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Auto-Profiles are MD-Solids. Do Auto-Profiles (Mechanism) is a toggle command.
Enable Add Auto-Profiles (Mechanism) to:
•add quasi-sketch-loops* and Auto-Profiles / Extrusions to ALL Parts.
Disable Add Auto-Profiles (Mechanism) to:
•delete the Auto-Profiles/Extrusions and the quasi-sketch-loops* from ALL Parts.
* quasi-sketch-loops:
•you cannot edit or delete the sketch-elements or their constraints
•you cannot add Joints to their Lines or Points
•you can edit the Radius (dimension) at each Joint.
Note: we do not add for you Tangent constraints between the Arcs and Lines of each sketch-loop.
Tips:
To see Extrusions (MD-Solids) in Mechanism-Editors.
•Enable Visibility toolbar > Show Solids in Mechanisms
To edit an Extrusion you cannot see:
•SHIFT+CLICK the Auto-Profile in the graphic-area, edit the Extrusion from the Selection-Window.
What to do :
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To Add Auto-Profiles or to Delete Auto-Profiles.
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Result: This command toggles: The Rule to add or delete the Auto-Profiles is: IF ≤ 50% of the Parts have Auto-Profiles:
ELSE IF > 50% of the Parts have Auto-Profiles:
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