To Create Position, Velocity, or Acceleration Measures
1. Click
Measures. The
Measure Results dialog box opens.
2. Click
. The
Measure Definition dialog box opens.
3. Type a descriptive name for your measure, or accept the default name.
4. Select a Type
:
◦ Position
◦ Velocity
◦ Acceleration
5. Select the point or motion axis in your assembly for which you want to define a measure. After you select the motion axis or select the point and a component, a shaded arrow appears on your model indicating the direction of the vector.
6. If you select a point, use the arrow button in the coordinate system area to select a coordinate system. The default coordinate system is the WCS. You can also select an LCS or UCS.
7. If you select a point, select one of these components to measure:
◦ Magnitude—magnitude of the position, velocity, or acceleration vector
◦ X-component—X component in the selected coordinate system
◦ Y-component—Y component in the selected coordinate system
◦ Z-component—Z component in the selected coordinate system
8. Select an evaluation method
:
◦ Each time step
◦ Maximum
◦ Minimum
◦ Integral
◦ Average
◦ Root mean square
◦ At time
9. If you select At time, enter a real-number value greater than zero in the Time entry box.
10. Click OK.
11. Graph the measure.