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See also: Edit-Part
A Part element is a rigid-body. It is on the Mechanism-Plane.
Part : |
The Part element is a rigid-body. Its length is defined by the distance between two points - its start-point and end-point. There is a CAD-Line between the two Points. Parts are on one Mechanism-Plane. A Part, free from joints, has three degrees-of-freedom. - two translational and one rotational degree-of-freedom. |
Base-Part : |
The Part that is the fixed frame of reference for the Mechanism-Plane. The Base-Part has zero degrees-of-freedom. |
Kinematic States of Parts |
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Not kinematically-defined : |
The state of a Part when it is not solved. It is has one or more degrees-of-freedom. |
kinematically-defined : |
The state of a Part when it is solved. It has zero degrees-of-freedom. Its position, velocity and acceleration are fully specified. It has a Mobility of Zero. This must be the status of the model before you calculate any kinematic and kinetostatic (Force data). |
Note: The Part-Outlines in the two kinematic states have two different colors. This is to help you identify the two kinematic-states. |
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STEP 1.Add Part
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STEP 1.Drag in the Graphic-Area
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Add Part is not a persistent command. Do Step 1 and 2 again to add a new Part. |
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Did you know: You can hide Part-Outlines (Display Filters - Part-Outlines) to see only the CAD-Line and the Part's axes. You can edit the Part if you double-click the Y-axis. |
Add Part