MechDesigner Reference & User Interface > 2.2 Mechanism-Editor > Mechanisms > Model elements

What is a Mechanism and a Mechanism-Editor?- See here.

Why add a Mechanism? - See here.

STEP 1:Start the Add Mechanism command:

Model elements toolbar

1.Click Mechanism menu > Mechanism

1.Click Model elements toolbar > Add Mechanism

STEP 2: Select a Plane

Command-Manager

Command-Manager - Plane element

The Command-Manager has one selection-box.

You must select a Plane.

If you cannot see a Plane: Enable Show Solids in Mechanisms.

1.Click a Plane in the graphics-area

1.Click a Plane in the Assembly-Tree

The Plane is now in the selection-box in the Command-Manager.

STEP 3: Complete the command

Command-Manager - 'OK'

You must click the 'tick' to complete the command.

1.Click in the Command-Manager

Result

1.The Command-Manager closes.

2.You jump immediately to a new Mechanism-Editor workspace

3.The Mechanism element is a new element in the Assembly-Tree. It is a child to the Plane you select.

RESULT: Workspace

Mechanism-Editor workspace

The workspace of each Mechanism-Editor:

: Base-Part with a rectangular Part-Outline

: Mechanism name-tab

: Toolbars (left and right of the graphics-area)

: Graphics-area

: Local XY-axes of the Mechanism-Editor and Base-Part

Hieratchy of new Mechanism in Assembly-Tree

The Mechanism element in the Assembly-Tree:

Plane4 - that you selected to add the Mechanism element:

(New) Mechanism2 - is a child to Plane4, and coplanar with the XY axes of Plane4.

(New) BasePart2 - is the name the Part that you edit to add sketch-element. It is the machine-frame of Mechanism2.

The XYZ-axes of Plane4, Mechanism2, and the Base-Part2 are all coincident.

Add Mechanism in Mechanism-Editor