Linking the First Cylinder

Link the first cylinder to the crane base.

  1. Click Zoom to Fit (View toolbar), clear the view tool, and drag Cylinder-1.

    Place the cylinder adjacent to Central_Arm-1, and then click in the graphics area to clear the selection.

  2. Click Zoom to Area (View toolbar), and zoom in to the lower section of Cylinder-1 and the left side of Central_Arm-1.
  3. Click Add Relation (Dimensions/Relations toolbar).
  4. Click Zoom to Area (View toolbar), and zoom in to Piston-1.
  5. Clear the view tool, and then select the centers of the arcs for Selected Entities.

  6. In the PropertyManager, under Add Relations, select Coincident , then click .