Dialog: Magnetic-Joint

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Dialog: Magnetic-Joint

Magnetic-Joint

Terminology

Magnetic-Joint :

A Magnetic-Joint pulls a circular Profile to be in continuous contact with an irregular Profile (or Curve).

The circular Profile and irregular Profile (or Curve) are in different kinematic-chains. After you add a Magnetic-Joint, the motion of the two kinematic-chains are related by the contact between the circular and irregular profiles (or curve).

Irregular Shape :

The Irregular Shape can be Profile from a sketch-loop, or a Curve that we calculate from a Point-Cloud.

Point-Cloud :

X-Y or R-Θ coordinates. Use a Point-Cloud FB to import the Point-Cloud coordinates.

Curve :

The smooth shape that we calculate for you from the Point-Cloud coordinates - see Point-Cloud dialog.


How to open the Magnetic-Joint dialog

See also: Add Magnetic-Joint.

MD-MAGNETIC-JOINT-EDIT

Before you edit a Magnetic-Joint:

1.Click the Home key on your keyboard to move the MMA to zero.

2.Click a Magnetic-Joint FB in the graphics-area (see image to the left)

The Magnetic-Joint element is in the Selection-Window

3.Right-click the Magnetic-Joint element in the Selection-Window

4.Click Edit element in the shortcut menu.

OR

1.See How to Open a dialog

Note: There are three states for the Magnetic-Joint icon in the graphics-area.

MD-Icon-FB-Magnet-En-GA

Magnetic-Joint is enabled and we find a solution.

MD-MAGNETIC-JOINT-ICON-FAILED

Magnetic-Joint is enabled but we do not find a solution.

MD-Icon-FB-MagnetDis

Magnetic-Joint is disabled.


Magnetic-Joint dialog

Magnetic-Joint dialog

Magnetic-Joint dialog

The Magnetic-Joint dialog has three separators:

 Following Options 

 Radius Control 

 Advanced 

btn_delkeyword Following Options 
btn_delkeyword Radius Control 
btn_delkeywordAdvanced (with Notes)