Move/Copy Bodies

In multibody parts, you can move, rotate, and copy solid and surface bodies, or place them using mates and equations.

To move, copy, rotate, or mate a solid or surface body:

  1. Click Move/Copy Bodies (Features toolbar) or Insert > Features > Move/Copy.
    The Move/Copy Body PropertyManager appears. This PropertyManager displays one of two pages:
    Translate/Rotate Specify parameters to move, copy, or rotate bodies. For Translate and for Rotate using the Euler's angular rotation, you can enter equations and variables in the fields. You can also add the equations to a design table and control them there.

    When you select an edge for Translation Reference or Rotation Reference , you can enter equations to control the distance and specify the configuration. To flip the dimensions along the entity you selected, click Distance under Translate or Angle under Rotate.

    Constraints Apply mates between bodies.
  2. Click Translate/Rotate or Constraints at the bottom of the PropertyManager to switch to the page you want.
  3. Set options in the PropertyManager.