A Part-Outline is the symbol for a Part. You can change the size of the Part-Outline in the Edit menu > Application Settings | Accessibility tab.

You cannot edit a Part-Outline.

•Double-click a Part-Outline to edit the Part in the Part-Editor

•The color of the Part-Outline helps you identify if the Part is kinematically-defined

Blue Part-Outlines

The Part has a mobility greater than one(1)

Derived names for Blue Parts are:

•Completely-Free Part - without a Joint to any other Part.

•Free Part - with a Joint, but not kinematically-defined

Green Part-Outlines

The Part has a mobility of zero(0).

Derived names for Green Parts are:

•kinematically-defined Part

•solved Part

Note: The Base-Part is always a Part that is kinematically-defined.

Multi-colored Part-Outlines

Each Part has a random color when, in the Forces Toolbar, you:

•Enable Calculate Forces

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•Display Force Vectors