Dialog: Machine Settings

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Dialog: Machine Settings

Machine Settings

Use the Machine Settings dialog-box to change the Machine Speed, Number-of-Steps in a machine-cycle, and to edit the Engineering Units.

Open Machine-Settings dialog-box

 

1.Click Edit menu > Machine-Settings

- or -

Icon-MachineSettings

1.Click Edit toolbar > Machine-Settings

The Machine-Settings dialog-box is now open.

Machine Settings dialog-box

Machine-Settings

Machine-Settings

btn_delkeyword Cycling Parameters 
Cycling Parameters

Cycling Parameters

Cycles  ∕  Min: (See also Note 1 )

RPM: Revolutions per Minute of the Machine.

MotionDesigner reads this parameter.

Note: Time ∕ Cycle - calculate as: 60 ∕ (Cycle ∕ min)

Number-of-Steps: (See also Note 4 )

See Run menu > Step Forward/Step Backward  

Number of Increments in one machine-cycle (Master-Machine-Angle 0 - 360)

120 is perfect for most cases.

Warning: You do NOT need to increase Number-of-Steps to increase the number of Cam-Coordinates.  The number of Cam-Coordinates for manufacture is controlled with a Cam-Data FB.

Notes:

•Number-of-Steps and cam-points. Use the Cam-Coordinates dialog-box - ( see also Note 2 )

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

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

•Number-of-Steps = points in the Motor Torque and Speed Curves
btn_delkeyword Engineering Units 
Engineering Units

Engineering Units

(See also Note 3 )

Linear:

 

mm (default), cm, meters, inch.

Angular:

 

deg (default), radians, cycles

Force:

 

N (Newtons) (default), Pound force (lbf)

Torque:

 

N.m, N.mm, (default), ft.lbf

Stress:

 

Pascal (Pa) (N ∕ m2) (default), Mega Pascals (Pa) (N ∕ mm2), PSI (lbf ∕ in2).

Mass:

 

kg (default), gms (grams), lb, oz
tog_minusNotes...                  

Note 1: Cycles ∕ Min does not change the animation-speed. Change the animation-speed with the Animation Speed Slider.

Note 2: The number of points around a cam-profile is not determined with this dialog. You calculate and export cams with any number-of-points for cam manufacture with the Cam-Coordinates dialog-box.

Note 3: We do not display the dimensional units in the graphic-area.

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

E.g. A length dimension that is 100 becomes 3.94 when you change from mm to inch.

E.g. An angular dimension that is 100 becomes 1.75 when you change from degrees to radians.

Note 4: Warning: The model is calculated at each step in the machine-cycle.

If you increase the number-of-steps, the model will become less responsive.

•A high number-of-points does not make the model more accurate.

•If you want to move the model with small steps, use the spin-box in the Master Machine Angle D.R.O..