The KinePak mechanism wizard allows the user to define links and then dynamically examine the motion of various types of basic mechanisms including:
| Four-bar |
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| Toggle |
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| Slider/Crank |
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| Class 1 lever |
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| Class 2 lever |
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| Class 3 lever |
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| Triangle |
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KinePak:
- creates a parametric mechanism that automatically updates as the required dimensions are entered or modified;
- shows visual motion range plots to quickly indicate the possible range of motion based on the current link lengths;
- provides the capability to automatically transfer the resulting mechanism to the
ALGOR interface for further analysis;
- provides the capability to save mechanisms in several ALGOR geometry formats enabling complete flexibility
for where and how the mechanism is incorporated;
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- automatically applies appropriate constraints to the mechanism to simplify further FEA analysis.
Resulting mechanism can be used as the base geometry, as “skeleton” lines of a more complex CAD or hand-constructed
mechanism, or to drive the motion of a more complex model.
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