Create Gears

The Gears panel allows you to create a constraint that relates the motion of two joints.

1. From the Project Browser, select the system to which the gear is to be added.
2. Right-click on a system in the Project Browser and select Add > Constraint > Gear from the context menu.
   OR
   Right-click on a gear folder in the Project Browser and select Add Gear from the context menu.
   OR
   Right-click the Gear button on the Constraint toolbar.
   The Add Gear dialog is displayed.
3. Specify a label and variable name.
   By default, variables names of entities in MotionView follow a certain convention. For example, all gear entities have a variable name starting with “gear_”. This is the recommended convention to follow when building models in MotionView since it has many advantages in model editing and model manipulation.
4. Click OK to close the window or Apply to continue creating entities.
   Once a gear entity has been added to the model, the panel for the gear will automatically be displayed in the panel area.