The sequence integration allows to follow on or to play simultaneously several mechanisms (if the mechanisms can be simulated with laws).
Various tools are available:
First, the Gantt Chart command allows you to see the sequence as a Gant Chart. It is also possible to convert a Simulation object to a Sequence, to convert a Sequence to a Replay or to export a Sequence as an AVI File.
This task shows you how to simulate a mechanism with laws within a sequence
Open the MECHANISM_SEQUENCE.CATProduct document
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Select Use_Sensors.1\Mechanism.1
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Click Player
in the DMU Player toolbar, undock it if necessary using the
arrow.The Player is displayed
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Use the Play forward button to simulate your mechanism.
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Click Skip to Begin.
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Click Play Forward again.
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Repeat from Step 2 selecting this time, Use_Sensors.2\Mechanism.1
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Now you want to sequence the two mechanisms. Click the Sequence icon
Sequencing aims at defining a time frame within which the actions are scheduled. Two sequencing modes are available:
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Simultaneous mode: actions start together
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Consecutive mode: actions start right one after the other
The Edit Sequence dialog box is displayed:
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Select Use_Sensors.1\Mechanism.1Use_Sensors.2\Mechanism.1 in the action in session list and click
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The two actions are scheduled in simultaneous mode.
n fact, you want to play the two mechanisms in consecutive mode (one action starting after the other)
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Select Use_Sensors.2\Mechanism.1 in the action in Sequence list and click Move Down.
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Now run your sequence using the Player still displayed. You are not satisfied with the time step:
Let's customize the Player parameters -
Click Parameters
.The Player
Parameters dialog box is displayed: -
Set sampling step to 0.2 s
Each motion is replayed one after the other in the order
they were scheduled.
You can select one of the loop modes to re-run the simulation in a
continuous way (either in one direction only or in one direction then the
other).
