To Create a Trace Curve

Before creating a trace curve of the movement of a part of your mechanism, you must generate a result set from an analysis.

1. Click Analysis >

Trace Curve. The Trace Curve dialog box opens.

2. Under Paper part, click

and select a rigid body as the reference for tracing the curve.

3. Under Trace, select Trace curve or Cam synthesis curves.

4. If you select Trace curve:

a. Click

and select a point or vertex on another rigid body.

b. Under Curve type, select 2D or 3D

5. If you select Cam synthesis curves, select a curve or edge, or a series of continuous curves or edges, on another rigid body.

6. Select a Result set from the list of available sets. If you want to use a previously saved result set, click

and select a result set from the Select playback file dialog box.

7. Click Preview if you want to look at the trace curve or cam synthesis curves.

8. Click OK to create a datum curve feature in the paper rigid body for the current trace curve.

If you want to save the datum curve feature, you must save the part in Mechanism Design.