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In this tutorial, you will create a motion model of the Inverted Slider Mechanism. You will learn how to animate the motion and graph the position, velocity, and other characteristics of the motion.

Using assemblies and assembly constraints to simulate the motion of mechanisms is covered in this tutorial. The example of a simple four-bar mechanism is used.

A Cam-Follower is used to simulate an object moving along the surface of another object, or when the motion of an object must be stopped at the surface boundary of another object. A cam-follower can be used when other mechanism connection types fail to capture the way in which the objects touch each other.

Free login required -- Belcan`s Florin Neamtu shows us how the Mechanism Design Extension (MDX) can be used to define motion in an assembly.

Using 4 Bar Mechanisms With Motion Skeletons in Pro/E Wildfire 3.0

Using new motion-skeleton functionality in Pro/E Wildfire 3.0

Following traditional top-down design technique for assembly with moving components has been difficult in the past. Usually some variability is built in the skeleton to simulate motion. Unfortunately this does not allow the usage of mechanism/dynamics to study the motion of the assembly. With the introduction of motion skeletons in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 this issue has been resolved. This short example will give you an idea on how to get started with Motion Skeletons.