Placing 3D Objects Manually

You can automatically or manually place physical objects.

The physical objects that you create are based on the Expected 3D Reference of the selected rows. The Expected 3D Reference comes from the predefined part number of your logical objects. For more information, see Electrical Systems Design User's Guide: Assigning a Predefined Part Number to Logical Objects.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:
See Also
About the Logical to Physical Assistant

Place a 3D Object Using the Robot

You can place manually a physical object using the Robot. Manual Place is available for physical references that you can instantiate.

  1. In the Logical to Physical Assistant panel, select the row for which you want to place a physical object.
  2. Click Manual Place .
    A panel appears with different options to move the physical object.
  3. Select Positioning with Robot .
  4. To position the Robot, select one of the following options:
    OptionDescription
    Robot Positioning SELECTION Places the Robot at the selected location on the object.
    Robot Positioning ORIGIN Places the Robot at the 0, 0, 0 coordinates of the object.
    Robot Positioning ANCHOR Places the Robot at the bottom center of the bounding box of the object.

    Note: Robot Positioning ORIGIN is the default position.

  5. To orient the Robot, select one of the following options :
    OptionDescription
    Robot Orientation SELECTION Orients the Z and W axes of the Robot according to the orientation of the selected surface.
    Robot Orientation LOCAL Orients the Robot according to the internal referential of the selected surface.
    Robot Orientation PARENT Orients the Robot according to the orientation of the 3D Parent of the 3D object you are moving.
    Robot Orientation WORLD Orients the Robot according to the orientation of the product structure.

    Note: Robot Orientation LOCAL is the default orientation.

  6. Manipulate the Robot to edit the position.
  7. Click Manual Place .

    The physical object is created from the Expected 3D Reference, under the Expected 3D Parent of the selected row in the tree.

    The physical object that you create has an implement link to the logical object of the selected row.

Place a 3D Object Using the Coordinates

When you are in the Equipment or in the Electrical Device tabs, you can manually place a physical object using the coordinates.

  1. In the Logical to Physical Assistant panel, select the row for which you want to place a physical object.
  2. Click Manual Place .
    A panel appears with different options to move the physical object.
  3. Select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Display Coordinates in Parent Reference Uses the referential of the 3D parent of the 3D object you are moving to apply the coordinates.
    Display Coordinates in Global Reference Uses the referential of the product structure to apply the coordinates.
  4. Enter the coordinates in the x y z u v w boxes.

    Note: You can also use the arrow to increase or decrease the value.

  5. Click Manual Place .

    The physical object is created from the Expected 3D Reference, under the Expected 3D Parent of the selected row in the tree.

    The physical object that you create has an implement link to the logical object of the selected row.

Place a 3D Object Using an Offset

When you are in the Equipment or in the Electrical Device tabs, you can manually place a physical object using an offset.

  1. In the Logical to Physical Assistant panel, select the row for which you want to place a physical object.
  2. Click Manual Place .
  3. Select Positioning with Offset .
  4. Click the line, plane, or point next to which you want to place your physical object.
    Your physical object appears next to the selected object. The Robot of your physical object aligns with the Robot of the selected object.
    Note: The position of the Robot depends on the selected object:
    Selected Object Placement
    Place or surface The Robot is normal to the selected plane or surface.
    Point The Robot aligns with the axis system of the selected point.
    Line or edge The X axis of the Robot aligns with the direction of the selected line or edge.
  5. Drag your physical object along the X axis of the Robot.
    A ruler indicates the value of the offset.
  6. Optional: Double-click the ruler and enter the offset value that you want to apply between your physical object and the selected line, plane, or point.
  7. Click Manual Place .

    The physical object is created from the Expected 3D Reference, under the Expected 3D Parent of the selected row in the tree.

    The physical object that you create has an implement link to the logical object of the selected row.