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Configure Power Source

Use Configure Power Source assigns the element that provides the motion-force to the kinematic-chain. The element may be Joint, 2D-Cam, Gear-Pair, or Spring.

Forces toolbar > Configure Power Source

Menu:

Add menu > Forces sub-menu > Calculate-Forces FB

Dialog-box:

Configure Power Source dialog-box

What to do:

From the toolbar:

1.	Click a kinematic-Chain [with the Symbol] in the Kinematics-Tree .

The green icon indicates the kinematic-chain is a kinematically-defined chain'.

2.	Click Force toolbar > Configure Power Source

KT-ConfigurePowerSource

From the Contextual-Menu:

1.	Click a kinematically-defined Chain in the Kinematics-Tree.

The orange square must show around the green icon [Symbol for: kinematically-defined chain], to the left of the Kinematic-Chain

2.	Right-click the kinematically-defined chain or icon that has the orange square

3.	Click Configure Power Source in the drop-down menu [only one item in menu!]

Why use:

The default Power-Source is the joint with a Motion-Dimension FB - a Slider or Rocker.

The Power-Source is actually the element which provides the 'motive' effort - or Power Source. For example. It is common that a 2D-Cam is the Power-Source.

The Configure Power Source dialog-box can move the Power Source to a:

•	Different joint

- or -

•

2D-Cam

- or -

•

Spring FB

Result:

MechDesigner opens the Configure Power Source dialog-box.

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