Edit a parameter in the Machine Settings dialog-box
In this tutorial, we edit a parameter with the:
| • | Zero/Round contextual-menu |
We will edit Cycles / Min and No-of-Steps in the Machine Settings dialog-box.
Video: Edit Machine-Settings
Step by Step
Open the Machine-Settings dialog-box
 Expanded Edit toolbar |
 Edit menu > Machine-Settings |
 Edit toolbar > Mechine Settings icon
| 1. | Click the Expand icon (see blue ▲ in image above) to expand the |
| 2. | Click (red ▲ in image above). |
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 Machine-Settings dialog-box |
In the dialog-box, if you cannot see the Cycles/Min and No of Steps parameters, then:
| 1. | Click the orange Cycling Parameters separator, possibly two times, to show the parameters. |
There are three areas of a data-box
111.3
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Data-value : the parameter value that you edit
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0.1
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Spin-Increment : see STEP 1 - below
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Spin-Box : see STEP 1 - below
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There is also a contextual-menu. Right-click the data-value : see STEP 2 - below
Zero
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Zero : the parameter becomes 0 , or a very small value if the parameter cannot = 0)
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Round
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Round : the value becomes the nearest value that is exactly divisible by the Spin-Increment.
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parameter: does not change the animation speed.
changes the simulation speed, to give different kinematic and kinetostatic (force) results.
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| STEP 1: | Use the Spin-Box tool to edit |
Spin-Box tool: 
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Note: The Spin-Box tool is expanded in the image so that you can see the arrowheads more clearly.
| 1. | Click the Top Arrowheads  to edit the Edit the Data-Value |
| a. | Top : Left arrowhead to decrease Cycles / Min by the Spin-Increment(0.1) : After one click: 111.3 – 0.1 = 111.2 |
| b. | Top : Right arrowhead to increase Cycles / Min by the Spin-Increment(0.1) : After one click: 111.2 + 0.1 = 111.3 |
| 2. | Click the Bottom Arrowheads  to edit the Spin-Increment |
| a. | Bottom : Left arrowhead to decrease the Spin-Increment : After one click: 0.1 ÷ 10 = 0.01 |
| b. | Bottom : Right arrowhead three times to increase the Spin-Increment : After one click: 0.01 × 10 = 0.1 , click again: 0.1 × 10 = 1, ... |
| STEP 2: | Use the Zero / Round contextual menu to edit |
Zero/Round contextual-menu: 
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Cycle/ Min parameter is 111.3. Spin-Increment = 1 (from above).
| a. | Right-click with your mouse-pointer above the data-value(111.3) to show the contextual-sensitive Zero / Round menu |
Round will find the nearest value that is divisible exactly by the Spin-Increment(1)
| b. | Click Round to round the data-value - (111.3 to 111.0) |
| STEP 3: | Enter an Equation to edit |
Enter an equation with your keyboard 
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| a. | Click in the data box, so that the cursor is immediately after the No of Step value(100) |
| b. | Enter with your keyboard: +20 to give 100+20 - see image |
| c. | Press the enter key on your keyboard to update the value to (120) |
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