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This task shows how to delete joint and what this operation
involves depending on the joint types:
Whenever you have to delete joints, you not necessarily
have to delete the associated constraints. The Deletion capability lets you
define what you really want to delete.
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Deleting Simple Joints
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Open the
Jack.CATProduct document. |
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Right-click Prismatic.6 in the specification tree and
select the Delete item from the contextual menu displayed.
The Delete dialog box appears.
The Delete all children check box
is selected by default.
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Click
Additional options and the elements affected by the deletion are
displayed. You can delete the constraints associated with the joint.
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Multi-select the constraints (Jack\Coincidence. 45\ and
Jack\Coincidence. 44\) as shown below:
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Click the Delete/Undelete All button.
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Click Ok
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Click Yes.
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Deleting Compound joints
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Open the
Gear_V5_Result.CATProduct
document. |
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Right-click Gear.2 in the specification tree and select
the Delete item from the contextual menu displayed. The
Delete dialog box appears.
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Click
Additional options and the elements affected by the deletion are
displayed.
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Note: You can select the elements to be
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Click Ok.
The specification tree is updated
accordingly:
The revolute joints and their associated constraints are kept.
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Click Undo if you
inadvertently deleted a joint. |
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