File menu> Save Timing Diagram
A Timing Diagram:
•Represents each motion with a Motion name-tab as graphs that are above each other.
•Each graph has straight-lines between the positional values of each .
How to export and show a Timing Diagram in Excel
STEP 1: MechDesigner - Save the Timing-Diagram.
A: Do:
We save for you a CSV file-type with the required data to display a timing diagram with the Excel workbook: Timing Diagram.xlsm - see STEP 2, below
The CSV file includes the:
•motion name
•Blend-Point: X-axis and Y-axis position values
The CSV does not include the:
•Motion-Law (Cam-Law)
•Motion derivatives |
STEP 2: Microsoft Excel
A.Open the Excel Macro-Enabled Worksheet: Timing-Diagram.XLSM
Timing Diagram.xlsm is located in:
<LOCALAPPDATA> \ TIMING DIAGRAM.XLSM
OR
<CommonAppData> \ Timing Diagram.xlsm
B.Enable macros
There are two buttons in the Timing-Diagram | Motion worksheet.
C.Press Button:
Find, and open, the CSV file you have saved to disc with - see STEP 1, above
NOTE - reformatting is required:
Look carefully at the image below - Typical Timing-Diagram with 2 Motions.
The data-format of the Y-axis of the top motion moves the plot of the actual Timing-Diagram slightly to the right.
To correct this:
1.Format the Y-axis data of 'Motion0' to make sure its data format is the same as 'Motion1, 2, ...'. |
D.Press Button:
E.Look at the worksheet Timing Diagram to see the timing diagram for each motion
 Typical Timing Diagram with 2 Motions |
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