At this point the model should look like this.

The Next Step is to Join Link 3 and Four

Click on Link 4, grab the green handle and drag it left until the Links are close to their final
positions.
Select the Joint tool
but this time change the options to 2 Bod-2 Loc and Normal to Grid.
Click on Link 4, then Link 3, and then Point B4, and finally Point B3. This will add a joint but
the locations will be separate.
To join these location click Simulate>Interactive Controls
Click on
this performs initial conditions solution.
Ignore and Close the warning that comes up. The part is now joined
In the Simulation window click
and save the joined model as .Webcutter_Asm. Now
press play and run the simulation.

Now that the model is running we must assign the material properties to the links. Right Click
on Link 2 and Select Part2>Modify for Material Type enter Al6063 and choose
.Webcutter_Asm.Al6063. Repeat this step for Link 3 and 4.

Note: If you choose the option of just entering density the Links will have significant
deformation during the run.

Select View>Render Mode>Smooth Shaded. This will fill in the Links giving them a more
realistic shape especially in the isometric view. Change the view to isometric view and run the
simulation.

The model is now complete and should look like this in the front view.
Now we can select the desired output.
To find the Torque of the motor left click just inside largest blue arrow to highlight it. Right Click and
select Motion_1>Measure, Enter a name, and Select Torque, Choose Z, and with respect to Part 2.

If you make a measurement that you don’t want Click Build>Measure>Delete Select the
measurements that you want to delete and press OK. Then rerun the simulation.
To measure bearing forces Right Click on the desired Joint and Select Measure. Assign a name,
select magnitude and determine if you want F12 or F21.

To measure the angles of the Links with respect to ground Click Build>Measure>Orientation
>New. For Theta2 Select Marker_1 (Marker on Link 2) for the To Marker, and Marker_4
(Marker on the Ground) for the From Marker.

To measure the angular velocity and acceleration Right Click on a Part, Select the Part and
Measure. Choose CM Angular (Velocity or Acceleration), select Z and Press OK.
To create and view plots Click Review>Postprocessing Select a measure and Click Add curves.

To Export All data for manipulation in Excel, Highlight all Measures using the Shift key and
select Add curves. Click File>Export>Table. Enter a Name, Plot should be plot_1, and the
format is spreadsheet. Press OK and then go to your working directory. Right Click on the File
and select Open With>Excel. Click File>Save As and choose a File type of .xls.