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Degree of Freedom Analysis

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    This command displays a dialog box that lists the number of translational and rotational degrees of freedom for all the occurrences in the active assembly. In the dialog box, select the Animate Freedom check box. Then select a component with remaining degrees of freedom to display an animation of the component movements.

    You can use the results to analyze the remaining degrees of freedom of multiple open assembly files. Activate another open assembly while the dialog box is displayed, and then click Refresh List.

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    Degree of Freedom Analysis

    This command displays a dialog box that lists the number of translational and rotational degrees of freedom for all the occurrences in the active assembly.

    To analyze the remaining degree of freedom, click Assemble tabProductivity panelDegree of Freedom Analysis.

    A dialog box displays a list of all first-level components in the active assembly with a count of remaining degrees of translational and rotational freedom.

    NoteClick Cancel at any time to close the Degree of Freedom Analysis dialog box.

    Animate Freedom

    1. With the Degree of Freedom dialog box displayed, click the Animate Freedom check box.
    2. Click a cell within a row containing a component which has remaining degrees of freedom.

    The selected component is animated within the graphic display moving along or rotating about any remaining axis of freedom.

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    Degree of Freedom Analysis

    This command displays a dialog box that lists the number of translational and rotational degrees of freedom for all the occurrences in the active assembly.

    Access:

    Ribbon: Assemble tabProductivity panelDegree of Freedom Analysis
    Refresh ListUpdates the list of components when the active assembly is switched to another (already open) active assembly.
    Degrees of FreedomDisplays in a three-column table a list of components and translational and rotational degrees of freedom.
    Animate FreedomProvides the means to select and animate graphically the degrees of freedom of a component.
    CancelCloses the dialog box.