... edit the Length of a Part

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... edit the Length of a Part

How to edit the Length of a Part, or to edit a Dimension

Part in Mechanism-Editor

Part in Mechanism-Editor

Start the Part-Editor.

STEP 1: Double-Click the Part-Outline of the Part you want to edit

 

 

You are now using the Part-Editor.

Double-click arrowhead of dimension

Double-click arrowhead of dimension

The length of the Part is the dimension between the start-Point and end-Point:

STEP 2: Double-Click the arrowhead of the dimension

The Dimension dialog opens.

STEP 3: Enter a new dimension

There are four(4) methods you can use to enter a new value to edit the dimension:

A: Enter a new dimension directly with your keyboard

B: Enter an equation with your keyboard

C: Use the spin-box tool

D: Right-click the data-box, then click Zero, Round, Copy or Paste.

Notes:

A and B: Direct and Equation: Click the ENTER key (EnterKEy-Simple24-bkg242) on your keyboard to update the dimension to the new value.

C: Spin-Box: The dimension AND the model updates immediately - if the model is large, there is a delay after each click

D: Round: The Dimension changes to the nearest value that is exactly divisible by the Spin-Increment

Dimension dialog-box

Dimension dialog-box

Dimension dialog-box - contextual menu

Dimension dialog-box - contextual menu

Enter an equation for the dimension

Enter an equation for the dimension

More on EQUATIONS:

You can enter:

Simple Arithmetic: +, –, *, ∕

Powers: ^, Sqrt()

Trigonometric (Angle in Radians)

oSin(), Cos(), Tan(),

oSihn, Cosh, Tansh

oArcSin(), ArcCos(), ArcTan2( ; )