You add and then connect Function-Blocks with wires to control, measure, and analyze data.

Kinematic Function-Blocks :

•control the motion of Motion-Parts and Motion-Points

•measure and plot the motion of Points and Parts

•analyze and export cam-coordinates and cam performance data

Modeling Function-Blocks :

•provide special functions for more complex modeling

•analyze data from the output of Kinematic Function-Blocks

•control the model behavior

•increase your productivity

Function-Blocks (most) have input-connectors and/or output-connectors.  

When you cycle the model, data flows instantly along wires and through the Function-Blocks that you connect together.

To connect Function-Blocks with a wire, ...

... hover then drag your mouse-pointer from the output-connector of a Function-Block to

... hover and drop at the input-connector of a different Function-Block.

Video: How to connect Function-Blocks with wires

All Data has a data-type

For example: the data-type that controls the motion of a Slider is the Linear data-type.

The color of a wire is a function of its data-type

For example: the wire color of the Linear data-type is Blue.

Each Data-Type has up to three Data-Channels

For example: the Data-Channels of the Linear data-type are Position, Velocity, and Acceleration.

Linear-Motion FB

Output Data-Type = Rotary

Data-Channels: Master Machine Angle, Angular-Velocity, and Angular-Acceleration. The Angular Velocity is proportional to the Cycles / Min  - see Machine-Settings dialog.

Gearing FB

Output Data-Type = Input Data-Type

Data-Channels: Linear or Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

Motion FB

Input Data-Type = Rotary or Linear

Output Data-Type = Rotary or Linear

Data-Channels: Linear or Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

Motion-Dimension FB

Input Data-Type = Rotary or Linear

Output Data-Type = Rotary if Rocker ; Linear if Slider

Data-Channels: Angular or Linear Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

Motion-Path FB

Input Data-Type = Rotary or Linear

Output : no connector

Data-Channels: Angular or Linear Position, Velocity, and Acceleration at input-connector

Measurement FB

Output Data-Type = Rotary or Linear

Data-Channels: Linear or Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

Point-Data FB

Output Data-Type = Linear

Data-Channels: Linear or Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

Math FB (in Modeling toolbar)

Input Data-Type = Linear, Rotary, Force, or Torque

Output Data-Type = Any

Data-Channels: different Data-Types with different data-channels - see Math FB dialog

Force Data FB (in Forces toolbar)

Output Data-Type = Torque or Force

Data-Channels: Force or Torque, Force parallel with the X-axis, Force parallel with the Y-axis