Editing Objects
Basics
Adams/View
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Selecting Objects
When you create a modeling object, such as a part or force, Adams/View automatically selects it so that
you can edit it. When you create a rigid body, hotpoints and an object position handle appear on the body
so that you can rotate and position the body's geometry.
You can also select objects for editing. You can select one or more objects or select a group of objects
based on their type, such as select all link geometry.
Select Tool
Main toolbox -> Select tool
Selects modeling objec such as parts or forces. Selecting the object deselects any currently selected
object. If you select a rigid body, Adams/View selects the entire body including its geometry.
To select a single object:
1. From the Main toolbox, select the Select tool
.
2. Click anywhere on the object.
The object appears with a thicker line width. If the object is a rigid body, its hotpoints and object
position handle appear on the body so that you can rotate and position the body’s geometry.
To select several objects:
1. From the Main toolbox, select the Select tool
.
2. Position the cursor on the screen where you want a corner of the selection box and drag the mouse
to draw a rectangle that encloses or touches the objects that you want to select.
3. Release the mouse button.
The selected objects appear with a thicker line width. If the object is a rigid body, its hotpoints
and the object position handle appear on the body so that you can rotate and position the body’s
geometry.
Selecting Objects from a Crowd
When you are performing an operation, such as setting an object’s appearance, and you need to select an
object from the screen but the object is obscured by other objects, you can display a list of all objects in
that area and then select the desired object from the list. Note that this only works during a modeling
operation.
To display a list of all objects in an area of the screen:
1. Start the operation you want to perform.
2. Click the right mouse button when the cursor