Element Properties dialog.
The Element Properties dialog is a list of an element's motion and force data at the Master Machine Angle.
Elements Properties include:
oP : a Position, or linear value
oV : a Vector
oℝ : a Real Number
o|n| : Absolute Real Number
oX, Y, ΔX, ΔY, Θ, ω, α, ΔΘ, Δω, Δα
All of the properties are read-only.
You can open a dialog to view the Element's Properties.
The dialog can stay open to read the Element's properties at different phases of the machine cycle.
Note: New 16-1-372+
In the graphic-area, when you hover above an element, the Element Properties show in the Extend-Hints box in the Feedback Area.
How to open the Element Properties dialog
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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 (read-only)
At the top of the dialog you can see the Element's Name, Element's Part, and Element's Mechanism.
The Element is a child to the Element's Part, which is a child to the Element's Mechanism
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CTRL + Click a wire A wire has a 3 Data-Channels In the example: the three Data-Channels are Displacement(Position), Velocity, and Acceleration The Data Type is Linear. |
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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. Properties: P - Position •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 •Centroid: X and Y coordinates of the Center of Mass •Mass: Value •Inertia: Value |
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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 kinematic-chain that is kinematically-defined •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 kinematic-chain that is kinematically-defined •Drive Force oFx ; Force along positive direction of Slide-Joint (if the Power Source is the Slide-Joint |
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CTRL+Click a Point At the top of the dialog you can see the Element's Name, Element's Part, and Element's Mechanism. The Element is a child to the Element's Part, which is a child to the Element's Mechanism Properties: (P - Position ; V- Vectors) •P Part Pos: Position of the Point; Part Coordinates •P Mech Pos: Position of the Point; Mechanism Coordinates •P Glob Pos: Position of the Point; Global Coordinates (Z does not show!) •V Velocity, V Acceleration 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 Vector |
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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 between the Inner and Outer Cam-Profiles and the Follower-Profile. Pressure Angle 1 & 2: oΘ : the Pressure Angle of the Follower-Roller with the Inner and Outer Cam-Profiles Curvature 1 & 2: o|n| : the Radius of Curvature of the Inner and Outer Cam-Profiles 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 Follower-Roller and Steel Type for a 2D-Cam with the 2D-Cam dialog Roller L10 Lifetime [Hrs] - The Lifetime in Hours of the Follower-Roller, Lubrication Conditions, and Factor-of-Safety that you select in the 2D-Cam dialog. Cam Lifetime [Hrs] - the lifetime in hours of the Cam Profile (Outer or Inner) , with the Steel Type, Quality, Hardness, and Factor-of-Safety that you enter in the 2D-Cam dialog. |
