Step 1.2: Add a Part

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Step 1.2: Add a Part

Objective of Step 1.2

•Learn how to identify the Mechanism-Editor

•Learn how to add a Part

•Review the elements that are in a Part

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Tutorial 1, STEP 1.2: Add a Part

Make sure the Mechanism-Editor is active (and not the Model-Editor)

Click the Mechanism name-tab

Click the Mechanism name-tab

To make sure the Mechanism-Editor is active:

1.Click the Mechanism name-tabRed-14-2 at the top of the graphic-area

OR

1.Click MechanismRed-14-3 in the Assembly-Tree (see image to the left)

Notes

In the Assembly-Tree, the Base-Part is a child to MechanismRed-14-3.

In the graphic-area, the symbol for the Base-PartRed-14-1b is a rectangular Part-Outline.
Click Mechanism in the Assembly-Tree

Click Mechanism in the Assembly-Tree

Add the Part

Drag to Add-Part

Drag to Add-Part

STEP 1: rt the Add Part command

GST-Icon-AddPart

1.Expand the Kinematic-elements toolbar Red-14-1 - it is to the left of the graphic-area.

2.Click Add PartRed-14-2

OR

1.Keyboard Shortcut: Click the INSERT key on your keyboard

The mouse-pointer changes to Add Part.

STEP 2: Drag in the graphic-area to add the Part

Do NOT click your mouse. If you do, you will need to start Add Part again.

Red-14-3 Mouse-button-down... to locate the start-Point of the Part

Red-14-4 ... move your mouse...

Red-14-5 ... mouse-button-up - to locate the end-Point of the Part

A Part in the Mechanism-Editor

The new Part 

The new Part in the graphic-area

A Part

Red-14-1b Part-Outline is oval - the symbol for a Part that you add to the model.

Red-14-2 CAD-Line - between the start-Point and the end-Point of the Part

Red-14-3 start-Point : is where you mouse-button-down to add the Part.

Red-14-4 end-Point : is where you mouse-button-up to add the Part.

Red-14-5 X-axis and Y-Axis - at the start-Point and on the Mechanism-Plane.

+X-axis is from the start-Point to the end-Point of the CAD-Line.

+Y-axis is from the start-Point, at 90º to the CAD-Line, and on the Mechanism-Plane.

+Z-axis is from the start-Point, and uses the Right-Hand-Rule.

Use the CTRL+S keyboard shortcut to save your model.

Drag in the graphic-area

You use the Drag mouse action to add many element-types. For example, to add a Part, a wire, a Line, an Arc, a Circle, a Blend-Curve, ...

Drag is always:

Mouse-button-down... to locate the start-Point of the element

... move your mouse...

... mouse-button-up - to locate the end-Point of the element