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A Mechanism, in the context of Add Mechanism, is a Mechanism-Editor.
Gravity Vector is in the negative Y-axis direction (down from the Green arrowhead in the Model-Editor. Before you add the first Mechanism-Editor, to a Plane, consider the type of machine. For example, if your machine has a horizontal indexing or rotating table, add the first Mechanism-Editor for the table to the Top Plane, or a Plane that is parallel to the Top Plane. |
Add Mechanism
STEP 1:Start the Add Mechanism command:
The Command-Manager has one selection-box. |
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Command-Manager - no elements |
STEP 2: Select a Plane
The Plane is now in the selection-box. STEP 3: Complete the command
Result You jump immediately to the new Mechanism-Editor. It has a new Mechanism name-tab.
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Command-Manager - with Plane element |
Front-View of the Mechanism-Editor |
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Front-View of the new Mechanism-Editor.
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Assembly-Tree and the new Mechanism-Editor |
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The hierarchy of the new elements
The XY-axes of Plane4, Mechanism2, and Base-Part2 are coplanar and coincident. |
Video: Model-Editor: Add Mechanism-Editor to Plane
The Base-Part is not Green! |
If the Base-Part is a not Green (or a similar color) when you add your first Mechanism-Editor, it is usual that Force-Vectors: Display is enabled. Force toolbar > Force-Vectors: Display is enabled
To make the Base-Part Green, you should disable Force Vectors: Display Click to disable Force toolbar >Force-Vectors: Display. The Base-Part should be Green. |
BasePart partial hidden by a Plane. |
The Base-Part is partly hidden by a Plane if the: Visibility toolbar > Show Solids in Mechanism is enabled When you enable Show Solids in Mechanism, we also show Planes. To hide Planes, do: Disable Visibility toolbar > Show Solids in Mechanism. to hide Solids and Planes.
AND / OR Disable Display toolbar > Display Planes to hide Planes
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The Base-Part is not green. The Part-Outline of the Base-Part is in a different Mechansim-Editor. |
You can see Kinematic and sketch-elements of other Mechanism-Editors when these are enabled:
Enable Show other Kinematic and Sketch-Elements - (Visibility toolbar) Click to disable. AND Enable Mechanism name-tab light-bulb in the other Mechanism-Editor (Right-click Mechanism name-tab) |