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Tracing the Motion of a Point in an Assembly

You can trace the path of motion of a point in an assembly.

  1. From a Motion Analysis study, click Results and Plots (MotionManager toolbar).
  2. In the PropertyManager under Result, for Category, select Displacement/Velocity/Acceleration.
  3. For Subcategory, select Trace Path.

  4. Select a point or vertex on the assembly.
  5. Select items under Output Options and click .

  6. Click Calculate (MotionManager toolbar).

    The motion path appears in the graphics area but is not plotted.

    You can right-click a Trace Path result in the MotionManager tree to create a Curve feature from the path. You can create the Curve feature in the current assembly or in a new part.



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