What is Auto-Profile (Part)?
Do Add Auto-Profile to add a simple sketch-loop and one Auto-Profile / Extrusion to a Part you select in the graphic-area.
If you do Add Profile again to the same Part, you will remove the sketch-loop and Auto-Profile / Extrusion from the Part
See also
Notes:
Do Visibility toolbar > Show Solids in Mechanisms to see the Solids in a Mechanism-Editors.
To edit an Extrusion: SHIFT+CLICK the Auto-Profile to see the Auto-Profile AND Extrusion elements in the Selection-Window.
Auto-Profile (Part)
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Solids toolbar > Auto-Profile (Part) |
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Solids menu > Add Auto-Profile (Part) |
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 Command-Manager |
To do Add Auto-Profile:
The shape of the sketch-loop is a function of the Joints. << The image shows the Auto-Profile (Pink) around a Slide-Joint and a Pin-Joint. |
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 Auto-Profile in Mechanism-Editor |
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 Auto-Profile in Part-Editor |
Auto-Profile sketch-elements: •you cannot select, edit, or delete them or their constraints •you cannot add Joint to their Lines or Points. •you can edit the Radius (dimension) to edit the size of the sketch-loop around Part's Points << The image shows the sketch-loop around the Points in the Part that reference a Slide-Joint and also a Pin-Joint. |
 | To edit an Extrusion - Special-Case |
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Edit an Extrusion 1.SHIFT+CLICK the Auto-Profile in the Graphic-area The Auto-Profile and Extrusion show in the Selection-Window 2.Right-click the Extrusion in the Selection-Window A contextual-menu shows next to your pointer. 3.Click Edit element from the contextual-menu The Extrusion dialog-box opens. See Extrusion dialog-box for more information |
