Element Properties dialog-box.
The Element Properties dialog-box provides, for an element, the motion and force data, which is evaluated at the Master Machine Angle.
Elements Properties include:
oV: a Vector
oℝ : a Real Number
o|n| : Absolute Real Number
oX, Y, ΔX, ΔY, Θ, ω, α, ΔΘ, Δω, Δα
How to open the Edit Element dialog-box
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In the graphic-area
For example: a CTRL+Click a wire between two Kinematic FBs. The wire has 3 Data-Channels The Data-Channels are Linear or Angular Position, Velocity and Acceleration. |
Element Properties dialog-box (Read-Only)
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CTRL + Click a wire A wire has a maximum of 3 Data Channels In the example: in the Motion FB the Output Data-Type is Rotary. At the top of the dialog you can see the wire Element's Name, and the Element's Part and Element's Mechanism. |
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CTRL + Click a Part-Outline At the top of the dialog you can see the Element's Name, the Element's Part, and the Element's Mechanism. Property: •Kinematic: Angle of Part in Mechanism Plane, Angular Velocity or Part in Mechanism Plane •Instant center: The Part has an instant center of rotation: X and Y coordinates of the instant-center in Mechanism Coordinates Part has Mass: •Centroid: X and Y coordinated of center of Mass •Mass: Value •Inertia: Value •Mobility: -1 if kinematically solved |
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CTRL + Click a Pin-Joint At the top of the dialog you can see the Element's Name, the Element's Part, and the Element's Mechanism. Property: •Power On: True or False (T or F) - if the Pin-Joint has the Power Source - see Configure Power Source •Broken: True or False (T or F) - if the Joint does not solved (Broken) at this instant in the machine-cycle •Solved : True or False (T or F) - if the Joint is a child to a kinematically-defined chain •Bearing Force oFx and Fy ; Vectors in Mechanism Coordinates •Torque oTz ; Vector normal to Mechanism Plane (if the Pin-Joint is the Power Source) |
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CTRL + Click a Slide-Joint At the top of the dialog you can see the Element's Name, the Element's Part, and the Element's Mechanism. Property: •Power On: True or False (T or F) - if the Power Source is given to this Pin-Joint - see Configure Power Source •Broken: True or False (T or F) - if the Joint does not solved Broken) at this instant in the machine-cycle •Solved : True or False (T or F) - if the Joint is a child to a kinematically-defined chain •Drive Force oFx ; Force along positive direction of Slide-Joint (if the Power Source is the Slide-Joint |
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In this case, CTRL+Click a Point at the end of Part in a four-bar Mechanism. At the top of the dialog you can see the Element's Name, the Element's Part, and the Element's Mechanism. Property: •Part Pos: Position of the Point; Part Coordinates •Mech Pos: Position of the Point; Mechanism Coordinates •Glob Position: Position of the Point; Global Coordinates (Z does not show!) •Velocity, Acceleration Vectors oi,j: the coordinates of the Velocity / Acceleration Vector, X and Y directions; Mechanism Coordinates o|n|: the magnitude of the Velocity / Acceleration Vector oΘ: the direction of the velocity Vector; Mechanism Coordinates See also: Point Properties dialog-box. |
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CTRL + Click a Line. At the top of the dialog you can see the Element's Name, the Element's Part, and the Element's Mechanism. Property: •Line Data: oΔx, Δy : the change in x and y from the Line's start-Point and end-Point o|n|: the length of the Line oΘ: the angle of the Line relative to the Mechanism Coordinates •Kinematic: oω : angular velocity of the Line oα : angular acceleration of the Line |
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CTRL + Click a Circle. At the top of the dialog you can see the Element's Name, the Element's Part, and the Element's Mechanism. Property: •Radius: o|n|: the Radius of the Circle •center: ox & y : the position of the center of the Circle in Mechanism Coordinates |
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CTRL + Click an Arc. At the top of the dialog you can see the Element's Name, the Element's Part, and the Element's Mechanism. Property: •Radius: o|n|: the Radius of the Circle •center: ox & y : the position of the center of the Arc in Mechanism Coordinates •Start ox & y : the position of the start-Point of the Arc in Mechanism Coordinates oΘ : the angle of the start-Point from the center of the Arc •End ox & y, the position of the end-Point of the Arc in Mechanism Coordinates oΘ : the angle of the end-Point from the center of the Arc |
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CTRL + Click a 2D-Cam. At the top of the dialog you can see the Element's Name, the Element's Part, and the Element's Mechanism. Property: Contact 1 & 2: ox & y: the coordinates of the contact Point of Cam 1 and 2 Pressure Angle 1 & 2: oΘ : the Pressure Angle of the Roller with Cam 1 and 2 Curvature 1 & 2: o|n| : the Curvature of Cam 1 and 2 Force oFx & Fy : the Contact Force of the Cam on the Roller, given in the X and Y directions, with Mechanism Coordinates ONLY if you have selected a Cam-Follower and Steel Type with the 2D-Cam dialog-box Roller L10 Lifetime [Hrs] - The Lifetime in Hours of the Cam-Follower Roller you have selected with 2D-Cam dialog-box > Roller-Life Cam Lifetime [Hrs] - the lifetime in hours of the Cam, with the Steel and Quality of Steel you have selected with the 2D-Cam dialog-box > Cam-Life |
