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NOTE:

An Extrusion is a child to a Profile.

•You can ONLY Edit Extrusions

•You can ONLY Delete Profiles

AND:

•If you delete a Profile, you also delete its child Extrusion.

SHIFT+CLICK Profile element

Edit the Extrusion

When the Extrusion (Solid) is not in the graphics-area

graphics-area - Option 1:

The image to the left shows Profiles contours (Pink is the default color) for two elements in the graphics-area

1.Mechanism-Editor: Click a Mechanism name-tab to make it the active Mechanism-Editor

2.Mechanism-Editor: Spin the View to show the Pink Profile contours in the graphics-area

3.SHIFT+ Click a Profile

4.Selection-Window: Make sure the Profile and Extrusion show in the Selection-Window

5.Selection-Window: Right-click the Extrusion in the Selection-Window

6.Selection-Window: Click Edit element in the shortcut menu

Profile AND Extrusion in Selection-Window

graphics-area - Option 2:

1.Mechanism-Editor: Hover + Click one Profile/Extrusion

2.Mechanism-Editor: Right-Click the Profile/Extrusion in the graphics-area.

3.Mechanism-Editor: Click the Edit Element in the shortcut menu.

Assembly-Tree - OPTION 3:

1.Mechanism-Editor: In the graphics-area, click the Part that is the parent to the Profile.

In the Assembly-Tree, the Part element shows with a square around the Element icon

2.Assembly-Tree: Expand the tree for the Part to show the Profile and Extrusion elements

3.Assembly-Tree: Right-click the Extrusion

4.Assembly-Tree: Click Edit element in the shortcut menu

Delete the Profile (and the Extrusion)

1.Mechanism-Editor: Click a Profile in the Assembly-Tree or the graphics-area.

The Profile shows in the Selection-Window

2.Right-Click the Profile

3.Click Delete element in the shortcut menu.

... edit Profiles and Extrusions