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A Mechanism, in the context of Add Mechanism, is a Mechanism-Editor with a Name-tab.
You add Mechanism-Editors to different Planes to model kinematic-chains (mechanisms, linkages), to design your machine.
You must use the Model-Editor to add a minimum of one(1) Mechanism-Editor.
Gravity Vector is in the negative Y-axis direction (down the 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.
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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
![]() Base-Part with Forces ON |
The Base-Part is a Random color. If the Base-Part is a not Green:
When this icon is enabled to display Force Vectors, each Part is given a random color. To make the Part Green, you should:
When the icon is disabled the Base-Part should be Green. |
![]() Base-Part partially hidden by a Plane. |
The Base-Part is hidden by a Plane. This is because:
When you enable Show Solids in Mechanism-Editors, we also show the Planes. To hide the Planes:
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If you enable this, and another Mechanism-Editor is in front of the active Mechanism-Editor, you see the Pink* Other Base-Part (* default color) Spin the model to see the Base-Part of the active Mechanism-Editor. * See Application-Settings > Graphics tab > Display Colors > Background Sketch |