Edit Part
IMPORTANT: You can edit one Part at a time.
See also: Why Edit a Part?
When you start the Part-Editor
•We hide, in the default case, the other Parts (See: Show Other Mechanism and Part-Outlines)
•The mouse-pointer changes to the Edit-Part pointer
Terminology: Part-Outline : The symbol you must select with your mouse-pointer to edit a Part : a rectangular shape that represent the Base-Part, or an oval shape that represents an Added-Part.
To Start the Part-Editor:
 Double-Click a Part-Outline to Open the Part-Editor, to edit a Part. |
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1.Double-click a Line*, Circle or Arc sketch-element that is a child to a Part * See What can go wrong |
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1.Click the Part-Outline, or a Line, Circle or Arc sketch-element that is a child to a Part The Part element should be in the Selection-Window. 2.Right-click the element in the Selection-Window 3.Click Edit element in the contextual-menu |
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1.Click a Part-Outline in the graphic-area 2.Click Edit Part icon - it is to the left of the graphic-area |
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1.Click a Part-Outline in the graphic-area 2.Click Edit menu > Edit Part in Part-Editor |
To Close the Part-Editor
1.Click (to deselect) the Edit-Part icon |
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1.Double-click a Line, Arc or Circle sketch-element |
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1.Double-click the Y–axis We suggest the Y–axis to avoid the CAD-Line, which is collinear with the X-axis. |
... the Part-Editor is now closed.
You are in the Mechanism-Editor. You can edit a different Part.
Videos
The ways to start the Part-Editor:
How to... •Start the Part-Editor •Close the Part-Editor |
What can go wrong?
If you double-click a: •CAD-Line, the CAD-Line dialog-box opens •Blend-Curve sketch-element, the Blend-Curve dialog-box opens •Point, the Point Vectors and Position dialog-box opens ... or nothing happens if you click more than one element. See also: Menu | Geometry, Why use the Part-Editor, How to Start the Part-Editor; Edit the Length of a Part |