Virtual Axis

Use the Virtual Axis Joint command to create joints and cams. Use this to create linear or angular joints without assigning geometry. Use a virtual axis as the master axis to reduce disturbances on the physical slave axis.

A virtual axis is useful when you need a clean, disturbance-free motion reference (for example, a master cam profile driver) that does not need to correspond to real geometry in the assembly — the physical (slave) axis can then track it via a coupling relationship.

Where do I find it

• Application: Mechatronics Concept Designer
• Command: Virtual Axis Joint

How do I

• Create a virtual axis joint

Related topics

• Adopt Assembly Constraints or Joints and Couplers
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• Linear Spring Joint
• Angular Limit Joint
• Linear Limit Joint
• Breaking Constraint
• Point on Curve Kinematics Chain
• Chain Joint
• Joint Jogger