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To do, again, many of the commands in Tutorial 1.
Add a new Plane...(new) ...add a new Mechanism to the new Plane...(Tutorial 1) ...add a new Part to the new Mechanism...(Tutorial 1) ...edit the Length of the Part...and the Base-Part to add a Line...(Tutorial 1) ...add a Pin-Joint between the two Parts and then add a Motion-Dimension FB ...(Tutorial 1) |
To add a new Plane to the Model-Editor, you must select a Plane. Then, the new Plane is offset from ( |+>| (parallel to)) the Plane that you select. |
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STEP 1: Begin this tutorial in the Model-Editor 1.Click the Model name-tab STEP 2: Add a new Plane to the Model 1. Click Model Toolbar > Add Plane |
![]() Add Plane dialog-box |
The Plane dialog-box opens. For information only: This dialog-box shows:
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![]() Select a Plane in the graphic-area |
STEP 3: Explore the Assembly-Tree to find and select the Right Plane as the Element 1.Expand the Model element at the top of the Assembly-Tree 2.Click the Plane named Right in the Assembly-Tree. When you click the Right Plane, it will show as the Element in the Element box |
![]() New Plane in Add Plane dialog-box |
OR... 1.Click a Plane in the graphic-area. If you select more than one Plane, then they also show in the Selection-Window. In the Selection-Window, click the Plane you want to select. Again, make sure the correct Plane (Right You can preview the new Plane in the graphic-area of the Model-Editor You may need to View toolbar > Zoom-out (or use your Scroll-wheel on your mouse) see below graphic-area STEP 4: Edit the Distance to the New Plane. In the Add-Plane dialog-box: 1.Use the spin-box tool - or - 1.Use your keyboard to enter a new value in the Distance to New Plane data-box 2.Press the ENTER key on your keyboard. STEP 5: Click |
![]() New Plane in graphic-area |
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STEP 1: Add a new Mechanism-Editor 1.Click Model toolbar > Add Mechanism (see left) The Command-Manager shows you need to select a Plane. You can click the Plane in the: •Assembly-Tree (see image below) - or - •graphic-area 2.Click the new Plane 3.The Plane shows in the selection box in the Command-Manager.
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![]() Assembly-Tree with Mechanism and Base-Part |
When the correct Plane is in the Command-Manager. STEP 3: Click You jump to the new Mechanism-Editor which has a new Mechanism name-tab. In the Graphic-Area: Mechanism1 name-tab shows next to Mechanism name-tab In the Assembly-Tree Mechanism1 element is a child to Plane4, which is the Plane we selected to add the new Mechanism. To rename any Mechanism: 1.Right-Click the Mechanism element in the Assembly-Tree 2.Select Rename element in the contextual-menu 3.Use the Rename dialog-box to give a new name. |
STEP 1: If needed, click the Mechanism1 name-tab. STEP 2: Click Kinematic-elements toolbar > Add Part (toolbar is to the left of the graphic-area. |
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The Add Part command becomes active. The Add Part mouse-pointer is active. STEP 3: Drag a Line in the graphic-area. When you release you mouse-button, the new Part shows in the graphic-area. In the graphic-area, the Part has an:
The Point at each end of the CAD-Line is its ostart-Point at the Origin of the Part, and its oend-Point. |
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To edit the length of a Part, you must edit the Part in the Part-Editor To edit the Part, it is frequently easiest to: STEP 1: Double-Click the Part-Outline of the Part
The Part-Editor Opens. |
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Note: The X-axis and Y-axis are at the same angle in the graphic-area as they are in the Mechanism-Editor. Optionally, click View menu (or View toolbar) > View Align if you want to make the X-axis horizontal. To edit a dimension, or, the length of the Part: STEP 2: Double-Click the arrowhead of the dimension to open Dimension dialog-box |
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STEP 3: Enter a new dimension in the Dimension dialog-box •Enter a new value with your keyboard Press the Enter key to confirm the new value before you close the Dimension dialog-box. - or - •Use the spin-box tool Optionally: Right-click the Dimension parameter value and select Round The Dimension changes to the nearest value that is exactly divisible by the Spin-Increment. In this example, the new dimension will be 130mm. STEP 4: Close the Dimension dialog-box STEP 5: Close the Part-Editor There are many ways to close the Part-Editor. For example: 1.Double-click the Y-axis in the graphic-area |
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Do Tutorial 1.3 and 1.4 before we start this Tutorials, below •Edit the Base-Part, add a Line, add dimensions & constraints, close the Part-Editor. •Add a Part, add a Pin-Joint between the sketch-element in the Base-Part and the new start-Point of the new Part. |
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STEP 1: Kinematic-FB toolbar > Add Motion-Dimension |
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There are three selection-boxes in the Command-Manager.
You must click the elements in the order of the selection-boxes. Do not click in the selection-box. |
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![]() Command-Manager: Add Motion-Dimension |
1.Click, in order, in the graphic-area, the: a.Pin-Joint b.Line c.CAD-Line Important Notes: Line12 CAD-Line17 Line12 2.Click - or - 2.Right-click , and the Motion-Dimension FB will be near to your pointer. |
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The Motion-Dimension FB in the Graphic-Area. |
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Each Motion-Dimension has two symbols in the graphic-area:
Notes: The Part-Outline The icon-design of the Motion-Dimension FB |