Assembly-Tree

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Assembly-Tree

Element-Explorer - Assembly-Tree

The elements you add to the model are in the Assembly-Tree.

Each element has an Element Icon and an Element Name.

Example: Assembly-Tree in Explorer-Explorer

Assembly-Tree in Explorer-Explorer

The Assembly-Tree has a hierarchy. For example:

The Add Mechanism-Editor command adds a Mechanism element as a child to a Plane element.

Similarly, Parts, Function-Blocks, Joint, Gears, Belts, ... are children to the Mechanism element.

Finally, CAD-Lines, Profiles, 3D-Cams, and 2D-Cams are children to Parts.


Parts

To the left of each Part, an icon identifies if the kinematic-chain to which it is associated, is solved, broken, or unsolved

Red-14-1b MD-KinChain-Solved Solved Part and solved kinematic-chain: Mobility is zero AND all Parts remain joined for all positions of the machine-cycle.

Red-14-2 MD-KinChain-NotSolved Solved but broken kinematic-chain. Mobility is zero BUT Parts cannot remain joined at all positions of the machine-cycle.

MD-Blank-14x14-white MD-Kinematic-Chain-Unsolved Unsolved kinematic-chain. Mobility is greater than zero(0).


Selected Elements

When you click an element:

a squareRed-14-3 shows around the icon

the element shows in the Selection-Window


shortcut menu:

Right-click an element in the Assembly-Tree, to show a shortcut menu.

You can use the shortcut menu to:

Show Element References

Edit Element

Delete (element)

Rename ... (element)