GuiCommand: Name: Assembly3 CreateElement Icon: Assembly_New_Element.svg MenuLocation: Assembly3 , Create element Workbenches: Assembly3_Workbench Shortcut: A E
Assembly3 CreateElement
Description
The Create element command creates new elements from selected objects.
It can be used to prepare elements before the use of constraints. This could come in handy to select e.g. hidden geometry. Once an object is represented by an element, it can easily be accessed by its assembly tree object.
(Usually elements are created from selected objects when a constraint command is applied on them)
Usage
- Select one or more objects of the boundary representation such as planar faces, straight edges, or points
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the
Create element button.
- Select the Assembly3 →
Create element option from the menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut A then E
- Press the
- (optional but recommended) Rename the elements by editing their Label properties.
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