Overview

Kinematics Mechanism Design is a solution that lets you create and set up mechanisms that can be used to perform motion simulations. The configuration and motion of the mechanism is based on the degrees of freedom and relative motions allowed by the Engineering Connections—referred to as joints when included in a mechanism.

The Kinematics Mechanism Design User's Guide is intended for users who need to become quickly familiar with the product.

Kinematics Mechanism Design in a Nutshell

The Kinematics Mechanism Design product allows you to create and set up mechanisms. The set of tools provided with this product allows you to:


  • Create mechanisms.
  • Assemble mechanisms.
  • Determine sub-sets of predefined engineering connections to be enforced in mechanisms.
  • Specify commands to define the motion of mechanisms.
  • Assess the motion of your mechanisms as driven by the specified commands.

Before Reading this Guide

Before reading this guide, you should be familiar with basic Version 6 concepts such as document windows, standard and view toolbars. Therefore, we recommend that you read the Infrastructure User's Guide that describes generic capabilities common to all V6 products.

You may also like to read the Assembly Design User's Guide for information about creating assembled products and using engineering connections.

Getting the Most out of this Guide

To get the most out of this guide, we suggest that you start reading and performing the step-by-step user tasks, which cover all product functionalities.

The Interface Description section describes the commands that are specific to the Kinematics Mechanism Design product.