Adjusting the Layout

You can adjust the layout of a subpart of a network by translation or rotation.

Before you begin: Open the product assembly containing the network you want to adjust.
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About the Adjust Layout
  1. From the Fluid Design section of the action bar, select Manipulate Mode as process mode.
  2. Select the sub part of the network you want to adjust: using the Selection Options dialog box.
    1. From the Selection Options dialog box, select the option of your choice.

      For more information about the different selection options, see Selection Options and Process Modes.

    2. Click a part in the 3D area to select the sub part of the network.
  3. On the context toolbar, click Adjust Layout .
  4. In the Adjust Layout panel, select the options of your choice.
    OptionDescription
    Snap Step displays the snap step value for the ruler.
    Motion

    Motion: displays a grey manipulator to translate the selected network along a direction..

    Rotation: displays a ruler to choose an angle to rotate the selected network in reference to a selected plane..

    Segment

    Create Segment: creates nodes if the direction of the segment is not collinear with the translation direction.

    Stretch Segment: modifies the route segment without creating new nodes.
    Direction

    Keep Direction: keeps the angle between the moving network and the previous segment.

    Do Not Keep Direction: modifies the angle between the moving network and the previous segment to follow the translation direction.

    Orientation

    Orient with Global Axis: orients the white dashed lines according to the global axis.

    Orient with Local Axis: orients the white dashed lines according to the local axis.

    Orient with Robot Axis: orients the white dashed lines according to the Robot axis.

    Selection

    Use point, Line, Plane as Context: sets the context from a point, a line, or a plane to modify the origin of the ruler.

    Use Port as Context: sets the context from a port to modify the origin of the ruler.

    Use Bounding Box as context: sets the context from the plane, edge, or corner of a bounding box to modify the origin of the ruler.

    Bounding Box

    Available if the Use Bounding Box as context option as Selection is selected

    Show bounding box for single part: displays the bounding box around the selected part only.

    Show bounding box for all parts: displays the bounding box around all the parts connected to the selected one..

    Offset

    Skin Offset: applies the offset value from the skin of the selected segment.

    Tip: To toggle the direction of the offset between the nearer and the farther side of the selected route, press the shift key.

    Center Offset: applies the offset value from the center of the selected segment..

    Note: If there is an insulation on the route, it is taken into account when calculating the offset distance.
    Cut Elbow Angle

    Adaptive Cut Elbow Angle: modifies the angle value of the cut elbow to avoid the creation of new bends on the route.

    Fixed Cut Elbow Angle: modifies the network to keep the angle value of the cut elbow. The cut elbow is managed as a standard elbow.
    Note: These options can be changed later.
  5. If you have selected Translation as Motion option, perform the following steps:
    1. Select a reference point on the selected objects.
    2. Click the grey arrow.
      The arrow turns in green to indicate it is activated.
    3. Hover over the dashed line to quickly select a direction or use one of the Selection options to make a contextual selection to define the direction.
    4. Drag the arrow to start the modification.
    5. Select a reference object using one of the Selection options to adjust the translation.
    6. Click to validate the modification.
  6. If you have selected Rotation as Motion option, perform the following steps:
    1. Select the rotation axis.
    2. Drag and drop the white circle.
    3. Click to validate the modification.