Mechanical Systems Design Section

The Mechanical Systems Design section of the action bar provides a subset of Mechanical Systems Design-oriented commands for creating mechanism representations and using dressup, setting up mechanisms, and reviewing their configuration.

This page discusses:

Flyout for Creating Engineering Connections
Flyout for Editing Mechanisms and Dressups
Flyout for Manipulating and Snapping Components


	Engineering Connection Creates a relation between components and specifies their relative location. See Flyout for Creating Engineering Connections
	Interface-based connection Connects products by using interfaces or places products normal to a surface. See About Interface Connections
	Contact Connection Prevents related products from penetrating each other during the motion calculation. See Managing Contacts
	Mechanism Representation Creates an alternative representation of a product referencing engineering connections to define motions between product components. See Creating Mechanism Representations
	Mechanism Manager See Flyout for Editing Mechanisms and Dressups.
	Topology Map Creates a 2D representation of the current mechanism and opens it to display the components and their relations. See Using a Topology Map
	Mechanism Player Ensures that the mechanism is simulated properly. See Animating with the Mechanism Player
	Manipulate See Flyout for Manipulating and Snapping Components.
	Gravity Specifies the magnitude and orientation of the gravity. See Editing the Gravity
	Axial Spring Specifies a stiffness and a damping between two points. See Adding an Axial Spring
	Bushing Defines a stiffness, a damping, or both, along the six directions of the two related axis-systems. See Adding a Bushing
	Create interference Simulation Creates an interference simulation with its category, and computes interferences from a given product. See Creating and Editing an Interference Simulation Note: The Interference Check license is required to use this command.
	Create non persistent interference Simulation Creates non-persistent interference simulation with its category, and generates results in the session. See Creating Interference Simulations using Engineering Connections Note: The Interference Check license is required to use this command.
	Degree of Freedom Display Launches BI Essentials in Assembly Understand mode. See Displaying Degrees of Freedom
	Weight Definition Modifies the information related to weight for dynamics simulation. See Displaying Weight Definition

Flyout for Creating Engineering Connections


	Engineering Connection Creates a relation between components and specifies their relative location. See Defining an Engineering Connection
	Fix Creates multiple fix engineering connections for the selected components. See Fixing Components

Flyout for Editing Mechanisms and Dressups


	Mechanism Manager Specifies the mechanism properties. See Defining a Mechanism
	Dressup Creates a new dressup or edits an existing dressup. See Defining a Dressup for a Mechanism

Flyout for Manipulating and Snapping Components


	Manipulate Moves a component with the pointer, either in translation or in rotation. See Manipulating Components
	Snap Moves a component onto another component. See Snapping Components
	Smart Move Moves a component onto another, with the possibility of creating automatic constraints. See Smart Move