File menu> Save Timing Diagram
Timing Diagrams:
•Each motion has a Motion name-tab
•The graphs are above each other.
•There are straight-lines between the position values of each in the Motion.
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> \ TimingDiagram.xlsm
and
<CommonAppData> \ Timing Diagram.xlsm
B.Enable macros
There are two buttons on the Motion data worksheet.
C.Press button
Find, and open, the CSV file you have saved to your hard drive with - see STEP 1, above
NOTE - reformatting maybe required:
The format of the Y-axis of Motion0 moves the plot of the Timing-Diagram slightly to the right.
Change the format of all numbers with Excel > Home tab > General group > Format drop-down box to “General”.
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D.Press button
E.Look at the worksheet Timing Diagram to see the timing diagram for each motion.
See Note in C. if the format of the Y-axis of Motion0 is not correct.
 Typical Timing Diagram with 2 Motions |
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