Run

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Run menu

Run toolbar : ABOVE the graphic-area.

Toolbar-GeneralUse-RunOpen

Run Toolbar

Continuously Cycle	Keyboard shortcut: 'C' [not case-sensitive]
Step Forward	Keyboard shortcut: 'F' [not case-sensitive]
Step-Backward	Keyboard shortcut: 'B' [not case-sensitive]
Home	Keyboard shortcut: 'HOME' key Note: Click in the Project-Explorer before you press the 'Home' Key.

Notes:

•	If the 'C' shortcut does not stop or start the model, the 'Application Focus' may be the Motion-Law Selector. If a Motion-Law is Blue, then click in a Motion graph to clear its 'focus'.

•	Machine Step Angle with Step Forward and Step Backward = 360 / Number-of-Steps.

See Edit menu [or toolbar] > Machine-Settings > Cycling Parameters > Number-of-Steps.

•	Use Master-Machine-Angle (MMA) Slider to drag the model to any machine angle ; Use the Spin-Tool [right-side of MMA ] to micro-inch or put the model at a precise machine angle.

Top-Tip: How to edit a Parameter AND Cycle the Model.

If you want to edit a design parameter in a dialog-box and also cycle the model:

1.	Click the element you want to edit so it shows in the Selection-Window - e.g. a Gearing FB

2.	Click Cycle

The element should still be in the Selection-Window

Now you can edit the elements as the model cycles.

3.	Right-click the element in the Selection-Window

4.	Select Edit element from the contextual-menu

Edit any parameter in the dialog as the model cycles.

Tutorial and Reference Help Files for MechDesigner and MotionDesigner 13.2 + © Machine, Mechanism, Motion and Cam Design Software by PSMotion Ltd