Tools: Data-Transfer

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Tools: Data-Transfer

Data-Transfer Table

Use the Data-Transfer Table to:

Import data from an application (e.g. NotePad, Excel) to the table and then to a List segment-type

Export data from a segment or the complete motion to the table and then to an application

Display data that is in the table as a dumb-graph over a motion-graph - see Overlay Trace

Open the Data-Transfer Table

Blend-Point and Segment toolbar

Blend-Point and Segment toolbar

To open the Data-Transfer Table:

1.Click Blend-Point & Segment toolbar > Data-Transfer Table icon.


The Data-Transfer Table is now open.

Data-Transfer Table

Data Transfer Table

Data Transfer Table

Note: X-axis of Row 0 is equal to the Motion-Start.

Data-Transfer Table toolbar

MT-DTT-ClearAll

Clear all data from the table: Remove all the data from the Data-Transfer Table.

MT-DTT-SaveAll

Save data to a CSV, TXT, or DAT file-type: Save all of the data in the motion-graphs to a CSV, TXT, or a DAT file-type.

MT-DTT-OpenFile

Open and load data from a CSV, TXT, DAT file-type: Load data in a CSV, TXT, or DAT file-type, and paste into the table.

 

MT-DTT-CopyAll

Copy all data to clipboard: Copy all data in the Data-Transfer Table to the Windows© clipboard.

MT-DTT-CopySelected

Copy selected data to clipboard: Copy the selected data to the Windows© clipboard.

MT-DTT-CutSelected

Cut selected data to clipboard: Remove selected data from the Data-Transfer Table and copy to the Windows© clipboard

MT-DTT-PasteClip

Paste clipboard to table: Paste data in the Windows© clipboard to the Data-Transfer Table, starting at the active cell.

MT-DTT-DeleteSelected

Delete selected data from table: Delete the selected data from the Data-Transfer Table.

 

MT-DTT-GetListData

Get data from List segment-type: The Selected-Segment must be a List Segment-Type.

MT-DTT-PutData

Put data to a List segment-type: The Selected-Segment must be a List Segment-Type.

 

MT-DTT-GetListData

Get all displayed P,V,A,J data: Transfer to the Data-Transfer Table the motion-values for each motion-derivative graph

MT-DTT-GetSegData

Get all displayed P,V,A,J segment data: Transfer to the Data-Transfer Table, for the Selected-Segment only, the motion-values of each motion-derivative graph

 

MT-DTT-OverlayTrace

Show data as an Overlay-Trace : Display the motion-values that are in the Data-Transfer Table as an Overlay-Trace. You can toggle this icon to show or hide the overlay-trace.

An Overlay-Trace is a dumb graph that shows with the active motion graph.

MT-DTT-LastPoint

Toggle: Include/Ignore last value in Data-Transfer Table

Often you want to transfer the motion-values that are in the Data-Transfer Table to another application. Your application may need:

the last data-value in the table to equal the first data-value in the table

the last data-value in the table to equal the last data-value in the motion

Note: you may need to increase or decrease the Number of Points in the motion by 1 to get a motion-value exactly at each degree or millisecond.

Data-Transfer Table: Shortcut menu

Right-click in the Data-Transfer Table to show the shortcut menu.

MT-DataTransferTable-ContextualMenu

Copy Selected Data to the Clipboard

Clear all data from table

Load data from a CSV or TXT file-type

Save to Text File

Copy all data to clipboard

Copy selected data to clipboard

Cut selected data from table

Paste data from clipboard to table

Delete selected data from table

Get all displayed P,V,A,J segment data

Toggle: include/ignore last value in Data-Transfer Table

Get all displayed P,V,A,J motion data

Show Data as an Overlay Trace


What happens when you PUT data to a List segment-type

When you PUT data to a List segment-type:

MotionDesigner re-calculates for you the data in your list to put the correct number of points, which are proportional to the segment-width of the List Segment-Type.

MotionDesigner numerically calculates for you all motion-derivatives from the data.

The minimum number-of-points (rows) you can transfer to a List Segment-Type is 6. We recommend many more than 6 points.

Get data from Motion / Segment

When you GET data from the motion or a segment:

Number-of-Columns: X-axis + each displayed motion-derivative

Number-of-Rows (Motion): = Number-of-Steps in Active Motion Settings

Number-of-Rows (Segment): = Number-of-Steps × Segment-Width / Motion-Width