View the Kinematics of an Assembly

You can view the kinematics of an assembly by moving its parts. The movement of the parts is restricted by the geometric constraints that have been determined between the parts. For moving parts, free movement in the direction of the X, Y or Z axes and around the axis will be allowed. The assembly must have a fixed part that will remain stationary during kinematic viewing. After determining the geometric constraints for the parts, you can view the kinematics by dragging a part for which free movement is allowed.

  1. Move the cursor onto the part.
  2. Move the mouse, holding down the left mouse button.
  3. Release the mouse button. Movement will stop.
Note:
  • A part that has not been positioned in the assembly using geometric constraints will not move with the assembly.
  • A library component added to an assembly does not move (default), unless degrees of freedom allowing movement are defined for the component.
  • The part added to the assembly first is the start-up part, which will be fixed by default. Remove the fix of the part by selecting the Release and fix other part by the contexts sensitive function Fix
  • If the entire assembly moves when you pull a part, there is no fixed part in the assembly. Fix a part that is meant to remain stationary during kinematic viewing.