Click
Engineering Connection
.
The
Engineering Connection Definition dialog box
appears.

The assembly looks like this.

Select the face as shown on
Jack_Pad.1.

The
Engineering Connection Definition dialog box is
updated:
- The first selected element is recognized as a plane in the
support list.
- Jack_Pad.1 is the element which will be
repositioned during the PLM update.

The selected element is highlighted and the 3D shape is displayed
in transparency.

Select the face as shown on
Jack_Frame.1.

The
Engineering Connection Definition dialog box is
updated:
- The second selected element is recognized as a plane in the
support list.
- The created constraint is
Contact
by default, according to the selected elements.
- The engineering type is deducted from degrees of freedom in the engineering connection, here: Planar
.

The constraint is applied and
Jack_Pad.1 has been repositioned during the
PLM update according to the engineering connection orientation.

The engineering connection is created in the specification tree:
- Under the active product:
ASD_13241FE_02.
- Under the
Jack_Pad.1, the element which can be
repositioned during the PLM update according to the engineering connection
orientation.

Select the line as shown on
Jack_Pad.1.

The
Engineering Connection Definition dialog box is
updated: the first selected element is recognized as a line in the support
list.

Select the line as shown on
Jack_Frame.1.

The
Engineering Connection Definition dialog box is
updated:
- The second selected element is recognized as a line in the
support list.
- The created constraint type is
Coincidence
by default, according to the selected elements.
- The engineering type is deducted from degrees of freedom in the engineering connection, here: Prismatic
.

The constraint is applied and
Jack_Pad.1 has been repositioned during the
PLM update according to the engineering connection orientation.

Click
Lock/Unlock Engineering connection type
.
The
Engineering Connection Definition dialog box is
updated:
- The engineering type is locked
.
- The created constraint type is
Coincidence
by default, according to the selected elements.
- The engineering type is deducted from degrees of freedom in the engineering connection, here: Prismatic
.

The engineering connection name and icon are updated in the
specification tree.

Click
OK in the
Engineering Connection Definition dialog box.
The
Prismatic.1 engineering connection is created.