Locate Part PropertyManager

The part you insert becomes a solid body. You can move and rotate the body after you place it. The part into which you insert the body becomes a multibody part.

To open this PropertyManager:

1. With a part document open, click Insert > Part and select a part to insert.
2. In the Insert Part PropertyManager, under Locate Part, select Locate part with Move/Copy feature and click .

Click Translate/Rotate at the bottom of the pane to specify parameters to move or to rotate the body. A preview of the moved body appears.

Translate

	Delta X, Delta Y, Delta Z	Set values to reposition the body.
	Translation Reference	Locates the part using selected references. Select one of the following: A linear edge Defines the translation direction along which the inserted part moves. Set a value for Distance . A vertex Defines the starting vertex for the part translation. Select a vertex for To Vertex . A Coordinate System Defines the starting point for the part translation. Set values for Delta X, Delta Y, and Delta Z to reposition the part.
	Distance	Moves the part by this value in the direction of the edge selected for Translation Reference . Type a negative number to switch the translation direction.
	To Vertex	Moves the part in the direction and distance defined by the selected vertices.

Rotate

	Rotation Reference	Defines the rotation axis using selections and values. Select one of the following: A linear edge Defines the edge as the rotation axis. Set a value for Angle . A vertex or coordinate system Defines the origin to use for the rotation. Set values for X Rotation Angle, Y Rotation Angle, and Z Rotation Angle.
	Angle	Sets the rotation angle around the selected edge for the inserted part.
	X Rotation Origin, Y Rotation Origin, Z Rotation Origin	Set values for the coordinates of the rotation origin (the point that the body rotates about). The default values are the coordinates of the origin of the part document. A square appears in the graphics area to show the location of the rotation origin.
	X Rotation Angle, Y Rotation Angle, Z Rotation Angle	Sets the rotation angle around the selected axis.

Mate Settings

If Mate Settings is not displayed, click Constraints at the bottom of the PropertyManager. 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.

	Entities to mate	Select two entities (faces, edges, planes, etc.) to mate together. One entity must be from the body you are inserting into the part.
	Add	Click to add the mate after selecting a mate type and setting parameters below.
	Undo	Click Undo to clear selections.
	Coincident
	Parallel
	Perpendicular
	Tangent
	Concentric
	Distance	Select Flip Dimension to change the direction.
	Angle
	Mate Alignment	Select one of the following: Aligned Places the body so the normal or axis vectors for the selected faces point in the same direction. Anti-Aligned Places the body so the normal or axis vectors for the selected faces point in opposite directions.

Mates

The Mates box contains all the mates in the mate set (all the mates added while the PropertyManager is open). When there are multiple mates in the Mates box, you can select one to edit that mate.

Options