Placing Equipments

You can retrieve equipments stored in your session or in a catalog and then specify how to place them in your assembly.

  1. On the Part Placement toolbar, click Placement preferences to specify how the equipment is placed in the 3D area.
  2. To retrieve the equipment, do either of the following:
    • Click Search for a part to retrieve the equipment from your session.
    • Click Catalog search to retrieve the equipment from a catalog.
    • Click Library search to retrieve the equipment from a library.
  3. To place your equipment, select one of the following options:
    OptionDescription
    Place on plane

    Allows to position with a handle the equipment on a plane.

    Place in XY plane

    Allows to position the equipment on the XY axis using your pointer.

    Place on Robot plane

    Allows to position the equipment on the same plane as the Robot using your pointer.

    Place on point

    Allows to position the origin of the equipment at the same coordinates as a point.

    Coordinates

    Allows to position the equipment in the 3D area following coordinates you set in the Define coordinates dialog box.

    Place in logical basic 3D shape

    Allows to position the equipment at the origin of a shape.

  4. Position the equipment in the 3D area.