What is an Auto-Profile?
An Auto-Profile is an MD-Solid, that we add for you with the Auto-Profile (Part) and Auto-Profile (Mechanism) commands
When you do Add Auto-Profile (Part), we add for you a quasi-sketch-loop and an Auto-Profile / Extrusion to one Part.
See also
Notes:
To see the MD-Solids in a Mechanism-Editors, enable Visibility toolbar > Show Solids in Mechanisms
To edit an Extrusion, see How to open the Extrusion dialog.
Auto-Profile (Part)
 Command-Manager |
STEP 1:Do the Add Auto-Profile command:
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 Auto-Profile in Mechanism-Editor |
IF the Part does not have an Auto-Profile:
ELSE IF the Part does have an Auto-Profile:
The shape of the quasi-sketch-loop is a function of the Joints in the Part and the Bearing Sizes in the Application-Settings > Auto-Profile dialog << The image shows the Auto-Profile (Pink) around a Slide-Joint and a Pin-Joint. |
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Quasi-Sketch-Loops
 Original quasi-Sketch-Loop after Add Auto-Profile |
Quasi-sketch-loops combine quasi-Arc and quasi-Line sketch-elements that have these properties: •They do not have start-Points or end-Points. •You cannot select, edit, delete quasi-Arcs or quasi-Lines. •You cannot add a joint between a Part and a quasi-Line. •There is no Tangent constraint between the quasi-Arc and quasi-Line sketch-elements. However, •You can edit the Radius (dimension) of each quasi-Line. <<< In this image, when you edit the Radius of a quasi-Arc, you can see the Tangent constraint is missing between the quasi-Arc and quasi-Line. |
 Increased Radius of a quasi Arc. |
To edit an Extrusion - Special-Case
 Edit Extusion and shortcut menu |
Edit an Extrusion when Visibility toolbar > Show Model in Mechanism is disabled. 1.SHIFT+CLICK the Auto-Profile in the graphic-area The Auto-Profile and Extrusion are in the Selection-Window. 2.Right-click the Extrusion in the Selection-Window A shortcut menu shows next to your pointer. 3.Click Edit element in the shortcut menu The Extrusion dialog opens. See Extrusion dialog for more information |