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Moving with a fulcrum

The FulcrumHinge; pivot point. When using the MoveA tool used to translate or rotate geometry. tool, you can select an object and use the Fulcrum tool guide to move other objects around it. tool guide fixes a point, edge, or face in 3D space. Then selected objects are moved relative to the fulcrum object. You can use this tool guide to pivot patterns or faces, or to create a simple exploded assembly.

To move objects with the Fulcrum tool guide

1. Click MoveA tool used to translate or rotate geometry. in the Edit group.

2. Select the objects you want to move. You can select surfaces, solids, or components in the Structure treeDisplay in the Structure panel that shows you each of the objects in your design. You can expand or collapse the nodes of the tree to view the objects. You can rename objects, create, modify, replace, and delete objects, as well as work with components.; or select point(s), edge(s), or face(s) in the design window.

   This object will be highlighted. Selected components will be highlighted with a bounding box.

3. Click the FulcrumHinge; pivot point. When using the MoveA tool used to translate or rotate geometry. tool, you can select an object and use the Fulcrum tool guide to move other objects around it. tool guide on the side of the Design windowArea in the user interface that displays your model or assembly. Also known as Workspace..

4. Select the object you want to use as the fulcrum. You can select surfaces, solids, or components in the Structure treeDisplay in the Structure panel that shows you each of the objects in your design. You can expand or collapse the nodes of the tree to view the objects. You can rename objects, create, modify, replace, and delete objects, as well as work with components.; or a point, edge, or face in the design window.

   This object will be highlighted in blue.

5. Drag an arrow or radius on the MoveA tool used to translate or rotate geometry. handle to move the object(s).

   Selected objects will move proportionally, relative to the fulcrum.

Examples

In the examples below, the object was dragged in the direction indicated by the red arrow.

Moving an edge using another edge as the fulcrum point.

Moving a pattern with one pattern member as the fulcrum point. You must select all the faces on the pattern member that you move.

Creating a simple exploded view by using a face of one component as the fulcrum point. Select the components in the Structure treeDisplay in the Structure panel that shows you each of the objects in your design. You can expand or collapse the nodes of the tree to view the objects. You can rename objects, create, modify, replace, and delete objects, as well as work with components. that are part of the assembly you want to explode.