See mechanisms containing cams, gears, latches, chains, etc. move and plot basic engineering data. Dynamic Designer Motion is a subset of Motion Professional. Motion is designed for designers and engineers who want to verify the performance aspects of mechanisms including those containing cams, gears, latches, belts, and/or chains. You will verify mechanism motion through animations, interference detection, and XY plots of basic engineering data. If you are interested in modeling a wide range of forces (e.g. friction, dampers, etc.) or plotting force-related engineering data (e.g. reaction loads, power consumption, etc.), you should consider Motion Professional. How to use Dynamic Designer Motion Product Applications

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Contacts The contact capabilities available in Motion are a subset of those available in Motion Professional. You will use contact capabilities to verify the mechanism motion generated by contacting parts such as cam, gears, latches, belts, and chains. In Motion you will model both 3D solid-to-solid and 2D curve-to-curve contacts which provides both flexibility and efficiency. If you need to plot forces generated by contacting parts in order to study the effects of a force jolt on joint reaction loads, size motors/bearings, or get realistic loads for FEA, you should consider Motion Professional. Engineering Data The engineering data available in Dynamic Designer Motion is a subset of those available in Motion Professional. With Motion you will create XY plots containing basic engineering data including displacements, velocities, and accelerations. You can generate multiple plots, plot multiple values on one plot, and export the numerical data to Microsoft Excel. If you need force related information such as loads, power consumption, and kinetic energy, you should consider Motion Professional. Cams and gears The cam and gear capabilities in Dynamic Designer Motion are a subset of those available in Motion Professional. Using Motion you will model both kinematic cams/gears as well as dynamic contact-driven cams/gears. Through animations and XY plots of basic engineering data you will verify system motion and identify events like cam liftoff and gear backlash. If you need associated force information to understand the relationship of liftoff to reaction loads, how a spring/damper effects cam performance, or how backlash may effect part breakage, you should consider Motion Professional. Constraints/Joints Mechanisms have parts connected, or constrained, together and move according to the connection. For example, a pendulum can rotate in a single plane relative to the part to which it is connected. Motion Professional offers a comprehensive list of constraints (or joints) to connect parts together. Examples include hinge (revolute), slider (translational), universal, ball (spherical) joints, and many more. If you are concerned about how joint friction will effect your mechanism you will need Motion Professional. Mechanism Animation and Moving Interference Detection Animations and interference detection are fundamental to understand the functional performance of a mechanism. Consequently, all Dynamic Designer products support these features. Motion leverages the engineering data display capabilities by synchronizing engineering data (displacement, velocity, acceleration) XY plots with the animations. You will use plots and mechanism motion together to identify acceleration abnormalities, motion synchronization issues, and part enveloping problems. For additional technical information please see Motion Professional. Intellimotion Technology Intellimotion technology is the foundation for all Dynamic Designer products. Motion leverages Intellimotion technology to simplify creation and management of motion model elements like gears, cams, and contacts. For more information on Intellimotion technology see Motion Professional.