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ICAM Virtual Machine ® Version 19.0 Creating Virtual Machine Models with Quest
Adding Kinematics to the Model
Axes can be oriented by selecting the Rotate button. This causes a rotation of the XYZ reference
axes for the current axis and all objects that are attached to it. Linear and Rotary axes should not
need to be rotated; use the Custom direction selection to define a non-standard orientation.
When you add a new axis, it will appear in the Model Navigator attached as a child (below) the
object that was selected in the Navigator when the axis was created. You can move the axis to a
new position in the Navigator by first selecting it with the mouse, then, while holding the leftmouse
button down, dragging it to a new attachment point before releasing the mouse button.
You can change the order of objects listed at any given level by holding the Ctrl key down while
pressing the up and down arrow keys.
The axis name will also appear in the lower right “Axes” window. Axes are listed in this window
in the same order that they appear (top down) in the model navigator view. Move the axis slider
to see its full range of motion (sliders for rotary axes with unlimited travel sliders are limited to
�360ºdegrees). Press the right-mouse button on the slider to reset the axis to its default position.
Press the Reset All Axes button to reset all of the axes to their default positions.
Do the following to add a C-axis table rotary mounted on an X-axis table:
Step 1: Create the X-axis
� Select Simulation»Construct Axis»Linear Axis.
� Press the Tab key three times to accept a default position
of (0,0,0) for the X-axis origin. The Linear Axis
properties dialog will appear.
� Select “-X Axis” for the axis direction.
� Choose -1500 and 1500 for the Min and Max axis
range values.
� Press OK.
Enable the kinematics and axes marker displays in the VM Grid toolbar (also controllable from
the Simulation»Show menu). Select the lower-right “Axes” window and experiment by moving
the X-axis slider. You should see the X-axis origin coordinate frame moving along its range of
travel (shown as a narrow blue band) with respect to the grid origin. Expand the model navigator
(left hand window) to see the current model tree, which should look like the image above.
Step 2: Create the C-axis.
� Make sure that the “X-axis” entity is selected in the Model Navigator view.
� Select Simulation»Construct Axis»Rotary Axis.
� Press the Tab key three times to accept a default position
of (0,0,0) for the C axis origin. The Rotary Axis
properties dialog will appear.
� Select “–Z Axis” for rotation axis.
� Clear the Use range validation check box to have
unlimited rotation (no travel limitation) for this axis.
� Press OK.
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