Add / Update Polyline

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Add / Update Polyline

Why add a Polyline?

A Polyline is a sketch-element.

Use Add Polyline to:

•Add a Polyline to a Gear-Pair or 2D-Cam.

•Update the shape of a Polyline if you edit a Gear-Pair or 2D-Cam

You can add one Polyline to each 2D-Cam and each Gear-Pair.

You can select one Polyline to add many Profiles.

Add Polyline & Update Polyline

 

STEP 1: Put the MMA to Zero degrees

1.Press ALT+H or the Home key on your keyboard
MD-CM-AddPolyline-0

STEP 2:Start the Add Polyline command:

MD-Icon-AddPolyline

2.Click Add menu > Mechanism menu  > Solids menu > Add Polyline

OR

2.Click Solids Toolbar > Add Polyline

The Command-Manager has one selection-box:
MD-GA-AddPolyline-Cam

STEP 2:To ADD a Polyline

1.Click a 2D-Cam or Gear-Pair in the graphic-area

MD-GA-AddPolyline-Update-Cam2

STEP 2:To UPDATE a Polyline

1.Click a 2D-Cam or Gear-Pair with has a Polyline that is not the correct copy of the 2D-Cam or Gear-Pair.

 

<<< image shows the 2D-Cam (in Blue) and the out-of-date Polyline in Dark-Green before Update Polyline.
MD-CM-AddPolyline-1

STEP 3: End the command

1.Click OK-tiny-13-17 in the Command-Manager

If necessary:

2.Click Rebuild Now to make sure the Polyline is correct.

The Polyline is now a sketch-element in the Part that is equal to the shape or size of the 2D-Cam or Gear-Pair.