Cycles  ∕  Min: (RPM) ( See also Note 1 )

RPM - Revolutions per Minute.

The Master Simulation-Speed. It sets the rate-of-change of the Master-Machine-Angle.

MotionDesigner reads this parameter.

Number-of-Steps: ( See also Note 2 )

Number of calculation points in a machine-cycle.

•Number-of-Steps does not change Cam accuracy - see Cam-Coordinates dialog-box

•Number-of-Steps = the number of data-points along each graph - see Graph FB

•Number-of-Steps = facets along the curve of a Trace-Point - see Trace-Point

•Number-of-Steps = points/dots on the Motor Torque and Speed Curves

•Usually, 120 is good. > 360 is not usually needed.

See also: Run menu > Step Forward / Step Backward

Engineering Units : ( See also Note 3 )

Note 1:

Cycles ∕ Min does not change the animation-speed.

Change the animation-speed with the Animation Speed Slider.

Note 2:

Do NOT increase Machine-Settings >Number-of-Steps to increase accuracy of a 2D-Cam! You will NOT. You CAN use the Cam-Coordinates dialog-box to increase the accuracy of the 2D-Cam for manufacture.

120 Steps is ideal. 360 Steps should be the maximum, for nearly all models.

To move the model with small steps (increments), we recommend you use the Spin-Box in the Master Machine Angle.

Note 3:

If you change the dimension units, we do not change the size of the model.

E.g. 100mm becomes 3.94inch when you change dimensional units from mm to inch.

E.g. 100degrees becomes 1.75radians when you change dimensional units from degrees to radians

In all cases, we do not display dimensional units in the graphic-area.