Save Timing Diagrams
The purpose of a Timing Diagram is to show the relative timing of more than one motion.
A Timing Diagram:
•Shows each motion as a graph
•Each graph is above each other
•Each graph shows a segment as a line between each Blend-Point.
•Each Blend-Point is defined in the graph with the X-axis and Y-axis Position values.
Typical Timing Diagram with 4 Motions
How to use the Timing Diagrams
MechDesigner
STEP 1:
Use this menu item to save the motions in MotionDesigner as a Microsoft Excel® Comma Separated Values (CSV) file.
The CSV file stores:
•motion name •Blend-Point: X-axis and Y-axis values The CSV does not store:
•Motion-Law (Cam-Law) •Motion derivatives |
Microsoft Excel
STEP 1:
Open the Microsoft Excel Macro-Enabled Worksheet: Timing Diagrams.XLSM in:
•C:\User\username\AppData\Local\PSMotion or
•C:\ProgramData\PSMotion\ STEP 2:
Make sure to enable macros and enable content.
In worksheet Motion data
a)Click 1: Open Timing Diagram CSV file Find, and open, the CSV file you have saved to disc with
b)Format the Y-axis data of 'Motion0' to make sure its data format has the same number of decimal places as 'Motion1, 2, ...' (See the Y-axis of Motion0 in the image above. Its data format moves the graph slightly to the right. This is what you need to correct.)
STEP 3:
In worksheet Motion data
a)Click 2: Create Timing Diagram STEP 4:
Look at the worksheet Timing Diagram to see the timing diagram for each motion.
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