5: MotionDesigner

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5: MotionDesigner

5r MotionDesigner

Use MotionDesigner to add, name, and design motions.

Use a Motion FB to link a motion in MotionDesigner to a Motion-Part or Motion-Point in MechDesigner.

To Link a Motion to a Motion-Part

STEP 1: Add a Motion FB to the graphic-area

1.Click Kinematics FB toolbar > Motion FB

2.Click in the graphic-area

The Motion FB is now in the graphic-area.

STEP 2: Open the Motion FB dialog

1.Double-click the Motion FB in the graphic-area or Assembly-Tree

OR

1.See How to Open a dialog

The Motion FB dialog is now open.

STEP 3:Edit the Parameters

MD-DIALOG-FB-MOTION-A

Motion Parameters 

Select Motion

In the Select Motion list:

1.Select a Motion from a list of the Motion name-tabs

Now, the Motion name  has a link with the Motion FB.

after each Motion cycle

•Reset output : Default option; used in most cases.

•Accumulate output : Select when the motion is a progressive motion - for example, the motion is indexing.

See more details : Motion FB dialog

Output Data-Type

•Motion : Default option; use in most cases

•Linear or Rotary : Select when you connect the Motion FB to a Motion-Path FB or Math FB.

Pattern FB

Not normally used.

Query

The inverse of finding the Y-axis value from the X-axis.

For the motion in Select Motion box,

Enter a Y-axis value to find the corresponding X-axis value(s) for the motion in Select Motion.

STEP 4:Click OK-tiny-13-17 to close the Motion FB dialog.

STEP 5: Connect wires to the input-connector and from the output-connector.

1.Connect a wire to the input-connector of the Motion FB

Usually, (but not always), connect a wire from the output of a Linear-Motion FB or a Gearing FB to the input-connector of the Motion FB.

When you cycle the model, the motion-data at its input-connector control the X-axis value for the Motion you select in STEP 3.

2.Connect a wire from the output-connector of the Motion FB

Usually (not always), connect a wire from the Motion FB to the input of a Motion-Dimension FB or a Motion-Path FB

When you cycle the model, the motion-data at the output-connector is the Y-axis value that corresponds to the X-axis value at its input, for the Motion you select in STEP 3.