What is 'Edit-Part' in the Mechanism-Editor?

'Edit-Part' in the Mechanism-Editor is to 'select a Part to open it in the Part-Editor'.

Why edit a Part?

•Edit its length,
•Add Sketch-Elements
•Add Dimension to Sketch-Elements
•Add Geometric Constraints between sketch-elements

See also: 'Close the Part-Editor', Why Edit a Part

Video: How to Start the Part-Editor to 'Edit a Part'

 

 

How to Start the Part-Editor...

3 different methods

 

Edit-Part in Mechanism-Editor

Edit Part icon

Edit-Part icon [left of the graphic-area]

Menu:

Edit  menu > Mechanism sub-menu > Edit Part

Notes:

Edit a Part is to use the Part-Editor

What to do:

There are many different procedures you can do to edit a Part:

Do one of these Procedures:

1.Click a Part-Outline

When the Part-Outline is red

2.Click the Edit menu > Edit Part in Part-Editor

or

2.Click Edit Part icon to the left of the graphic-area.

- or - Double-Click

Part-Outline

1.Double-click a Part-Outline

GA-DoubleClickPartOutline

- or -

In the graphic-area:

1.Double-click a Line, Circle or Arc sketch-element that is a child to the Part you want to edit

GA-DoubleClickSketchElement

Notes: If you double-click...

a CAD-Line

...the CAD-Line dialog-box opens

a Blend-Curve

...the Blend-Curve dialog-box opens

a Point

...the Point Vectors&Pos. dialog-box opens

...more than one element, nothing happens.

- or - Right-Click

In the Assembly-Tree or Selection-Window

1.Right-click a Part element name
2.Click Edit-Element in the contextual menu

AT-DoubleClickPart

Result:

MechDesigner opens the Part-Editor.

Notes:

To close the Part-Editor:

1.Click, to deselect, the Edit-Part icon

- or -

1.Double-click a Line, Arc or Circle sketch-element in the Part

- or -

1.Double-click the Part's Y–axis

The Y-axis easier to click than the X-axis because the CAD-Line is coincident with the X-axis.

See Also:

How to Start the Part-Editor; Edit the Length of a Part

tog_minus        How to recognize an active Part-Editor

GA-PartinPartEditor

When the Part 'opens' in the Part-Editor:

•The Part-Outline is not in the graphic-area
•The X–axis and Y–axis of the Part are longer
•The CAD-Line shows with its length, dimension arrowheads and extension lines

You may need to Zoom-In to see the CAD-Line extend at the end of the X–axis.

•The Geometry Toolbar is to the left of the graphic-area
•The Constraints toolbar is to the right of the graphic-area.
•The mouse-pointer changes to the Edit Part pointer

If you want the X–axis of the Part to become horizontal:

1.Click View > Align

When you close the Part-Editor, to make the X-axis of the Base-Part / Mechanism-Plane to become horizontal:

1.Click View-Align again

When you close the Part-Editor, you will need to use View Align again to make the X-axis of the Base-Part horizontal.

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