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Tools | Sweep Display
see also: Sweep Left, Sweep Right, Sweep Home

The user can quickly precisely examine the simultaneous Y-Values of Position, Velocity, Acceleration and Jerk, by clicking on the Sweep Display Icon. This dialogue will be shown:



The image shows the Y Values of Position, Velocity, Acceleration and Jerk at the X-Value set to 18 degrees.  

The Sweep cursor puts a vertical line on each of the graphs at the X-Value shown.Y-Values at other points in the cycle can be viewed by typing a new value for the X Value in the field, by using the spin-box to sweep across the motion design, or by using your mouse to drag the vertical line to a new X-Axis position.

The number of significant figures and decimal places in the Y Values are set in the Tools | Settings | Data Format dialogue.