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Single Point Motion Tool

Ribbon menu → Motions tab → General Motions container → Single Point Motion Tool

or

(Classic) Build → Joints → Single Point Motion Tool

Creates a single Point Motion.

Learn more about:

■Tips on Creating Motions

■Defining the Motion Magnitude

■Types of Motion

■Creating Point Motions Using the Motion Tools

For the option:	Do the following:
1 location (Bodies Implicit)/ 2 Bodies -1 Location/ 2 Bodies -2 Locations	Set how you want the motion connected to parts: ■1 location (Bodies Implicit) - Lets you select the location of the joint and have Adams View determine the two parts that should be connected. Adams View selects the parts closest to the joint location. If there is only one part near the joint, Adams View connects the joint to that part and ground. ■2 Bodies - 1 Location - Lets you explicitly select the two parts to be connected by the joint and the location of the joint. The joint remains fixed on the first part and moves relative to the second part. ■2 Bodies - 2 Locations - Lets you explicitly select the two parts to be connected by the joint and the location of the joint on each part. You should use this option if you are working in exploded view. For more on exploded view, see Initial Conditions Tool. For more on the effects of these options, see About Connecting Constraints to Parts.
Normal to Grid/ Pick Feature	Set how you want the motion oriented: ■Normal to Grid - Lets you orient the motion along the current Working grid, if it is displayed, or normal to the screen. ■Pick Feature - Lets you orient the motion along a direction vector on a feature in your model, such as the face of a part.
Characteristic	Specify the direction of the motion.
Trans. Speed	If you set Characteristic to Translational, specify the speed of the motion in displacement units per second. By default, Adams View creates a translational motion with a speed of 10 millimeters per second. To enter a function expression or user-written subroutine, right-click the Trans. Speed text box, point to Parameterize, and then select Expression Builder to display the Function Builder. For information on using the Function Builder, see Function Builder and the Adams View Function Builder online help.
Rot. Speed	If you set Characteristic to Rotational, specify the speed of the motion in displacement units per second. By default, creates a rotational motion with a speed of 30 degrees per second. To enter a function expression or user-written subroutine, right-click the Rot. Speed text box, point to Parameterize, and then select Expression Builder to display the Adams View Function Builder.