The Graph FB:

Y–axis : Scales:

•Maximum = 4, scales correspond to wires at input, Y1 to Y4

•The color of the Y–axis and the plot-line are the same.

Y–axis : Data-Channel Selector

•Each wire that is connected to an input-connector has up to 3 Data-Channels

•Select the Data-Channel in the drop-down box - see Y–axis Data-Channel Options

Digital Readout (D.R.O.):

•The X–axis and the Y1 – Y4-axis values at the vertical cursor .

•The Number-Format for the X–axis, Y–axis, and Data in Clipboard is configured in Application Settings | Number Format tab.

The Graph Area:

•The color-coded graphs for each Y–axis input

•Vertical-Cursor

The Vertical-Cursor AND the Master Machine Angle 'jump' to where you click in the graph area, and also to where you drag your mouse pointer.

Toolbar:

•Save, Print, Graph Settings, Zoom Extents, Pan Left, Pan Right, 'Copy Graph Data to Clipboard' – see below

Also, note these tools:

Vertical-Cursor

When you click in the Graph area, a Vertical Cursor will snap to your mouse pointer

When you drag your pointer in the graphic-area:

•the Vertical Cursor will move with your pointer along the X-axis

•the Digital Readouts will continuously update to indicate the Y-axis values at the X-axis

•the Master Machine Angle will update to the value of the X-axis at the position of the Vertical Cursor

•the kinematically-defined Chains will move to value of the Master Machine Angle

Copy Graph Data to Clipboard

•When you click the right-most tool/icon in the toolbar, above the Graphs, all of the graph data is copied to the Clipboard .

Notes:

•Configure the Number-Format for the X–axis, Y–axis, and 'Data in Clipboard' in Application Settings | Number Format tab.

•Paste this data to Excel, or to MotionDesigner Data Transfer table. You can plot it as an overlay or use it as a Motion (use Z Raw-Data).

Each wire you connect to the Graph FB has three Data-Channels.

Use the Y-axis Selector to select which data-channel to plot.

The data-channels that are available with each wire are a function of the FB from which you connector the wire to the Graph FB input-connector.

If the wire you connect to the Y–axis input-connector is from a:

•Function-Block (Linear-Motion, Gearing, Motion, Motion-Dimension):

oLinear position, velocity, acceleration of the Measurement Dimension or Point.

oAngular position, velocity, acceleration of the Measurement Dimension.

•Measurement FB or Point-Data FB:

oLinear position, velocity, acceleration of the Measurement or Point

oAngular position, velocity, acceleration of the Measurement

•Cam-Data FB

oPressure-Angle.
You can plot three Pressure Angles – See Pressure Angle

oCam Radius-of-Curvature.
You can plot Radii-of-Curvature for Cam 1 and Cam 2.

oContact Cam-Force

oMaximum Contact-Shear-Stress.
You must know the material-properties to obtain this data. See 2D-Cam dialog-box.

•Force-Data FB

If the Force-Data FB references a:

oPin-Joint with a motor, and gearbox  you can plot Motor Drive Torque.

oSlide-Joint with a motor, you can plot Motor Drive Linear Force

oJoint

▪Total Force ( FT = √(FX2 + FY2), or

▪Force in the X-axis direction : FX

▪Force in the Y-axis direction: FY

o2D-Cam: you can plot the Cam Contact Force

oSpring FB: you can plot the Total Force, the X Force and the Y Force acting on the Point.

Note:

To show all three Data-Channels from one output-connector a Function-Block, then drag a wire from the same output-connector to different input-connectors on the Graph FB.