Modify the Position of Mechanisms
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In the Mechanism Browser, right-click on a mechanism and
select Actuate Mechanism from the context menu, then choose from one of the following:
- Choose Translate to open the Entity Editor and select a Node/Constraint, give a
Direction of motion, and define the Magnitude of the translation to
apply.The Magnitude can also be modified, using the up and down arrow buttons. Moreover, you can control the increments of the operations by changing the Increment value.
Figure 1. - Choose Rotate to open the Entity Editor, select a Body, define a Rotation axis, a
rotation center (Base point), and provide the Magnitude of the rotation to
apply to the body.The Magnitude can also be modified, using the up and down arrow buttons. Moreover, you can control the increments of the operations by changing the Increment value.
Figure 2. - Choose Target Point to open the Entity Editor, select a Node and define its Target
location. Click Move to calculate the position of
each body to bring the selected node to the target location or the nearest
location, depending on joints limit values.This option can be applied on a set of nodes and targets, by setting Multiple pairs to Yes.
Figure 3.
- Choose Translate to open the Entity Editor and select a Node/Constraint, give a
Direction of motion, and define the Magnitude of the translation to
apply.