Motors and actuators have a profile option on the microdialog that allows you to
change how the shaft moves as time elapses (or another independent variable
changes).
The following profile functions are available:
Step
Step Dwell Step
Single Wave
Oscillating
Swept Sine
Impulse
Ramp
Solver Expression
Multi-Signal
Figure 1. Motors microdialog: Profile functions
Note:
You can change the parameters of a profile function using the Property
Editor.
If your profile function is Solver Expression, you cannot preview it in the
Profile Editor directly. However, you can run a motion analysis, then plot
the results (as shown below).Figure 2. Example: Plot of the Motion Results for a Solver Expression
Profile
Profile Types: Examples
Step
Step Dwell Step
Single Wave
Note: Use the time span parameter to adjust the duration of the waveform.
Oscillating
Note: Use the time span parameter to adjust the duration of the waveform.