Automatic Joints...
Summary
When Add Part is active, you can move your mouse-pointer above a Point or a Line before your mouse-button-down or mouse-button-up, to automatically add a Pin-Joint or a Slide-Joint as you add the Part.
Thus, you will do two commands at the same time: Add Part and Add Pin-Joint or Add Slide-Joint.
But, be careful: Only do this procedure when it is unambiguous with which Point or Line you will make the joint.
Notes : To move your mouse-pointer above is hover.
Procedure 1: Move your mouse-pointer above a Point
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Add a Part and a Pin-Joint 1.Click Kinematic-elements > Add Part 2.Move your mouse-pointer above a Point so that it becomes RED before you... 3.mouse-button down... 4....drag... 5....mouse-button up. - or - 1.Click Kinematic-elements > Add Part 2.Mouse-button down... 3....drag a Line... 4....move your mouse-pointer above a Point so that it becomes RED before you... 5....mouse-button up. Or use the two options... 'move your mouse-pointer above a Point before you mouse-button down and before you mouse-button up'. |
Procedure 2: Move your mouse above a Line (or CAD-Line)
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Add a Part and a Slide-Joint: 1.Click Kinematic-elements > Add Part 2.Move your mouse-pointer above a Line so that it becomes RED before you... 3....mouse-button down... 4....move your mouse-pointer to drag a line... 5....mouse-button up. - or - 1.Click Kinematic-elements > Add Part 2.Mouse-button down... 3....move your mouse-pointer to drag a line... 4....move your mouse-pointer above a Line so that it becomes RED before you... 5....mouse-button up. Or use the two options... 'move your mouse-pointer above a Line before you mouse-button down and before you mouse-button up'. Note: If you move your mouse-pointer above a Point and a Line, then you add a Slide-Joint. |