Step 1.2: Add a Part

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Step 1.2: Add a Part

Objective of Step 1.2

To learn

•how to identify the Mechanism-Editor

•how to add a Part

•about the other elements and their symbols in the Part element

Video

Tutorial 1, STEP 1.2: Add a Part

Make sure the Mechanism-Editor is active (and not the Model-Editor)

Click the Mechanism name-tab

Graphics-area: Mechanism name-tab

To make sure the Mechanism-Editor is active:

1.Click the Mechanism name-tabRed-14-2 at the top of the graphics-area

OR

1.Click MechanismRed-14-3 element in the Assembly-Tree (see image below)

Notes:

In the Assembly-Tree, the Base-Part is a child to the MechanismRed-14-3 element.

In the graphics-area, the symbol for the Base-PartRed-14-1b is a rectangular Part-Outline.
Click Mechanism in the Assembly-Tree

Assembly-Tree: Mechanism element

Add the Part

Drag to Add-Part

Drag to Add-Part

STEP 1: Start the Add Part command

GST-Icon-AddPart

1.Expand the Kinematic-elements toolbar Red-14-1 - it is to the left of the graphics-area

or

1.Select the Mechanism menu

Then

2.Click Add PartRed-14-2 in the toolbar or menu

OR

Use the keyboard shortcut:

1.Click the INSERT key on your keyboard

The mouse-pointer changes to the Add Part cursor

To add the Part ...

STEP 2: Drag in the graphics-area  

Do NOT click the graphics-area before you drag!. If you do, you will need to do Add Part again.

Drag is:

Red-14-3 Mouse-button-down... to locate the start-Point of the Part

Red-14-4 ... move your mouse...

Red-14-5 ... mouse-button-up - to locate the end-Point of the Part

Part and its elements in the Mechanism-Editor

The new Part 

The new Part in the graphic-area

Elements and their symbols in Parts you add to the model:

Red-14-1b The Part-Outline is oval - it is the symbol of a Part.

Red-14-2 A CAD-Line is from the start-Point to the end-Point of the Part.

Red-14-3 start-Point of CAD-Line is where you mouse-button-down to add the Part.

Red-14-4 end-Point of CAD-Line is where you mouse-button-up.

Red-14-5 X-axis and Y-Axis - at the start-Point and on the Mechanism-Plane.

+X-axis direction from the start-Point to the end-Point of the CAD-Line.

+Y-axis direction from the start-Point, at 90º to the CAD-Line, and on the Mechanism-Plane.

+Z-axis direction from the start-Point, and uses the Right-Hand-Rule.

Use the CTRL+S keyboard shortcut to save your model.

Drag in the graphics-area

You use the Drag mouse action to add many element-types. For example, to add a Part, a wire, a Line, an Arc, a Circle, a Blend-Curve, ...

Drag is always:

Mouse-button-down ... to locate the start-Point of the element

... move your mouse ...

  ... mouse-button-up - to locate the end-Point of the element