Defining User-Prescribed Combined Motion

When an object moves according to a fully-prescribed motion, it does not react to the flow. The object will move and rotate only in the specified directions, across distances that are explicitly specified, and at prescribed angular velocities.

If one of the two motion elements is to be user-prescribed, then only that one will be defined using the User-prescribed properties (as discussed here). The other will be defined using the Flow-Driven properties.

To open the Motion Editor:

1. On the Motion quick edit dialog, set the Type to Combined Linear/Angular. (If Flow-Driven is unchecked for both motion types, both are User-prescribed.)
2. Click Edit... on the Edit Motion line.

To Define User-Prescribed Combined Motion

1. On the Motion Editor, click the Distance property button for Linear Properties.
2. Select the Variation Method for Distance.
3. Enter the appropriate values.
4. Click Apply.
5. Click the Angle property button for Angular Properties. (This defines the angle through which the object will sweep.)
6. Select the Variation Method for Angle.
7. Enter the appropriate values.
8. Click Apply.
9. Click OK when all information is entered to close the dialog.

Variation Methods

Linear: Distance

Click here for the Reciprocating method

Click here for the Table method

Angular: Angle

Click here for the Constant method

Click here for the Oscillating method

Click here for the Table method