To Set Motion Limits
1. Open an assembly.
2. Insert a new component, or select a component, right-click in the Model Tree or graphics window, and choose
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from the shortcut menu. The
Component Placement tab opens.
3. Open the Placement tab.
4. Select an existing motion axis or define a new one. The Zero Position collectors activate and the Motion Settings options open in the properties area.
5. Select the Zero Position references.
6. Set a regeneration value if required.
7. Click the Maximum Limit check box and enter a number or drag the connection handle, right-click it, and choose Set Maximum Limit from the shortcut menu. The maximum should be greater than or equal to the regeneration value (when set). For a rotational axis, the maximum value is automatically 180.00 (in degrees).
8. Click the Minimum Limit check box and enter a number in the text box, or drag the connection handle, right-click it and choose Set Minimum Limit from the shortcut menu. The minimum should be less than or equal to the regeneration value (when set). For a rotational axis, the minimum value is automatically -180.00 (in degrees).
9. To disable a motion limit, clear a motion limit check box, or right-click the connection handle and choose Disable Maximum Limit or Disable Minimum Limit from the shortcut menu. The motion limit is ignored in dragging and mechanism operations.
| When a connection is flipped, the motion limits are also flipped. |