Creating a Mechanism and Revolute Joints

This task shows you how to create a mechanism and revolute joints.

Open the rods.CATProduct document.

1. Select the product in the specification tree, then select Edit > Representations > Design Mode.
   Now, expand the tree to show all the design components of the product.

2. Click Revolute Joint in the Kinematics Joints toolbar.
   The Joint creation : Revolute dialog box appears.

3. Click New Mechanism. The Mechanism Creation dialog box appears.
   you can now enter a name of your choice.

4. Click Ok.
   In our example, keep the default name Mechanism.1.

   The Mechanism is identified in the specification tree.

5. Select Line 1 in the geometry area. In our example select a cylinder as shown below.

   Zoom in if necessary using the View > Zoom In Out menu and drag (left mouse button) to zoom in progressively.

6. Select Line 2 in the geometry area. Select a second cylinder.

7. Select the planes as shown below.
    

8. Click Ok.
   The revolute joint is created and the specification tree is updated.

This is what you obtain:

You can also create a new mechanism selecting Insert > New Mechanism... from the Menu bar.
The new mechanism is created and identified in the specification tree.