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Modes of moving and rotating a component |
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During moving or rotating a component, the following modes of operation are possible:
•Simple Displacement, Simple Rotation – moving is performed without additional action,
•Auto matings — during the movement process, matings are automatically applied to component elements,
•Collision Detection — movement is performed with collision control of components.
The desired mode is selected using the Modes group of buttons on the Parameter Panel.
Automatic mating overlay during movement
In the automatic mating overlaying mode the program detects elements approaching each other (faces, vertices, edges) and automatically adds matings corresponding to the shape and type of these elements.
For example, when flat faces approach each other, they are overlaid with a Coincidence mating, and when cylindrical faces approach each other, a Coaxiality mating.
When a component approaches another component, their faces which can be mated are highlighted.
Release the mouse button when the faces of both components are highlighted – the mating will be overlaid automatically.
In the collision detection mode the movement of components is limited by their shape and size: movement is possible only up to the "contact" with another component.
When controlling collisions, only fully loaded components are taken into account. Details about component load types...
To configure collision detection, use the Parameter Toolbar controls presented in the table.
Collision Detection Mode Settings
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Only component being moved |
When moving a component you can also move components mated with it. This option allows you to select components to detect collisions: when the option is turned on, only collisions of the moving component are monitored; if disabled, collisions of all simultaneously moving components are monitored. If the component being moved is not involved in mating, the state of the option does not matter. |
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With All Components |
This toggle switch allows you to select components that you want to control collisions with. •If the toggle switch is set to position I (enabled), collisions of the moving component with all other components of the model are controlled. •If the toggle switch is set to position 0 (disabled), collisions with components specified by the user are only controlled. These components are listed in the Components field. |
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Components |
This field contains a list of components to control collisions with for the component being moved. It is displayed on the Parameter Panel if the With All Components toggle switch is set to 0 (disabled). To select components, click the field name and specify the desired objects in the Design Tree or in the graphics area. The object names will appear in this field. |
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To complete the selection of components, click Stop selection to the right of the Components field. |
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Additional parameters section items |
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Highlight Faces |
This option controls highlighting of faces that are in contact when components collide. If this option is enabled, then when the components collide, their contacting faces are highlighted; if disabled, they are not highlighted. |
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Stopping |
This option controls stopping of the moving component when it collides with another component. If this option is enabled, then when components collide, the component being moved stops, it cannot be moved further in the same direction. When the option is disabled, the component being moved does not stop. |
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Sound alert |
This option controls the audible alarm when components collide. If this option is enabled, a sound alert is used when components collide; if disabled, the sound alert is not used. |
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