Placing a Part or a Route in Space

You can place a part or a route in space using different placement methods. The route is considered as part if the instantiation rule value of its reference is Reuse Reference.

This task shows you how to:

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About Placing Parts

Place a Part on a Plane

You can place a part by selecting a plane. During the part placement in space, the part is oriented according to the axis system of the current active product. If the selected plane is perpendicular to the current active product, then the part is oriented according to the root axis system.

  1. From the Fluidic Design section of the action bar, click Place Part .
  2. In the context toolbar, click Piping > Placement methods > Place in space > Define location by selecting a plane .
  3. Select a plane.


    The Part Subtypes dialog box appears to let you choose a part.

  4. Select the part of your choice.

    The part is placed on the plane.

    In the example below, a clamp has been placed.

Place a Part on Robot Base

You can place a part on Robot base. During the part placement in space, the part is oriented according to the axis system of the current active product.

  1. From the Fluidic Design section of the action bar, click Place Part .
  2. In the context toolbar, click Piping > Placement methods > Place in space > Define location on XY plane .
  3. Drag the Robot on a surface or edit its position using the context menu
  4. Click at the location you want to place your part using the coordinates.
    The Part Subtypes dialog box appears to let you choose a part.
  5. Select the part of your choice.

The part is placed on the Robot base.

Place a Part Using 3D Point

You can place a part on a point.

Before you begin: Open an object with an existing point.
  1. From the Fluidic Design section of the action bar, click Place Part .
  2. In the context toolbar, click Piping > Placement methods > Place in space > Use 3D point as location .
    The Part Subtypes dialog box opens to let you choose a part.
  3. Select the part of your choice.
  4. Select the point on which you want to place your part.




Place a Part Using Coordinates

You can place a part using coordinates.

  1. From the Fluidic Design section of the action bar, click Place Part .
  2. In the context toolbar, click Piping > Placement methods > Place in space > Enter XYZ Coordinate .
    The Define Coordinates dialog box appears.

    A red point is displayed to indicate the location where the part will be placed.

  3. Enter a value for the X, Y and Z coordinates and click OK.
    The red point moves to the new location.

    In the example below, the X value is 30mm, the Y value is 30mm and the Z value is 25mm.



  4. Click OK.
    The Part Subtypes dialog box appears to let you choose a part.
  5. Select the part of your choice.

    The part is placed and the Define Coordinates dialog box appears again.

  6. Optional: Click inside the Object field and select an object to make the coordinates relative to this object.

    The red point moves according to the XYZ coordinates and the object.

  7. Optional: Click Use Origin as Reference to use the document origin as the reference point.
  8. Optional: Drag the Robot on a surface and click Robot Location to make the coordinates relative to the Robot.
    The red point moves according to the XYZ coordinates and the Robot.
  9. Click OK to validate the part placement.

Note: In the previous tasks, it is possible to select a part before selecting a method placement.

The last selected part remains selected until you select another part.