Creating Fix Joints

You can create a fix joint to constrain a body to its current spatial position.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
About Joints

Define the Properties

  1. From the Mechanism section of the action bar, click Joint .
  2. In the dialog box, select Fix from the list of joint types.
  3. In the tree, select the body to fix.
    The name of the body appears in the box.
  4. To create the joint on a new body:
    1. Click Create new Body .

      Tip: You can also click and select Create new Body.

    2. In the dialog box, define a new body. For more information, see Creating Bodies.
    3. Click OK.
    The new body appears in the tree and in the box.
  5. Optional: To modify your selection, do one of the following:
    • Click and select Clear selection.
    • Select another element in the work area or in the tree.
  6. In the tree, the joint appears under the Joints node.

Edit the Joint

  1. To edit a joint, in the tree, do one of the following:
    • Double-click a joint.
    • Right-click a joint and select Definition from the object menu.
  2. In the dialog box, edit the joint parameters.
  3. Click OK.

    Note: To modify the general properties or graphical properties of the element, right-click the element in the tree and select Properties. For more information, see Displaying Properties.