Dynamic Analysis

 

 

Step1

Start Dynamic Designer

Click Motion on the pull-down menu.

 

Step 2

 

 

Add New part

Set automatically add new parts to grounded or moving part.

Click on Yes button.

 

Step 3

Add Motion to actuator arm

Right click on motion and select Add Motion on Part.

 

Step 4

 

 

Select actuator arm

Select actuator arm as the first component.

 

Step 5

 

 

Select 4 bar base

Select 4 bar base as the second component.

 

Step 6

 

 

Select location of motion 

Select the base of the long protrusion of the actuator arm as shown in the diagram above

 

 

Step 7

 

 

Select Z axis 

Select a circle aligned with the long protrusion of actuator arm for the Z-axis.

 

Step 8

 

 

Select X axis 

Select one of 4 bar base’s long horizontal edges for the X-axis.

 

Step 9

 

Select the kind of motion 

Select the motion tab in the Insert Motion sub window.

 

Step 10

 

Leave motion as translate x

Leave the Motion On option alone.