To Create Separation Measures
1. Click
Measures. The
Measure Results dialog box opens.
2. Click
![](../../../simulate/mech_des/images/new.png)
. The
Measure Definition dialog box opens.
3. Type a descriptive name for your measure, or accept the default name.
4. Select Separation from the Type list.
5. Click
![](../../../simulate/mech_des/images/sel_pick.png)
and select two datum points or vertices on your mechanism.
6. Select a separation type:
◦ Distance
◦ Speed
◦ Change in speed
7. Select an evaluation method:
◦ Each time step
◦ Maximum
◦ Minimum
◦ Average
◦ Integral
◦ Root mean square
◦ At time
8. If you select At time, enter a real-number value greater than or equal to zero in the Time entry box.
9. Click OK.
10. Graph the measure.