Moving 3D Objects

You can move you physical objects.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:

Open a product in which you want to create physical objects.
Run the Logical to Physical Assistant . For more information, see Selecting the Objects to Analyze Using the Logical to Physical Assistant.
Define an Expected 3D Parent and an Expected 3D Reference for the selected row for which you want to create a physical object. For more information, see Selecting Parents and Selecting 3D References.

Move a 3D Object Using the Robot

You can move a physical object that has an implement link to a logical object using the Robot.

In the Logical to Physical Assistant panel, select the row containing the physical object that you want to move.
Click Move .
A new panel above the action bar displays the information of the selected rows.
Select Positioning with Robot .

To position the Robot, select one of the following options:

Option	Description
Robot Positioning SELECTION	Places the Robot at the selected location on the object.
Robot Positioning ORIGIN	Places the Robot at 0, 0, 0 coordinates of the object.
Robot Positioning ANCHOR	Places the Robot at the bottom center of the bounding box of the object.

To orient the Robot, select one of the following:

Option	Description
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.

You can move a physical object that has an implement link to a logical object using the coordinates.

In the Logical to Physical Assistant panel, select the row containing the physical object that you want to move.
Click Move .
A new panel appears above the action bar.
Select Positioning with Robot .

To select a referential for the coordinates, select one of the following options:

Option	Description
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.

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.
In the panel, click Move .

You can move a physical object that has an implement link to a logical object using an offset.

In the Logical to Physical Assistant panel, select the row containing the physical object that you want to move.
Click Move .
A new panel appears above the action bar.

Select Positioning with Offset

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.

Drag your physical object along the X axis of the Robot.
A ruler appears to let you know the value of the offset.
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.
In the panel, click Move .