Applying Ball Joints

This task shows you how to apply ball joints on your model.

Related Topics
About Ball Joints
In Other Guides
Balloons in DesignSight
The Robot in DesignSight

  1. Select a face on the model.

    The ball joint will be applied on the entire highlighted region.

    Tip: Use [Ctrl]+[Click] to select multiple faces at once.

  2. In the balloon, select the ball joint .

  3. Drag the robot to the center of rotation for the joint.

    Tip: Double-click the robot to display a dialog box that provides precise control over the robot's location; see Manipulating Objects Using the Edit... Command for more information.

  4. To complete the ball joint definition:

    • Click the background to commit the ball joint, or
    • Click a new face to commit the current ball joint and begin a new ball joint definition.

  5. To edit a ball joint after it has been created, double-click the ball joint's glyph in the model. To delete a ball joint, click its glyph and press [Delete].

    The Review Panel can also be used to edit or delete ball joints.