5: MotionDesigner

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5: MotionDesigner

BT-5-25 MotionDesigner

Use MotionDesigner to add and design motions for Motion-Parts and Motion-Points. Each motion you add has a Motion name-tab.

See MotionDesigner Reference & User Interface to learn how to use MotionDesigner.

When you start MechDesigner, MotionDesigner is docked to the right side of the  application window.

You must add and use a Motion FB to link a motion that you have designer in MotionDesigner to a Motion-Part or Motion-Point that is in your MechDesigner model.

To Link a Motion to a Motion-Part

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

1.Click MechDesigner > Function-Block menu > Motion FB

2.Click in the graphics-area

The Motion FB is now in the graphics-area and Assembly-Tree.

STEP 2: Open the Motion FB dialog

1.Double-click the Motion FB in the graphics-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

Select a Motion from the list of Motion names in the Select Motion drop-down list box.

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

after each Motion cycle

•Reset output : Default (use 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 (use in most cases)

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

Pattern FB

Not normally used.

Query

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

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 of the Motion FB

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, motion-data at the input-connector controls the X-axis value for the Motion in the Select Motion box, above.

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 of the Motion in the Select Motion box that agrees with the X-axis value at its input-connector.