Managing Mechanism Commands

You can display the kinematics commands and motors included in the current mechanism and reverse their orientation to anticipate the motion of the products before computing the simulation.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
About the Orientation of Commands
Creating Engineering Connections for Mechanisms

Display Commands in the 3D area

  1. Right-click in the 3D area and select Display > App Options.
  2. In the App Options panel, click Display Commands and Motors in the 3D area .
    In the 3D area, an arrow appears next to each command or motor. The arrow displays the orientation of the command.
    Note: To hide the orientation of the commands, click Display Commands and Motors in the 3D area again.

Reverse the Orientation of Commands

  1. In the tree, click a command under the current mechanism.
  2. On the context toolbar, click Reverse orientation .

    Tip: You can also right-click a command in the tree and select Reverse Orientation.

    The orientation of the command is reversed, and the arrow in the 3D area is updated.