Dialog: Function-Block: Motion

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Dialog: Function-Block: Motion

Motion FB

see Add Motion FB

A Motion FB is a direct link to a Motion name that is in MotionDesigner.

Open the Motion FB dialog to select a Motion.

•Motion-values at its input-connector control the X-axis of the Motion

•Motion-values at its output-connector are the Y-axis values of the Motion that correspond to the X-axis motion-value at its input-connector.

 

The Motion FB selects the left-most Motion name-tab as the default Motion.

How to open the Motion FB dialog

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To open the Motion FB dialog

1.Double-click a Motion FB in the graphic-area

OR

1.See How to Open a dialog

The Motion FB dialog is now open.

Motion FB dialog

Motion FB dialog

Motion FB dialog

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Select Motion:

Click the drop-down box to select a motion.

The default link is to the left-most Motion name-tab and Motion.

After each Motion Cycle:

A Motion-Cycle is one revolution of the Master-Machine Angle from 0 to 360.

After each Motion-Cycle, at MMA =0, you can:

◉Reset Output: (default)

Start Position* (Machine-Cycle N) = Start-Position (Machine-Cycle 1)

◉Accumulate Output:

Start-Position* (Machine-Cycle N) = End-Position (Machine-Cycle N-1)

* Start-Position: See MotionDesigner > Blend-Point (or Segment) Editor > Y-axis values ...

Output Data-Type

◉ Motion : (default, for Rockers and Sliders)

◉ Linear *

◉ Rotary *

* You must select Linear or Rotary if you connect a wire from a Motion FB to a Motion-Path or a Math FB.

Notes :

Usually, the motion-data at the input to a Motion FB increase at a constant rate from 0 to 360, again and again.

However, the motion-data at the input to the Motion FB can fluctuate in any way.

For example, the input can be from a Motion FB, a Point-Data FB, or a Measurement FB.
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Enter a Y-axis value

The values in the box (below) are the X-axis values that relate to the Y-axis value for the Selected Motion - see Motion Parameters

Reset or Accumulate after each Motion-Cycle?

This is best explained with an example model:

1.Design an Indexing Motion in MotionDesigner with two Segments:

Segment 1: Index (X-axis: 0-240; Y-axis: 0-90)

Segment 2: Dwell (X-axis: 240-360, Y-axis: 90).

2.Connect a Linear-Motion FB to a Gearing FB. Connect the Gearing FB to a Motion FB. Connect the Motion FB to a Motion-Dimension FB which controls an rotating Motion-Part.

3.Edit the Motion FB.

Select the Indexing Motion you have designed.

Select Reset as the After each motion-cycle parameter

4.Edit the Gearing FB.

Edit the Gearing Ratio. Enter 4

5.Cycle the model with ALT+C on your keyboard.

Result:

As the MMA increases from 0 to 360, the output from the Gearing FB increases from 0 to 1440  ( Gearing Ratio × 360 )

As the MMA increases from 0 to 360, the output from the Motion FB increases from 0 to 90, and jumps to 0 again each time the input is an integer multiple of 360.

The indexing-shaft resets its position 4 times.

6.Edit the Motion FB.

Select the Indexing Motion you have designed.

Select Accumulate as the After each motion-cycle parameter

7.Cycle the model with ALT+C on your keyboard.

Result:

As the MMA increases from 0 to 360, the output from the Gearing FB increases from 0 to 1440  ( Gearing Ratio × 360 )

As the MMA increases from 0 to 360, the indexing-shaft indexes 4 times, to make one complete revolution, as the input increases from 0 to 1440.