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To build a model:
STEP 1: Add an element |
- see Model Editor ; Mechanism Editor ; Part-Editor |
STEP 2: Open the element's dialog-box |
- see How to open a Dialog-Box |
STEP 3: Edit the element's parameters |
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STEP 4: Close the dialog-box Do Steps 1 to 4, again and again |
Usually, close the dialog-box before you open a different dialog-box |
GENERAL DIALOGS |
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Replace Old Name with New Name |
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Lighting, Synchronize Solids |
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General, Number-Format, Auto-Profiles, Accessibility, Colors, ... |
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Machine Speed, # Steps in Machine-Cycle, Units |
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Read-Only - an element's Motion and/or Force properties |
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Model-Editor |
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Add Mechanism-Editor |
Select a Plane, and OK the Command-Manager. No dialog. |
Edit Angle of Plane or Offset of Plane |
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Edit a an Extrusion - the MD-Solid |
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CAD: DXF, SOLIDWORKS |
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New DXF File, DXF Units |
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> DXF tab >> DXF Layer Editor |
Import DXF File, Convert Entities to MD Sketch-Elements. |
CAD-Solid - import SOLIDWORKS or STL model |
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User Mass-Properties and SOLIDWORKS Mass-Properties |
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Import an STL file |
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Edit the Color, Transparency, ... |
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CAMS: 2D & 3D |
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Export 2D-Cam Coordinates, Analyze 2D-Cam |
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Edit the Start-Angle and Range (defaults are 0 and 360), Enable Lifetime, Edit Safety-Factor. |
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> Display |
Display Colour Profile as: Cam-Profile, Pressure-Angle, Contact-Force, or Shear-Stress |
Edit the Roller bearing, enter factors for ISO 281 calculations |
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> Cam Life |
Edit the Cam steel, Quality, Heat-Treatment, and Enter its Hardness |
Required for Force Analysis, Roller Life with Conjugate-Cams and Groove-Cams. |
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Plot Contact-Force, or Shear-Stress, Radius-of-Curvature, Pressure-Angle, Sliding-Velocity |
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Calculate and Export 2D-Cam Coordinates |
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Calculate and Export Cam |
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FUNCTION-BLOCKS |
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Output is 0 - 360, again and again - a machine 'clock'. |
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Linear equation applied to input motion values. |
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Link a Motion in MotionDesigner to the model |
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Edit the Starting Angle or Position of a Motion-Part |
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Edit the starting position of a Motion-Point |
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Measure Point's Position, Velocity and Acceleration. |
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Measure Linear or Angular Position, Velocity and Acceleration. |
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Plot data |
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Graph Display |
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Define a function for a Spring |
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Measure Force or Torque |
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Control SolidWorks mates from MechDesigner. |
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Glue Profiles together. |
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User defined functions. |
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Statistics of Element |
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Fit Polynomials to Data-Values at its input-connector. |
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Edit the length of a 'static-dimension', Extrusion-Depth, Extrusion Offset. with a motion |
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Make a Crank rotate with a modulated speed |
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Modeling TOOLS |
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Add different dimensions and parameters to one dialog. |
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Put other FBs in a Briefcase - to make you model easier to review. |
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Produce a GIF file or series of PNG, JPG , of BMP images |
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Import XY data, convert to a curve |
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Copy solids multiple times in space and time. |
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OTHER Dialogs |
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Edit Position of a Point, Display Velocity and Acceleration Vectors. |
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Edit the Angle, Curvature, and Curvature-Rate at the start-Point and end-Point of a Blend-Curve |
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3D Joint for Spatial Mechanisms |
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Edit the module, number-of-teeth, mesh, ... |
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Rack-Pinion / Ball-Screw |
Edit the module, number-of-teeth, ... |
Number of Teeth on the Pulley. |
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Size a Gearbox and Servo-motor for the Application. |
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To move a motor or other power source to the correct joint or cam |
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Dimension Value |
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Miscellaneous |
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Play Tutorial Video |
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Example Models |
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Choose one or more elements for a list of elements |
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Show those elements that you will also delete if you can |
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Elements that are referenced by another elements |