Defining a Joint Offset

The Move command, other tools and properties can be used to define the Offset property of a selected node and its joint.

1. In the 3D world, select a component.
2. Click the Modeling tab, and then in the Component Graph panel, Component Node Tree, select a node other than the root node.
3. Do one of the following:

• • To define the offset of node using a manipulator, on the Modeling tab, in the Manipulation group, click Move, and then use the manipulator in the 3D world the same way as if moving a component. In this case, the manipulator shows the joint axis of a node as an arrow pointing from the origin of the manipulator.
  • To snap the offset of node to a location, on the Modeling tab, in the Tools group, click Snap, and then snap the offset the same way as if snapping a component. In this case, the offset is shown as a coordinate axes that you can preview in the 3D world.
  • To align the offset of node, on the Modeling tab, in the Tools group, click Align, and then align the offset the same way as if aligning a component.
  • To define the offset of node by using an expression, in the Properties panel, click the Offset property field, and then write an expression. In this case, component and behavior properties can be used to make the node offset parametric.