Move/Copy Body PropertyManager

To open the Move/Copy Body PropertyManager:

Click Move/Copy Bodies (Features toolbar) or Insert > Features > Move/Copy.

Bodies to Move/Copy

	Solid and Surface or Graphics Body to Move/Copy	Select the bodies in the graphics area to move, copy, or rotate. The selected bodies move as a single entity. The bodies that are not selected are treated as fixed. To display a triad at the center of mass of the selected bodies, click Translate/Rotate.
	Copy	(Available for Translate and Rotate only.) Select to copy bodies, and set a value for Number of Copies . Clear to move the bodies instead of copying them.
	Number of Copies

Translate

	Translation Reference	Sets the translation direction. Select an edge or vertex in the graphics area.
, ,	Delta X, Delta Y, Delta Z	Sets the values to reposition the bodies.
	Distance	Available when you select an edge for Translation Reference . Sets the translation distance. Type a negative number to switch the translation direction.
	To Vertex	Available when you select a vertex for Translation Reference . Select a second vertex. The bodies move to the second vertex.

Rotate

Set values or use the triad to rotate the bodies.

	Rotation Reference	Select an edge or a vertex in the graphics area to define the rotation axis.
, ,	X Rotation Origin, Y Rotation Origin, Z Rotation Origin	Set values for the coordinates of the rotation origin (the point that the bodies rotate about). The default values are the coordinates of the center of mass of the selected bodies.
, ,	X Rotation Angle, Y Rotation Angle, Z Rotation Angle	Set values for the angle around the X, Y, and Z axes.
	Angle	Available when you select an edge for Rotation Reference . Sets the value for the rotation angle.

Bodies to Move

Select Constraints to apply mates between bodies. Set the options in the panes below.

Solid and Surface or Graphics Body to Move/Copy

Select bodies in the graphics area to move when the mate is applied. The selected bodies move as a single entity. The bodies that are not selected are treated as fixed.

Mate Settings

	Entities to mate	Select two entities (faces, edges, planes, etc.) to mate together.
	Add	Click to add the mate after selecting a mate type and setting parameters below. Click Undo to clear selections.
	Select a mate type.	All the mate types are always shown in the PropertyManager, but only the mates that are applicable to the current selections are available.
	Coincident
	Parallel
	Perpendicular
	Tangent
	Concentric
	Distance	Select, then set Distance. Select Flip Dimension to change the direction.
	Angle	Select, then set Angle.
	Mate Alignment	Select one of the following: Aligned Places the bodies so the normal or axis vectors for the selected faces point in the same direction. Anti-Aligned Places the bodies so the normal or axis vectors for the selected faces point in opposite directions.

Mates

Options