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Create Moves

With the selected axis now fully calibrated, it's time to create a slider move. Moves are created by setting key frame positions in motor and time space. The motor slider determines where in the calibrated range of motor movement the key frame is placed.

 

 

   

The timeline slider dictates where on the timeline a key frame is recorded.

   


   

To set a key frame, position the motor slider and timeline slider to the desired positions and press on the Record Key Frame button.

   

   

A blue dot appears on the graph, indicating the position of the key frame. The dot will appear yellow because it's centered on the timeline cursor. Once the cursror is moved, the dot will turn from yellow to blue.

  


 

As each key frame is added to the graph, a Bezier curve is drawn between the adjacent key frame positions. 

    

   

This curve represents the path of the motor movement for the selected axis at the set time duration. The default time duration is one minute. To alter duration, press on the Run Time field. This launches the Run Time selector window.

    

 

Curves may be added to any selected axis. 

 

If Load and Go is enabled, the Load button will be visible. Click on the Load button to position all motors at their first key frame.

 

 

Once all motors have reached their first key frames and the move loaded into the Brain, the Load button changes to the Go button.

 

 

Pressing the Go button starts the move immediately.

 

If Load and Go is disabled, the Play button will be visible. Click on the Play button to playback all active axes.

 

 
As the motor path is played back, the timeline cursor follows the motor movement on the graph. The playback of the move may be halted at any time with the Stop button.
 

 

If a playback is halted, the timeline cursor indicates where in time the motor movement stopped. To restart the playback from the beginning, click on the Play button again.