Discards the current document. You'll lose any modify you made since you last saved your document.
Saves the open document.
Set this button to have animations with finite computations.
Set this button to have endless animations, but the time step is increased.
Set this button to have endless animations.
Lets you run the animation in real time. Speeds and accelerations are exactly as you see them in the windows.
Lets you run the animation at fixed time steps.
You specify the start time step between frames.
Fails to change the time settings.
Accepts these time settings.
Helps you to understand which values you have to modify. The pink arrow is the unit vector.
Lets you choose the color of the background.
Lets you choose the color of the unit vectors.
Lets you choose the color of the speed vectors.
Lets you choose the color of the guides.
Lets you choose the color of the members.
Lets you choose the color of the trajectories.
Lets you choose the color of the grids.
Lets you hide other open documents.
You could show any open document.
Lets you drag interactively your scene.
You could drag interactively any item.
Attracts the cursor when you bring the cursor closer to points and joints.
You could enable the attraction of the points over the cursor.
Shows the measure grids in the displays.
Doesn't show the measure grids in the displays.
Centers the reference coordinate system in order to show the entire scene in the windows.
Keeps the reference coordinate system locked in the windows.
Calculates and shows the kinematic chain after any change.
Doesn't calculate the kinematic chains after any change.
Input here the grid width.
Shows the grids.
Doesn't show the grids.
Uses the suggested settings.
Aborts the attempt to change the default settings.
Takes these settings as default settings.
Modify the name of the current member.
Input here the gamma angle.
Input here the beta angle.
Input here the alpha angle.
Input here the member length.
Helps you to understand which values you have to modify. The pink arrows are the unit vectors.
Fails this attempt to modify the current member.
Restores the settings for the current member since you opened this dialog.
Changes the settings for the current member.
Modify here the name of the couple of points.
Input here the relative speed between the points.
You should enable this button to force this constraint.
Input here the distance value.
Choose the couple of the point whose distance you want to force.
Restores the settings of the current length.
Changes the settings for this length constraint.
Sets the time interpolation for the imported data. See the Apple Guide for more explanations.
Choose the kind of variable you want to pilot with the imported data.
Imports the values from the selected file for the specified variable.
Forces the components of the unit vector. If you block an unit vector, you add three equations to the constraint system.
Doesn't force the unit vector to have blocked components.
Input here the Z-component of your unit vector. This value could be normalized because the module of the unit vector has to be unitary.
Input here the Y-component of your unit vector. This value could be normalized because the module of the unit vector has to be unitary.
Input here the X-component of your unit vector. This value could be normalized because the module of the unit vector has to be unitary.
Changes the name of your point or joint.
Aborts this attempt to modify the current unit vector.
Restores the settings of the current unit vector since you opened this dialog.
Changes the settings of the current unit vector.
Maintains unaltered your document.
Discards every modify you made since you last saved your document and loads the saved file.
This the upper value of acceptable solutions.
Sets the Modified Newton-Raphson method with initial approximation for the convergence. This method fails more than others.
Sets the Modified Newton-Raphson method for the convergence. It's a good compromise between speed and convergence problems.
Sets the Standard Newton-Raphson method for the convergence. This is the best method to obtain convergence, though a bit slower.
Aborts the change of the convergence method.
Accepts this new convergence method.
Insert here carefully the code you have received from Tencas Group. If you have already obtained the registration key, you can use it for this next version of Kinematic Land.
Input here how many copies you paid for.
Registers your Kinematic Land copy as worldwide license.
Choose this button if you paid for a worldwide license.
Registers your Kinematic Land copy as site license.
Choose this button if you paid for a site license.
Registers your Kinematic Land copy as individual license.
Choose this button if you paid for an individual license.
Input here your company's name.
Input here your name.
Aborts the registration.
Accepts your registration.
Substitutes the initial accelerations in the independent variables.
Doesn't substitute the initial accelerations in the independent variables.
Substitutes the initial speeds in the independent variables.
Doesn't substitute the initial speeds in the independent variables.
Substitutes the initial positions in the independent variables.
Doesn't substitute the initial positions in the independent variables.
Accepts the positions of the points as initial condition for computational approximation.
Creates the independent variable. Not available because this independent variable has already been created.
Creates the independent variable.
Shows the trend of the independent variable you're setting.
Input here the phase of the sinusoidal term.
Activates the phase of the sinusoidal term to the independent variable.
Disables the phase of the sinusoidal term to the independent variable.
Input here the module of the sinusoidal term.
Activates the module of the sinusoidal term to the independent variable.
Disables the module of the sinusoidal term to the independent variable.
Input here the frequency of the sinusoidal term.
Activates the frequency of the sinusoidal term to the independent variable.
Disables the frequency of the sinusoidal term to the independent variable.
Input here the linear term of the acceleration.
Adds the linear with respect of the time term to accelerating value of the independent variable.
Doesn't add the linear with respect of the time term to accelerating value of the independent variable.
Input here the initial value of the acceleration.
Adds the initial accelerating value to the independent variable.
Doesn't add the initial accelerating value to the independent variable.
Input here the initial speed value.
Adds the initial speed value to the independent variable.
Doesn't add the initial speed value to the independent variable.
Input here the constant value.
Adds the constant value to the independent variable.
Doesn't add the constant value to the independent variable.
Choose the kind of the independent variable.
Removes this independent variable. Not available because this independent variable hasn't been created yet.
Removes this independent variable.
Aborts this operation.
Updates the independent variable. Not available because you have to create a new independent variable.
Updates the independent variable.
Choose the quantity you want to show in the displays.
Aborts this attempt to open a new display.
Opens a new display.
This is the name of user's company.
This is the name of the registered user.
Lets you enter into Kinematic Land application.
Thanks again to have registered your copy of Kinematic Land !
Please support Kinematic Land development with your registration !
You can choose the point you want to modify its information with this popup. Not available because you haven't edited any point.
You can choose the point you want to modify its information with this popup.
You force the Z-coordinate, the Z-speed and the Z-acceleration to be constrained.
You can fix this point: its Z-coordinate, its Z-speed and its Z-acceleration could be constrained to the specified values.
You force the Y-coordinate, the Y-speed and the Y-acceleration to be constrained.
You can fix this point: its Y-coordinate, its Y-speed and its Y-acceleration could be constrained to the specified values.
You force the X-coordinate, the X-speed and the X-acceleration to be constrained.
You can fix this point: its X-coordinate, its X-speed and its X-acceleration could be constrained to the specified values.
Input the Z-coordinate of your point.
Input the Y-coordinate of your point.
Input the X-coordinate of your point.
You can edit the name of a point.
Aborts this operation to modify the coordinates of a point.
Gets the original coordinates of the point before you modified them.
Attributes these new values to the point.
Shows or hides the QuickDraw 3D view. Not available because you haven't a PowerPC nor QuickDraw 3D installed nor you haven't an open document.
Shows or hides the QuickDraw 3D view.
Shows or hides the Info window. Not available because no document is open.
Shows or hides the Info window.
Shows or hides the left view. Not available because no document is open.
Shows or hides the left view.
Shows or hides the front view. Not available because no document is open.
Shows or hides the front view.
Shows or hides the top view. Not available because no document is open.
Shows or hides the top view.
Accomodates your windows in a convenient way. Not available because no document is open.
Accomodates your windows in a convenient way.
Use this menu to handle the windows open.
Hides the joint names.
Shows the joint names.
Hides the unit vectors.
Shows the unit vectors.
Hides the trajectories.
Shows the trajectories.
Hides the angle guides.
Shows the angle guides.
Hides the speed vectors.
Shows the speed vectors.
Activates the choosen display. Not available because no display is open.
Activates the choosen display.
Opens a dialog that lets you create another display. Not available because no point has been edited.
Opens a dialog that lets you create another display.
Opens a dialog that lets you change the variable shown in your active display. Not available because no display is open.
Opens a dialog that lets you change the variable shown in your active display.
Lets you set the method of convergence.
Calculates the position, the speed and the acceleration of evert point and member with the imposed constraints. Not available because you forced automatic calculations in “Preferences...” dialog.
Calculates the position, the speed and the acceleration of evert point and member with the imposed constraints.
Lets you set base time and running mode. Not available because no document is open.
Lets you set base time and running mode.
Continues to run the kinematic scene since it was stopped. Not available because the scene is at start time.
Continues to run the kinematic scene since it was stopped.
Resets the kinematic scene to start time. Not available because no points have been edited.
Resets the kinematic scene to start time.
Run the kinematic scene. Not available because no points have been edited.
Run the kinematic scene.
Use this menu to run the kinematic scene, handle displays and set some display appearances.
Lets you unjoin the constraints that end over the selected point. Not available because the current selection doesn't seem to contain any point or more than one point.
Lets you unjoin the constraints that end over the selected point.
Lets you join two highlighted points. Not available because the current selection doesn't seem to contain exactly two points.
Lets you join two highlighted points.
Lets you load from file the progress of a variable. Not available because no point has been edited.
Lets you load from file the progress of a variable.
Lets you assume the shown positions of points and members as the initial positions to use for the initial approximation. Not available because no document is open.
Lets you assume the shown positions of points and members as the initial positions to use for the initial approximation.
Creates a new free variable with position, speed and accelerative properties. Not available because the selected item has every variable controlled.
Creates a new free variable with position, speed and accelerative properties.
Displays a dialog that lets you edit the properties of a free variable. Not available because the selected item hasn't free variables.
Displays a dialog that lets you edit the properties of a free variable.
Displays a dialog that lets you set the angle formed by a couple of points over some plan. Not available because no couple is selected.
Displays a dialog that lets you set the angle formed by a couple of points over some plan.
Displays a dialog that lets you set the parameters of a member with two unit vectors. Not available because no member is selected.
Displays a dialog that lets you set the parameters of a member with two unit vectors.
Displays a dialog that lets you set the parameters of a member with one unit vector. Not available because no member is selected.
Displays a dialog that lets you set the parameters of a member with one unit vector.
Displays a dialog that lets you set the components of a unit vector. Not available because the selected point hasn't a unit vector.
Displays a dialog that lets you set the components of a unit vector.
Displays a dialog that lets you set the distance of a member. Not available because no member is selected.
Displays a dialog that lets you set the distance of a member.
Displays a dialog that lets you set the coordinates of a point. Not available because no point is selected.
Displays a dialog that lets you set the coordinates of a point.
Use this menu to edit points, members, free variables and variables from file.
Deselect the current selection. Not available because nothing selected.
Deselect the current selection.
Select every constraint of the document. Not available because no document is open.
Select every constraint of the document.
Deletes the constraint selection. Not available because nothing selected.
Deletes the constraint selection.
Pastes your selected text or the constraint selection. Not available because nothing selected.
Pastes your selected text or the constraint selection.
Copies your selected text or the constraint selection. Not available because nothing selected.
Copies your selected text or the constraint selection.
Cuts your selected text or the constraint selection. Not available because nothing selected.
Cuts your selected text or the constraint selection.
Lets you handle typical operations with selected items.
Quits Kinematic Land application.
Prints your active display. Not available because no display is open.
Prints your active display.
Prints your active main window. Not available because no document is open.
Prints your active main window.
Lets you set the paper size and other printer options.
Changes the settings of Kinematic Land.
Saves Quickdraw 3D scene as 3DMF file. Not available because no document is open nor you haven't QuickDraw 3D installed nor you have QuickDraw 3D view enabled.
Saves Quickdraw 3D scene as 3DMF file.
Saves the content of the active display as text file. Not available because no document is open or your document seems to be empty.
Saves the content of the active display as text file.
Saves the animation as a QuickTime file of your active window. Not available because no document is open.
Saves the animation as a QuickTime file of your active window.
Removes the change to your current document and restores it since you last saved. Not available because no document is open or your document seems to be modified or your document has never been saved.
Removes the change to your current document and restores it since you last saved.
Closes the active window. It can close the entire document if you close the only main window open. Not available becuase no document is open.
Closes the active window. It can close the entire document if you close the only main window open.
Saves your current document with a different name. Not available because no document is open.
Saves your current document with a different name.
Saves your current document. Not available because your document seems not to be modified after saved.
Saves your current document.
Opens a Kinematic Land document.
Creates new Kinematic Land document.
Use this menu to open, create, save, print Kinematic Land documents.
