Add Point

Toolbar-SE-AddPoint

Toolbar :

Geometry toolbar

Menu :

Add menu > Geometry sub-menu> > Add Point

What to do :

2.Click Geometry toolbar > Add Point
3.Click the graphic-area

The Point is now in the graphic-area.

Different Point Symbols

Points

'+' : centre-Point - at the centre of Arcs and Circles

'+' : a centre-Point that is merged with a start-Point or end-Point of a Line or Arc,
There is only one Point.

'○' : start-Point or end-Point - at the ends of Lines and Arcs

Points-Coincident

CirclePlus : centre-Point that is coincident with a start-Point [or end-Point].

You may need to select the '+' or the '○' to do a command

Point-Locked and Free

PointSymbol : Locked-Points - as defined by the 'Position and Vectors dialog-box'

○   : Free-Points are Blue

Motion-Point : Motion-Point - added with Add Motion-Path FB.

Motion-Point Point: Motion-Point - coincident with a start-Point or end-Point.

Point:  Trace-Point

You can drag a Point in the Mechanism-Editor, if you ALL three rules are true

1.Add a Point element in the Part-Editor

AND ...

2.Do NOT add a dimension or constraint to the Point

AND ...

3.Add a Trace-Point to the Point in the Mechanism-Editor

Point: Locate the Point in one of two ways

•Use dimensions and constraints in the Part-Editor

OR ...

•Use the Point Vectors and Position dialog-box in the Mechanism-Editor

NOT BOTH

Point: Motion-Dimensions FBs, Rockers and Sliders.

Do NOT add a Point, when you also want to add a Rocker.

Do add a Line. Then, you can add a Pin-Joint AND a Motion-Dimension FB at the Pin-Joint for a Rocker.

See Add Motion-Dimension FB

Example

How:

Selection-Window

Add-Point1
•Click the graphic-area to approximately locate the Point.

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Tutorials and Reference Help Files for MechDesigner and MotionDesigner 14.2 + © Machine, Cam, Mechanism, and Motion Design Software by PSMotion Ltd