For more than 20 years, National Instruments LabVIEW graphical programming has revolutionized the development of test, measurement, and control applications. Regardless of experience, engineers and scientists can rapidly and cost-effectively interface with measurement and control hardware, analyze data, share results, and distribute systems. NI motion control software simplifies the development of motion control applications by adding PLCopen-based function block programming. NI LabVIEW and NI Motion Software empower machine builders and OEMs to create custom motion controllers for better machine performance and implement advanced motion control design algorithms using National Instruments CompactRIO. An easy-to-use programming API offers fast development.The integration with SOLIDWORKS allows customers to develop their motion control algorithms and use the 3D CAD model created within SOLIDWORKS to evaluate the system behavior and performance. By applying realistic motion control, it is possible to simulate real-world operating conditions for the design, check for colliding parts, output numerical and graphic data of the results, and use the CAD model for 3D visualization. Finally, the control algorithms developed can easily be deployed to embedded motion control platforms such as NI CompactRIO or a third-party motion control system of your choice.
