Basics of Mechanism

I don't know of any but I am sure there are some.

I know I've posted bits here and there, but a comprehensive overview may be lacking.

Which, of course, if why we have a forum 🙂

Are you talking Mechanism "lite" in core-Creo or the expansion pack version (which I know nothing about).

Also, what are your aims?

The super-uber-overview is this for core-Creo:

Mechanism will facilitate appropriate mechanical assembly constrains.

Certain assembly constraints will enable mechanism "refinements".

Gear connections are fairy generic but they can be frustrating to implement.

Frustration-1: Some internal check function may not allow what seems valid.

Frustration-2: Maintaining a valid connected model is challenging at best

- Maintaining a connected model while moving components can cause errors.

- Use snapshots! <you've been warned>

Servo motors are a fairly generic rotating drive source.

Servo motors are driven by 2D curves defined using time segments. 

- User defined curves can generate any number of desired animation results.

- 10 seconds is -not- the limit of a motion profile 🙂

The motion profile is an analysis.  You have to re-run the analysis on every change.

There are a few gotchas in the output, but you can output several media formats of the motion profile.

You motion analysis can be called in a higher level "manufacturing" animation.

- Animation will boost your "presentation motion profiles" to the next level...

Also check PTC University Learning Exchange video tutorials: https://learningconnector.ptc.com/search/tutorials?keyword=mechanism 
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(Updated the link to the tutorials about 'Mechanism' from the latest learning platform in the above statement.
Old/retired one - https://learningexchange.ptc.com/tutorials/search?product_id=&search=mechanism)

- By Community Moderation Team

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Have you looked at the postings in the Creo Blog ?