A method for guiding the movement of a movable machine element of a machine, said machine element having at least one drive axis and a prescribed movement path in a working area, said working area having support points, said method comprising the steps of:
- associating a support point with a respective maximum value for at least one of the following:
- a maximum path jerk of the machine element, and/or the a maximum path acceleration of the machine element, and/or the a maximum path speed of the machine element, the respective maximum value being produced for each drive axis of the machine element using a maximum driving torque of the drive motor and an inertia matrix:
- and
- moving the machine element (on the movement path in accordance with the respective associated maximum value and/or the maximum possible path acceleration ({umlaut over (s)}) and/or the maximum possible path speed ({dot over (s)}) of the machine element (8).