A Part* element represents any rigid-body in a kinematic-chain.

Parts include the:

•Base-Part : the fixed frame of each Mechanism-Editor.

•Parts : the Parts you add to the model.

Derived names for Parts, that include:

•Connecting-Part : a Part in a spatial mechanism

•Free, Completely-Free, not kinematically-defined, not solved : a Part whose Mobility > 0

•Kinematically-defined, solved : a Part whose Mobility = 0

•Motion-Part, Rocker, Slider : a: Part whose motion you control with a Motion-Dimension FB

The Part-Editor is the workspace to edit a Part.

It includes the Part name-tab, the graphics-area, and the XY-axes at the origin of the Part.

The commands are in Geometry menu (New MD17), the Geometry toolbar and the Constraints toolbar.

Use the part editor to add sketch elements, constraints, and dimensions to a part.

See more: Why edit a Part.

See also: How to start the Part-Editor and How to exit the Part-Editor

Graphics-area : shows the XY-Axes of the Part, the sketch-elements, and dimensions that you add to the Part.

Name-tab : is above the graphics-area. The name of the tab changes from the name of the Mechanism-Editor to the name of the Part.

Note:

We do not show in the graphic-area the Constraints you add to or between sketch-elements - see How to delete a constraint.

Geometry menu

Geometry menu : Add sketch-elements, constraints, and dimensions

The Geometry menu has the commands that are in the Geometry toolbar and Constraints toolbar.

Geometry toolbar (left (<<) of workspace and graphics-area)

The commands to add sketch-elements and dimensions

Constraints toolbar (right (>>) of workspace and graphics-area)

The commands to add constraints to and between sketch-elements.