and Cam-Coordiantes)
Number Format
Show Dimension (element) Names
Vector Number Format
Assembly-Tree
Element icon
Element name
Elements added to the model
Hierarchy
Select Elements
Asymmetrical Motion, λ
Auto Rebuild
Auto Update
Auto-Profiles
Add
Delete
Auto-save
Available Follower-Roller Manufacturers:
FAG
INA
KOYO
NSK
SKF
THK
- B -
Backup
File Open
Backup file-names
Ball-Joint dialog
Ball-Diameter
Ball-Mass
Ball-Offset
Ball-Screw
Barrel Cam
Base-Part
Why is the Base-Part NOT Green?
Belts & Pulleys
Driven-Pulley
Driving-Pulley
Blend-Curve
Drag-Handles
Edit Approximately with Drag-Handles
Edit Exactly with Dialog-box
What is?
Why use?
Blend-Curve dialog
Angle
Curvature
Curvature Rate
Velocity-Scaling
Blend-Curve Drag-Handles
Blend-Point and Segment toolbar:
Add a segment after the last segment
Add segment to left of Selected-Segment
Append Segment
Delete the Selected-Segment
Insert Blend Point approximately (with Mouse-Pointer)
Insert Blend-Point exactly at...
Insert Segment
Open Data-Transfer Table
Toolbar
BLEND-POINT EDITOR
BLEND-POINT EDITOR:
Blend-Point #
Blend-Point Number
Control Button Patterns
Control Button States
WARNING -"Bumping" Blend-Points
X-axis motion-value
Y-axis Control-Buttons
Y-axis motion-values
Blend-Points (Motion Graph Plots)
Symbols
Briefcase dialog
Add/Remove FBs
Display Options
Briefcase FB dialog
Browse to PSMotion Account.
- C -
Ca - Acceleration Coefficient
CAD
Solids
Synchronize all Solids from CAD
CAD Control FB
How to use...
CAD-Control dialog
CAD-Line
DXF tab
Import STL File
Move CAD-Solid
STL File-size
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
Mass Properties tab
SOLIDWORKS Configurations
SOLIDWORKS tab
STL Import
Total Mass Properties from CAD
CAD-Line -Import STL File
Cam Analysis
Base Circle
Cam Lift
Cam Size
Prime Circle
Cam and Follower types
Cam Coordinates
Slot Cam Complications
Solutions...
Cam Design
Cycloidal Gear Reducer
Input Torque Coefficient
Linear Cam
Parallel Indexer
Ramp Cam
Slide Cam
Slot Cam
Cam Design Software
Cam Follower Types Shapes
Barrel / Crowned Roller
Cylindrical Roller
Examples
Flat-faced
Knife-Edged
Ovoid, Lozenge Shapes
Cam Law
Cam Law Coefficients
Cam Law: Constant Acceleration
Cam Law: Constant Velocity
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: Sinusoidal
Cam Law: Throw
Cam Law: Throw 1
Cam Law: Throw 2
Cam Law: Throw 3
Cam Law: Throw 4
Cam Law: Trapezoidal Velocity
Cam Law: Triple Harmonic
Cam Law: Triple Harmonic Modified Sine
Cam Law: Triple Harmonic Modified Trapezoidal
Cam Maximum Contact Shear Stress
Equations
Cam Mechanical Systems
Cam Motion
Cam Shape
Classification of Cam and Followers
Design Analysis
Design from Tooling to the Power
Dynamics
Follower Motion
Follower Shape
Follower to Cam Constraint
Some Terminology
Cam Mechanism Checks and Cam Analysis
Overturning Moment
Pressure Angle
Cam Mechanism Design
Lubrication Types and Lubrication Methods
Cam Mechanism Design Checks and Analysis
Aiso Bearing Life
Allowable Contact Stress
Cam Base Circle
Cam Contact Force
Cam Lift
Cam Prime Circle
Cam Size
Configure the Power Source
Contact Shear Stress
Contact Stress
Contact-Force and Follower-Roller
Contamination Factor, ec
Depth of Hardness
Dynamic Load Rating, C
Film Thickness Ratio
Follower-Roller Life: Cycles
Folower-Roller Life: Hours
Hardness
Hardness/Yield Strength
Hertzian Contact Stress
Importance of Machine Speed
Inflection
Line Contact
Lubrication
Maximum Contact Shear Stress
Minimum Radius-of-Curvature
Modes of Lubrication
Payload Signatures
Permissable Contact Stress
Plasticity
Radius-of-Curvature
Ratcheting Stress
Shakedown Stress
Static Load Rating, Co
Surface Finish
Tresca Failure Criterion
Viscosity Ratio, K
Cam Motion.
Cam Pressure Angle
Rules of Thumb
Cam Radius of Curvature
Rules of Thumb
Undercutting
Cam Systems
Overrun
Speed variations
Cam Systems - Checks and Analysis
Introduction
Cam Terminology
Cam Types
Barrel Cam
Body Closed
Conjugate Cam
Cylindrical Cam
Force Closed
Form Closed
Globoidal
Globoidal Cam
Groove Cam
Indexing
Linear Cam
Parallel Indixing Cams
Plate Cam
Positive Drive Cam
Slot Cam
Track Cam
Cam-Calculation
Calculation Status
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-Follower Payload Signatures
Cam-Follower Tilt and Skew Limits
Cam-Force and Stress Analysis
How to Confirgure your model.
Cam-Law Coefficients
Cam-Laws
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
Chordal Action
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 Cams
Examples
Pros & Cons
Conjugate-Cam dialog
Connecting-Part - Length
Connecting-Part - Radius
Constraint toolbar
Add Coincident
Add Concentric
Add Equal
Add Horizontal
Add Mid-Point
Add Parallel
Add Perpendicular
Add Tangent
Add Vertical
Contact-Force and Cam-Follower Ratings
Contact-Stress and Cam Ratings
Continuous-Crank dialog
Rotate Crank - inverse-kinematics
Continuous-Crank FB
Coordinates of Roots Blower for Manufacuture
Copy data
Copy sketch-elements
CopyMinder Network Server
CMServer
CopyMinder Requirements
CopyMinder Software Protection
Configure as Trial
Configure on a Network
Confitgure as a Standalone License
Coupler Curve
Crank
Clockwise / Counter Clockwise
CSV - Motion Timing Diagram.
Curvature and Curvature Rate Notes
Curve
Cv - Velocity Coefficient
Cylindrical Cam
- D -
Damping in Cam System
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-Types
Data-Transfer Table
Export Motion Data
Import Motion Data
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 Slider
Degrees-of-Freedom
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 of Stud and Yoke Follower-Rollers
Contact
Eccentric Follower-Roller
Eliminate Backlash
Force Action
Power and Motion Transfer
Stud Follower-Rollers
Yoke Follower-Rollers
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 Life tab
3D-Cam
ACTIVE-MOTION SETTINGS
Application-Settings
Apply settings to Input Y#
Ball-Joint
Ball-Screw
Blend-Curve
BLEND-POINT EDITOR
CAD-Line
CAD-Line - Display Option tab
CAD-Line - DXF tab
CAD-Line - Mass Properties tab
CAD-Line - SOLIDWORKS tab
Cam-Coordinates
Cam-Data
CamLinks
CONFIGURE MOTION-SETTINGS
Configure Power Source
Conjugate-Cam FB
DATA-TRANSFER TABLE
Dimension
Download Example Models
DXF Layer Editor
DXF-Element
Extrusion
Feedscrew / Scroll
Function-Bloc : CAD Control FB
Function-Block : Briefcase FB
Function-Block : Continuous-Crank FB
Function-Block : Design-Set FB
Function-Block : Force-Data FB
Function-Block : Gearing FB
Function-Block : Graph FB
Function-Block : Linear Motion FB
Function-Block : Linear Motor
Function-Block : Math FB
Function-Block : Motion FB
Function-Block : Motion-Dimension FB
Function-Block : Motion-Path FB
Function-Block : Parameter-Control FB
Function-Block : Pattern FB
Function-Block : Point Cloud FB
Function-Block : Point-Data FB
Function-Block : Polynomial-Fit FB
Function-Block : Spring FB
Function-Block : Statistics FB
Gear-Pair
Graph Settings
Graph Title
Gusanos
Import SOLIDWORKS sketch FB
Infeed Screw
INSERT BLEND-POINT AT
Machine Settings: Cycling Parameters
Machine-Settings
Magnetic-Joint
Make Movie
Mass-Properties - User defined
Model Options
Motion FB
Motion-Path FB
OK, Cancel, Reset, Help
Plane
Point Properties
Point Vectors and Positions
Point-Cloud, Curve-Fitting Tool
Profile
Pulley
Rack-Pinion
Rename
Rename Element
SEGMENT EDITOR
Select Elements
SWEEP-DISPLAY
Tortillas sin fin
Transition-Curve
View References
Worm
Dialogs
List of ...
Diametric Pitch
Dimension
Angle - 2 Lines
Angle - 3 Points
Arc radius
Circle radius
Horizontal
Horizontal Distance
Line length
Negative Dimension
Parallel
Parallel Distance
Perpendicular [Point to Line]
Perpendicular Distance
Point to Point
Two Points
Vertical
Vertical Distance
Dimension as Independent Variable
Direction of Gravity Vector
Display DXF File
Display of:
Acceleration-Vectors
Velocity-Vectors
Display toolbar
Download Local Help
Download Off-Line 'Local Help'
Download SolidWorks Type Libraries
Download the latest CHM file.
Drag
Add Part
Driven Dimension
DXF
Terminology
DXF Drawing
Cannot see.
DXF Element
Edit DXF Units
Edit File
DXF Element Name - example
DXF Layers
Colors
Show / Hide
Dyad
Closure
Ram-R
Dynamic Response
Backlash: Detrimental effects of
Dynamic Response of Cam Mechanism
Dynamics of Cam Systems
Backlash
Damping
Drive and Load
Dynamic-Response
Effective Mass and Stiffness
Effective Mass Moment of Inertia
Effective Mass Moment of Inertia and Rigidity
Effective Mass,
Estimating Stiffness
Example 1: Rigidity of Input Transmission
Example 2: Rigidity of Output Transmission
Example 3: Natural Frequency of Output-Transmission
Example 4: Torque of Indexing Table with Backlash
Example 5: Drive a Load
Example 6: Power Calculation to drive the payload
Gearing Effects
Impact Velocity after Backlash
Inertia Ratio, Q
Input Speed Fluctuation
Input Torque Coefficient, Cc
Input Transmission Rigidity
Natural Frequency
Normalised Backlash
Normalized Loads
Output Transmission Rigidity
Overrun
Over-Run
Payload Conjugate Cams.
Payload Types
Period Ratio
Power
Power Flow
Pre-load Coefficinet, K
Residual Vibration
Rigidity
Rigidity / Stiffness
Strength
Torque
Torsion Factor
Dynamics toolbar
Rebuild Dynamics
- E -
Edge Angle Limit
How to improve CAD-Solid appearance.
How to reduce STL file-size
Edit
Magnetic-Joint
Edit a CAD-Line
Edit Element
Selection-Window
Special Case
Edit menu
Application-Settings
Auto Rebuild
Delete element
Edit element
Machine-Settings
Rebuild Now
Redo
Show Command History
Undo
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 toolbar
Command History
Edit value of a parameter
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
Element-Visibility toolbar
Engine Valve-Cam
Engineering Units
Enter an Equation
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
Depth
Mass
Offset
Save as STEP file
Extrusion dialog
Color
Extrusion-Depth
Extrusion-Offset
Graphics Quality
Mass
Mass Properties
Material Density
Moment of Inertia
Opacity
Part-Offset
Show/Hide
Extrusion Dialog-box
Tutorial 4.4.
Extrusion Mass
Extrusion Mass Moment of Inertia
- F -
FAQ
Lighting
Why so dull?
FAQ - Model-Editor:
Why can't I Spin or Pan the model with the Drag technique?
FAQ - Mechanism-Editor:
2D-Cam - Road-map of different elements
How many Kineamtic-chains can I add?
How many Mechanism-Editors can I add?
I cannot select the Part-Outline. What to do?
Motion-Dimension FB - Problem, Troubleshooting
Solid Modelling and hierarchy of Extrusions
What are the different colors for Part-Outlines?
What does kinematically-defined mean?
Why are the Vector values in the graphics-area differnt to those in a Graph FB?
Why can I not see all of the BasePart?
Why cannot I add a Motion Dimension FB
Why can't I Spin or Pan the model with the Drag technique?
Why is the BasePart not Green?
FAQ - Part-Editor:
About Negative dimension
Can I edit the Part-Outline?
Colors used in the Part Editor?
How do I know I am using the Part-Editor?
How many Parts can I edit at one time?
Trouble-shooting
Why edit a Part?
Why isn't there any Geometry in the Base-Part?
FAQ ...
What are the System Requirements
Why is taking so long to add or edit my model?
Why so many files?
FAQs
General
Part-Editor
What is a Motion?
Where is the Spin-Box tool?
FAQs, How....?
General
Feed screws
Feedback Area
Animation Speed
Animation Speed Slider
Element's Properties
Extended Hints (Tool-Tips)
Force and Torque Arrow Vector
Hints: Short and Extended
Master Machine Angle
Message Window
Messages Window
Vector Scale buttons
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 menu
Exit
Import Library Model
Make Movie
Most Recently Used
New
Open
Open .CXL
Open .CXL.1
Open .MTD
Open .MTD.1
Open .ZXL
Open DXF File
Open LXL Library 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
Selection Filters
Filters menu
Follower-Roller
Reliability Factor, a1
Follower-Roller Design Specifications
Material
Maximum Acceleration
Maximum Skewing Angle
Maximum Speed
Maximum Tilting Angle
Minimum Load
Stud Hardness
Stud Size
Stud Surface Finish
Follower-Roller Support Design
Force at a Point
Force Closed Cams
Pros and Cons
Force Data FB
Select Joint, Cam, or Spring
Select Point
Force toolbar
Spring FB
Force Vector - Colors
Force Vectors
Colors of the Vectors and Part-Outlines.
Display
Show if active...
Force Vectors - show/hide
Forces
Slider Forces
Forces menu
Configure Power Source
Force Vectors: Calculate
Force Vectors: Display
Force-Data FB
Spring FB
Forces toolbar
Add Force Data FB
Configure Power Source
Force Vectors: Calculate
Force Vectors: Display
Function-Block
Gearing
Golden FBs
Input-Connectors
Introduction to
Output-Connectors
Function-Block menu
Cam-Data FB
Gearing FB
Graph FB
Linear-Motion FB
Measurement FB
Motion Dimension FB
Motion Dimension FB - Special Case
Motion Dimension Rocker
Motion Dimension Slider
Motion FB
Motion-Path FB
Point-Data FB
Function-Blocks
How to connect with wires.
Function-Blocks menu
Briefcase FB
CAD Control FB
Continuous-Crank FB
Design-Set FB
Math FB
Parameter-Control FB
Pattern FB
Point-Cloud FB
Polynomial Fit FB
Statistics FB
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
How to add a Simple Gear-Pairs
Kinematics of Geared Rocker
Line-of-Centres
Monobloc
Orbiting Gear Centres
Other Configurations
Planetary Gears
Planetary Gears-Trains
Reverted-Gear Train
Simple Gear Train
Gear-Pair dialog
Addendum
Adjustments
Dedendum
Define tab
External
Gear Mesh
Gear Mesh and # Teeth
Gear Segmentation Parameters
Internal
Line-of-Centres
Mesh
Module
Number-of-Teeth
Parameters - Gear-Tooth
Pressure Angle
Read-Only Gear-Parameters
Gear-Pair+ RPR
Gear-Pair+ RRP
Gear-Pair+ RRR
Gears
Boulton Engine
Parallel Motion
Terminology
Watt Steam Engine
Gears and Curves
Epicycloid
Epitrochoid
Hypocycloid
Hypotrochoid
Peritrochoid
Pumps
Wankel Engine
General Menus and Toolbars
Geometry menu
Arc
Blend-Curve
CAD-Line
Circle
Coincident
Concentric
Constraint: Merge Points
Dimension
Equal
Horizontal
Line
Mid-Point
Parallel
Perpendicular
Point
SOLIDWORKS Import Sketch
Spline
Tangent
Transition-Curve
Vertical
Geometry toolbar
Add Arc
Add Blend-Curve
Add CAD-Line
Add Circle
Add Dimension
Add Line
Add Point
Import SOLIDWORKS Sketch
Merge-Points
Transitkion Curve
Geometry-Tree
Constraints
Dimensions
Sketch-Elements
German Help Option - Trial
Getting Started Tutorials - MechDesigner
Getting Started Tutorials - MotionDesigner
Globoidal Cam
Globoidal Cam Design Software
Glossary
Graph dialog
Graph toolbar
Graph FB
Data-Channel Options
Graph-Settings
Graph FB dialog
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
Y-Axis and X-Axis Scales
Graphics-Area
Gravity Vector Direction
Groove Cam
Gruebler Equation
Gusanos
- H -
Help About dialog
SOLIDWORKS Type-Libraries
Help menu
About
Edit Language DataBase
Local Help
On-line Help
Tutorials
Help menu > Download latest Help...
Hints
Hot keys
Hotkeys
Hover Technique
How to ...
Add a 2D-Cam
Add a Part
Add a sketch-loop
Add Constraints
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
Delete / Remove an Auto-Profile
Delete a Constraint
Delete a Profile
Delete an Extrusion
Delete Constraints
Delete Geometric Constraints
Delete sketch-elements
Deselect the active command
Design a Motion.
Dimension a Point
Disable the Intel Graphics Card
Display Acceleration Vectors
Display Velocity Vectors
Drag a Trace-Point
Edit a 2D Cam
Edit a Ball-Joint
Edit a Dimension
Edit a dimension.
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
Edit, Save, and Move my Settings / Styling / Theme
Exit (close) the Part-Editor
Export Gears to SOLIDWORKS
Find the Motion-Values anywhere in a motion.
Float or Dock MotionDesigner
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 Configure Power Source dialog
Open the Magnetic-Joint FB.
Open the Segment Editor
Rename a Motion.
Rename an element
save elements to a DXF file
Scroll
Select a different Motion-Laws
Show/Hide different types of element
Start the Part-Editor - Methods 1 to 4
Start(open) the Part-Editor
Stop Solids turning red in the Model-Editor.
Use the Control Buttons
Use the Spin-box tool
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 Register an Account with PSMotion
How to Start the Part-Editor
How to switch from the Integrated Intel Graphics Card
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...
... delete a Constraint?
Add a Part
Add Planes
Connect Function-Blocks
Design all types of Cam
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
Use Function-Blocks
Use the Spin-Box Control
- I -
Import
DXF
DXF Drawings
Mass Properties from CAD model
MEC
SHP
SOLIDWORKS Parts and Assemblies
SOLIDWORKS Sketch
STL file
Import Library File interface
Import Library Model
Import Mass Properties from CAD
Import motion-values to a Position List segment-type
Import motion-values to a Z-Raw Data List segment-type
Import motion-values to an Acceleration List segment-type
Import SOLIDWORKS document
Color
Coordinate Systems and SOLIDWORKS
Display Options
Import File Quality from SOLIDWORKS
Show / Hide
Transparency
Inch the Machine-Angle
Indexing
Belt Design
Pattern
Indexing Cams
Barrel Cams
Examples
Globoidal Cam
Parallel Cams
Indexing Motion
Belt
Infeed Screws
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Do NOT use!
Internet Menu
Inverse-Kinematics
Continuous-Crank
- J -
Jog the Machine-Angle
Joint
Ball-Joint
Linear Slide
Magnet
Magnetic
Prismatic
Slide
Spherical-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
Keyboard Shortcut
INS : Add Part
Insert key : Add Part
Kinematic elements toolbar
Add Trace-Point
Ball-Joint
Change Dyad Closure
Magnetic-Joint
Part
Pin-Joint
Reference Geometry
Slide-Joint
Kinematic FB toolbar
Cam-Data FB
Clock
Gearing FB
Graph FB
Linear-Motion FB
Measurement
Motion-Dimension FB
Motion-Path FB
Point-Data FB
Kinematic FB tooolbar
Motion FB
Kinematic Vectors
Velocity & Acceleration
Kinematics toolbar
Kinematics Tree
Brocken Chains
Dyads
Geared Rocker
Kinematically Defined Chain
Kinematic-Chains
Motion-Parts
Rocker
Slider
Solved Chains
Known Bugs: MotionDesigner.
Kutzback Equation
- L -
Large Models
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Lighting
Ambient
Diffuse
Edit
Model
SolidWorks Lighting
Specular
XYZW
Line of Centres
Linear Motion dialog
Linear-Motion FB
Line-of-Centres
Link
List Segment-Type
Acceleration List
Position List
Z-Raw Data
List Segment-Types
Lobe Pumps: Design of...
Locus
Low Impact at Crossover
Lubrication
Mode of Lubrication
- M -
Machine elements toolbar
2D-Cam
3D-Cam
Ball-Screw
Conjugate Cam FB
Feedscrew
Gear-Pair
Gear-Pair [Bevel]
Pulley
Rack-Pinion
Scroll
Machine Settings dialog
Cycling Parameters
Engineering Units
Note 1: Machine vs Animation Speed
Note 2: Number-of-Steps - Warning / Reminder
Note 3: Engineering Units
Machine Speed
Machine-Clock
Machine-Settings dialog
Cycle Speed
Cycles / minute
Engineering Units
Kinematic Speed
Machine Speed
Number-of-Steps
Parts per Minute
RPM
Simulation Speed
Units
Magentic-Joint
Magnetic Joint
Magnetic-Joint dialog
Advanced
Curve Follow Inside
Curve Follow Outside
Curve Following
Path Following Options
Probe Compensation
Radius Control
Magnet-Joint
Make Movie
Make Movie dialog
End-Angle
File-types
Frame Position
Frame Size
Include Last Frame?
Movie File-name
Movie File-type
Movie or Single-Shot
Number of Frames
Number of Images
Start-Angle
Mass Properties
Center-of-Mass
Inertia
Mass
Mass Moment of Inertia
Radius of Gyration
Master Machine Angle / Revs
Approximate Machine Angle
Exact Machine Angle
Math FB
Wire Numbers and Data-Channaels
Math FB dialog
Add Input-Connector
Add Output-Connector
Calculator
Connectors
Equation-Editor
Output Data-Type
Output Units
Units
Update Button
Update Equations
MD-Solid (Extrusion)
MD-Solids menu
Add Polyline
Auto-Layer
Auto-Profile
Hole
Profile / Extrusion
Show or Hide Extrusion
MD-Solids toolbar
Auto-Layer
Auto-Profile
Hole
Polyline
Profile / Extrusion
Show or Hide Extrusion
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
Angle - Line to Line
Angle - Point to Point
Dimension - Length
Dimension - Radius
Distance - Line to Line (Parallel)
Distance - Point to Line
Distance - 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 menu
2D-Cam
3D-Cam
Add Mechanism
Add Mechanism (Editor)
Add Plane
Ball-Joint
Ball-Screw
Change Dyad Closure
Conjugate Cam FB
Feedscrew
Gear-Pair
Gear-Pair [Bevel]
Kinematic
Magnetic-Joint
Mechanism (Editor)
Part
Pin-Joint
Pulley
Rack-Pinion
Reference Geometry
Scroll
Slide-Joint
Trace-Point
Mechanism Synthesis
Mechanism-Editor:
FAQs, How to ...?
Mechanisms menu
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Model a Chain
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Mechanism (Editor)
Model elements toolbar [Mechanism-Editor]:
Model-Editor
How to stop Solids turning Red
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Modeling FB toolbar
Briefcase FB
CAD Control FB
Continuous-Crank FB
Design-Set FB
Math FB
Parameter-Control FB
Pattern FB
Point-Cloud FB
Polynomial Fit FB
Statistics FB
Stats FB
Modelling FB toolbar
Most Recently Used
Motion
Definitions
Indexing
Terminolog
Motion Advance
Motion Analysis
Measurement FB
Point Data FB
Motion Continuity along Curve
Motion Delay
Motion Design Considerations:
Blend-Points and Segments
Dynamic-Considerations
Motion Blending
Motion Continuity
Motion Smoothing
Period Ratio
Residual Vibration
Segment Blending
Motion FB
Motion-Path FB and Range
Output Data-Type
Motion FB > Motion-Parameters
Accumulate Output
Output Data-Type
Reset Output
Select Motion
Motion FB dialog
Motion Law - see Cam-Law
Motion Law Coefficients
Motion name-tab
Motion name-tabs
Motion Retard
Motion Study
Measurement FB
Point Data FB
Motion Symbols
Motion Terminology
Motion toolbar
Motion-Law Selector
Motion-Value Evaluator
Motion-Width
Motion Values at Pointer
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
Get Motion Data
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
Redo
Sweep-Display
Undo
Motion: File toolbar
Add New Motion
Delete Active Motion
Open & Append Motion
Open .DA, .MTD, .SHP file-types.
Print All Motions
Print Motion
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
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
Motion-Command to Follower-Response
MotionDesign Software
MotionDesigner
...from MechDesigner
Dock or Float
Redock
Undock
MotionDesigner FAQs
MotionDesigner How to...
MotionDesigner R17.1
Welcome
MotionDesigner Reference:
MotionDesigner Toolbars
Motion-Dimension
Motion-Dimension dialog
Motion-Dimension Dialog-box
Base-Value
Base-Value + Motion-Value
Motion-Dimension Function-Block
Motion-Law Characteristics
Motion-Law Coefficients
Ca, Cv, Cc, Pc, Q
Motion-Law Equation
CACD
Constant Acceleration-Constant-Deceleration
Constant-Velocity
Cycloidal
Dwell
Modified Sionusoid
Modified Trapezoid
Mod-Sine
Mod-Trap
Polynomial 2-3
Polynomial 3-4-5
Polynomial 4-5-6-7
SHM
Simple Harmonic Motion
Motion-Law Select
Motion-Law:
Acceleration List
Constant Acceleration
Constant Velocity
Constant Velocity - Specify 2 Positions
Constant-Jerk
Cubic
CV Inverse-Crank
Cycloidal
Cycloidal CV50
Dwell
Flexible Polynomial
Low Impact at Crossover
Mod Sine
Mod Trap
Modified Sinusoid
Modified Trapezoidal
Parabolic
Polynomial 23
Polynomial 345
Polynomial 4567
Position List
Quadratic
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
SHM
Simple Harmonic Motion
Sine-Constant-Acceleration-Cosine.
Sine-Squared
Sinusoidal
Throw
Throw 1
Throw 2
Throw 3
Throw 4
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
Standard
Traditional
Motion-Laws Compared
Motion-Path dialog
Data Dispaly in Graphic Area
Point List
Motion-Path FB
Belt Tooth-Pitch
Control Path Length with Dimension
Dialog box
Point Parameters
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 a motion, add it as a new Motion name-tab.
Open CAD-Line dialog
Open Camlinks MEC File-type
Open dialog
Selection-Window
Open DXF File
Open DXF File-Type
Open LXL - Library File
Open: Allen-Bradley Logix 5000 TXT file-type
Open: Jetter DA file-type
Optimization
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-Value
Edit
Part
Colors
Connecting-Part
Part-Editor
Geometry toolbar
Rules of Merge-Points and Coincident Points
Sketch-elements toolbar
Part-Editor:
FAQs, How to...?
Over-Constrain sketch-elements
Part-Outline
Colors
Paste data
Path
Pattern
Belt
Belt Pockets
CAD-Line
Phase Pattern
Solid
Pattern dialog
Enable Pattern
Motions to Linearize
Pattern Elements tab
Pattern Type
Pattern Visibilities - Phases
Pattern Visibility
Phase Visibility tab
Select Pattern-Elements
Pattern FB
Add
dialog
Pay Load Types
Constant
Function of Acceleration
Function of Displacement
Function of Velocity
Special Function
Period-Ratio
Piggyback Slider
Add
Review
Sets
Piggyback Slider - Set 2
Pin a Slot
Pinion driven by the motion of a Rack
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
Planeary Gears
Annulus
Gear Ratio
Planet Carrier
Planet Gear
Ring Gear
Sun Gear
Planetary Gears
Version 1
Version 2
Version 3
Plot Graphs
Plot motion and force values over a machine-cycle.
Point Acceleration
Point Data dialog
Point Force
Point Locus
Point Motion Vectors
Acceleration, Velocity
X Velocity Component
Y Velocity Component
Z Velocity Component
Point Positiion
Fix Constraint
Lock & Specify
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
Data Accuracy - Thoughts and Approximations
Data-File Formats
Feedback Messages
Fit Curve to data
Import Data
Message
Point-Cloud Options
Points
centre-Point
end-Point
start-Point
Polygonal Action
Polynomial 23
Polynomial Fit dialog
Acquire and Save toolbar
Algorithm Settings
Graph toolbar
RMS Erorr P.V.A. results
Settings
Positive direction of Sliders
Positive Drive Cam
Preferences
Preferred Motion Laws
Preview Motion Values at Blend-Point
Print graphics-area.
Printer Setup
Profile
Auto-Profile
Auto-Profiles
Program-Settings
Project Explorer
Command-Manager
Element-Explorer
Selection-Window
PSMotion
Address
web
Pulley / Belt
Terminology
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 -
Q Torque Coefficient
Query
- R -
Rack and Pinion Gear Parameters
Rack driven by the motion of a Pinion
Rack Pinion Design Parameters
Rack-Pinion dialog
Addendum
Ball-Screw parameters
Dedendum
Enable Rack-Pinion OR Ball-Screw.
Gear Mesh
Gear Tooth tab
Mesh
Module
Number-of-Teeth
Pressure Angle
Ramp
Ram-P dyad
Ram-R dyad (Scissor-Lift Cyclinder)
Rebuild Now
Rebuild/rebuilt machines.
Recommended Settings
Redo
Reference Elements
Reference Geometry
Remove element
Rename
Dialog
Rename Element
Rename motion
Report a Bug
Request a Feature
Reset to Factory Setting
Residual-Vibration
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
Roots Blower: Design of
Rotating Cam
Offset Flat-faced Follower
Oscillating Flat-faced Follower
Swinging Flat-faced Follower
Translating Flat-faced Follower
Rotating Cam with Flat-faced Follower
Rotating Cam with Inverse-Kinematics
Round data
Run menu
Cycle
Home
Run
Step Backward
- S -
Save
File
Save 3D-Cam as STEP file
Save 3D-Cam as:
SLDCRV file-type
STEP file-type
Save as
.CXL
.DXF
.DXF Mechanism
.DXF Part
.LXL
.MTD
.ZXL
Save as .ZXL
Save as...
ZXL file-type
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:
BMP
GIF
JPG
PNG
Save the Style
Scissor-Lift
Scrolls
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SEGMENT EDITOR
SEGMENT EDITOR:
Control-Button - Possible Settings
Motion-Law Selector
Segment Number
Segment-End
Segment-Parameters
Segment-Range
Segment-Start
Segment-Width
Y-axis Control-Buttons
Y-axis motion-values
Segment-Range and Asymmetric Motion
Select Elements
Select Element-types
Selected-Segment
Delete
Selection Filters toolbar
Selection-Window
Selection-Window shortcut menu
Delete Element...
Edit Element...
Rename Element
Show or Hide Exrtusion
View References
Servo Motor Sizing
Servomotor Sizing
Settings
Short cuts
Shortcuts
Show
Point Acceleration
Point Velocity
Show / Hide
Profile/Extrusions
Solids
Show / Hide Solid Elements in Mechanism-Editors
Show or Hide Kinematic Vectors
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.
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
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
Linear Cams
Smooth Curve
Solids
Extrusion Design
Import a Part from SOLIDWORKS
Import STL from CAD
Solids menu
Add Auto-Profiles
Solids toolbar
MD-Solids
SOLIDWORKS
CAD File Synchronization
Coordinate System.
Export Cam to...
Import SolidWorks File
Send Cam Data to Solidworks
Synchronize All Files
Type Libraries
SolidWorks Type Libraries
SolidWorks Type Library
SOLIDWORKS: Import Sketch
Special Motion-Laws
Spin-Box
Hide and Show
How to use the Spin-Box.
Where is the Spin-Box?
Spin-Increment
Spline - alternative
Spline Drag-Handles
Spring / Linear Motor
Spring FB
Constant Force
Coulomb Friction
Drag Froce
Free-Length
Input-Connector
Output-Connectors
Spring-Rate
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
Damping Coefficient
Drag Factor
Spring FB dialog
Constant Force
Drag Force
Enable Spring
Free Length
Friction Force
Spring Force Parameters
Spring Rate
Viscous Force
Springs
SSP Assur Group
SSP Dyad
SSR Assur Goup
SSR Dyad
Standard Motion Laws
Stationary Gear
Statisitics FB dialog
Statistics FB dialog
Channel / Derivative
Straight Line Mechanism
Strategies to reduce CAD-Solid file-size
Styling
Settings
Style
Theme
Switch display of Md-Solids and CAD-Solids.
Switch Visibility of CAD-Solids and/or MD-Solids in a machine-cycle.
Symbols in the grpahic-area
Symbols in the Kinematics-Tree
Symbols:
Blend-Point
Synchronize CAD Files
System Requirements
- T -
Terminology
2D-Cam
3D-Cam
Cam
DXF
Gears
Indexer
Indexing
Pulley / Belt
Terminology for Tutorial 1
Timing Diagram.xlsx
Toggle Hints / Help menu
Toolbar
Constraints
Edit
File
Filters
Forces
Geometry
Kinematic elements
Kinematic FBs
Machine elements
MD-Solids
Model elements (Mechanism-Editor)
Model elements (Model-Editor)
Modeling FBs
Run
View
Visibility
Tornillos sin fin.
Torque-Speed Curves
Torsion Factor Equation
Torsion Factor, Ct
Trace
Trace Point
Trace-Point
How to drag a TracePoint.
Track Cam
Traditional Motion Laws
Transfer data to List Segment-Types
Transition-Curve dialog
Length of Chain-Link
Number-of-Teeth on Sprocket
Transition-Path
Trouble-Shoot
Sketch-Elements
Trouble-shoot Constraints
Trouble-shoot Geometry
Troubleshooting
Feedscrews
Trouble-shooting
Mechanism-Editor
Troubleshooting - Mechanism-Editor:
Faceted sketch-elements
Profiles are not above the sketch-loop.
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
Degrees-of-Freedom
Edit Gearing FB
Edit Length of Part
How to Video...
Kinematically Define the Part
Kinematically-Defiend / Solved.
Kinematic-Review of
Mobility
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
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
Control the Length of the Belt with a Dimension.
Fixed Pulley Centres
Fixed Pulleys Centres
Multiple Belts with one Pulley
Multiple-Pulleys with one Belt
Orbiting Pulley Centre
Orbiting Pulley Centres
Pulleys are Driven by Belt
Straight-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
Acceleration Vector
Add Motion FB
Assur Groups
Crank Rocker
Crank Slider
Dyad
Dyad Closures
Dyad Introduction
Dyads
Edit the Motion-Dimension FB
Four-bar linkage
Four-bar mechanism
Four-bar Mechanisms
RRR Dyad
Show Kinematic-Vectors
Velocity Vector
Tutorial 2: Kinematic-Chains
Change-over Design
Change-Over Product Sizes.
Delete Pin-Joint
Kinematic Closure
Pin in a Curved Slot
Pin in a Slot
Prismatic
Reconfigure Dyads
Revolute
RP
RP Joint
RPR Dyad
RRP Dyad
R-R-P Dyad Closures
Scotch-Yoke Mechanism
Slider-Crank
Whitworth Quick Return
Tutorial 20 Scroll - Feedscrew
Add a Feedscrew
Add a Scroll
Tutorial 23: Servo and Gearbox Sizing
Tutorial 2A: More Dyads.
6-bar Mechanisms
Assur Groups
Dyads
Watt and Stephenson
Tutorial 2C: Kinematic Properties
Element Properties
Point's Velocity & Acceleration Vectors
Trace-Point
Tutorial 3:
About Coincident Constraint
About Merge-Points
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
Horizontal
Parallel
Sketch-Loop
Trouble-shooting
Vertical
Tutorial 4: Create Solid Extrusions
Add a Profile to a Sketch-Loop
Sketch a Sketch-Loop
Tutorial 4: Sketch-Loops to Extrusions
Auto-Profile
Auto-Profiles
Introduction
Level 1- Sketch-Loop and Extrusions
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 Follower
Parallel Indexer, Indexing Cam
Plate Cam
Reciprocating Follower
RRR Dyad
Swinging Follower
Track Cam
Tutorial 6C: 3D-Cam
3D-Cam dialog
Add the Barrel Cam
Barrel Cam
CAD Control Function-Block
Check Cam Follower Clearance
Cylindrical Cam
Expor to SOLIDWORKS
Globoidal Cam
How to use...
Save as STEP
Type Libraries
Tutorial 6C: 3D-Cam - Barrel Cam
Oscillating Follower
Tutorial 6C: 3D-Cam (Full)
Cam Indexer
Ferguson Cam
Globoidal Cam
Roller Gear Drive
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: Import SOLIDWORKS document
Add Coordinate System
Position a SOLIDWORKS Part in MD
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
Hotkeys
How to use your Mouse
Key Combinations
Keyboard Shortcuts
Mouse-Actions
Recommended Settings
Spin-box
Styling
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
Units
DXF Drawing Units
Update Motion Quickly
Useful Gearing Calculations and Equations
User Library Path
User Preferences
- V -
VDI 2143 (Parts 1 and 2)
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 menu
Command History
Dock or Float MotionDesigner
Show Solids in All or Active Mechanism-Editor only
Show/Hide different types of element
Visibility toolbar
Dock or Float MotionDesigner
Light-Bulb - Show with other Kinematic...
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 of All or Active Mechanism Only
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?
Why is the dimension 'negative'.
Why use a Design-Set.
Working with Large Models
Workspace
Worms
- X -
X-axis value from Y-axis input
X-axis:
Units
- Z -
Zero data
Zero-Round-Copy-Paste
λ, Asymmetrical Motions
