MotionView User's Guide

Motions Panel - Connectivity Tab

Motions Panel - Connectivity Tab

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Motions Panel - Connectivity Tab

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The Connectivity tab on the Motions panel allows you to specify the properties of a motion.  A motion can be a displacement, velocity, or acceleration and can be applied to some joint types or between two markers.

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Motions panel – Connectivity tab with the Define motion On joint option selected

Use:

To:

Define motion on joint

Select the joint to which the motion is applied.

Displacement, Velocity,
Acceleration Properties
drop-down menu

Select an option from the drop-down menu.

A displacement requires no initial conditions, a velocity requires an initial displacement, and an acceleration requires an initial displacement and an initial velocity.

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Motions panel – Connectivity tab with the Define motion Using markers option selected

Use:

To:

Define motion using markers

Define the motion using markers.

Along X, Y, Z axis of Marker 2

Select the axis along which you want to define the translational motion.

About X, Y, Z axis of Marker 2

Select the axis about which you want to define the rotational motion.

Displacement, Velocity,
Acceleration Properties
drop-down menu

Select an option from the drop-down menu.

A displacement requires no initial conditions, a velocity requires an initial displacement, and an acceleration requires an initial displacement and an initial velocity.

Marker 1 and Marker 2

Select the first and second markers to which to the motion is applied.

DataSummary

Click DataSummary, data_summary_button, to view the Data Summary table for motions.