Graphical construction of a mechanism
SAM offers graphical lines, intersections and dynamic centre lines to construct a mechanism based on various demands. Here a circle intersection with a line is used to find the needed position for a node
Building a new mechanism
This video demonstrates how to create a new mechanism from scratch.
Design wizard:
SAM offers a set of design wizards which will help you to synthesize mechanisms for specific tasks, such as: Angle function generation, 3-Position/angle synthesis of the coupler plane, approximated straight line motion, exactstraight line motion