Group elements to nodes
Grouping elements
It is necessary to group elements to nodes. Mark 3D model elements by correct colors to group them.
Select wanted node (color) from the right panel and mark wanted elements in 3D model. Each marked (colored) element will be added to the selected group.
It is not necessary to mark each element. You can keep unnecessary elements unmarked to exclude them from mechanism. MachineMaker also saves source CAD file, so it is possible to change elements groups anytime.
Click marked element again to clear color. It is also possible to unmark elements using right mouse button.
Use Tab, ↑, ↓ keys to switch current color.
It is possible to delete unnecessary elements from 3D model using Del key. Use Ctrl+Z to undo element deletion.
MachineMaker keeps all imported 3D models to the "CAD Files" folder path. You can always reimport 3D model using Reimport button. Turn off Copy imported CAD files checkbox to disable saving original CAD models.
MachineMaker automatically groups all elements to Base node for Fixed tables, because such kind of mechanisms have only one possible group.
If MachineMaker can't mark elements correctly - see how to fix your CAD models .
Mechanism name and type
It is necessary to set Mechanism name and select mechanism type. MachineMaker uses 3D model filename as default mechanism name.
MachineMaker will use Robot name as Project name by default.