Mechanism | Edit-Part

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Mechanism | Edit-Part

Why edit a Part?

We must edit a Part in the Part-Editor, to:

•Edit its length

•Add sketch-elements

•Add Dimensions to and between sketch-elements

•Add Constraints to and between sketch-elements

A Part is a basic element.

Its symbols is the Part-Outline

You can edit only one Part at a time. To edit a different Part, close the Part-Editor and edit the different Part from the Mechanism-Editor.

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Note: With some graphics cards, to edit a Part:

•Move your mouse-pointer above the arcRed-14-1b of the Part-Outline at its start-Point, and then double-click you mouse.

•Alternatively, identify the Part in the Assembly-Tree, right-click it, and select Edit elementRed-14-2 in the contextual-menu.

Video

 

How to Start the Part-Editor...

5 methods

 

How to start the Part-Editor

There are many different methods you can use to start the Part-Editor.  

btn_delkeyword        Method 1: Edit-Part icon

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Edit-Part in Part-Editor (left of the graphic-area)

Menu :

Edit menu > Mechanism sub-menu > Edit Part in Part-Editor

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Do:

1. Click a Part-Outline in the graphic-area

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

- or -

1.Click Edit menu > Edit Part in Part-Editor

2.Click the Part-Outline or an Added Part, or the Base-Part.

3.Click the graphic-area

btn_delkeyword        Method 2: Selection-Window  

A Part is an element. Thus we can use the Selection-Window to edit it.

This is the a reliable method.

Click the Part-Outline in the Graphic-Area

STEP 1: Click the Part-Outline

In the graphics-area:  

1.Move your mouse above the Part-OutlineRed-14-1 so that it becomes red

2.Click the Part-Outline

- or -

In the Assembly-Tree:

1.Click the Part in the Assembly-Tree

STEP 2: In the Selection-Window

1.Identify the Part element in the Selection-Window

2.Right-click the Part element

In the contextual-menu:

3.Click Edit Element

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Selection-Window

btn_delkeyword        Method 3: Double-Click

This method is often the most convenient, but you must avoid other elements.

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STEP 1: Double-click a Part-OutlineRed-14-1

1.Double-click the Part-Outline in the graphic-area - see image

 

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-or-

1.Double-click the Part element in the Assembly-Tree

btn_delkeyword        Method 4: Right-Click

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In the graphic-area:

1.Hover so the Part-Outline becomes red

2.Right-Click the Part-Outline

3.Click Edit Part in Part-Editor from the contextual-menu.
btn_delkeywordHow to recognize an active Part-Editor

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When the Part open 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 its length dimension, arrowheads, and extension lines

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

•The mouse-pointer changes to the Edit Part pointer

In the Part-Editor, to rotate the X–axis of the Part to be horizontal

1.Click View toolbar (or menu)> View > Align

In the Mechanism-Editor, to rotate the X-axis of the Base-Part to be horizontal.

1.Click View toolbar (or menu) > View-Align again