Creating Joints  

This task shows you how to create a joint, that is a set of two or more parts, then edit it.

Open the Joint1.CATProduct document.
There are several ways to create a joint:
  • select the components then click BiW Joint .
  • click BiW Joint and select the components (this is the example for our scenario).
   
  This chapter also deals with the following subjects:

  1. Click BiW Joint from the Automotive BiW Fasteners toolbar.

    The BiW Joint Definition dialog box is displayed.

  2. Give a new name for the Assembly Joint, "New Joint.1" for example.

  3. Select First part as the first component to join.

  4. Select Second part as the second component to join.

    The list displays the name of these components as well as their part number. The Part Version field shows possible revision numbers.

  5. Clear the Create Joint Body  after OK option for all the scenarios in this section.
    If this option is checked, then after you click OK, the BiW Joint Body Definition dialog box is automatically displayed.

  6. Click OK to create the joint.

    "New Joint.1" appears as an entity below the Assembly node in the specification tree. The name of the parts it comprises is indicated between brackets.
    • The Forecast Elements Count field allows you to define a number of fasteners this joint is supposed to contain for further verifications.
 

Removing a Component

  1. Double-click New Joint.1 from the specification tree.

    The BiW Joint Definition dialog box is displayed.

  2. Select the component you wish to remove.

  3. Click Remove.

  4. Click OK.

    The selected component is deleted from the BiW Joint Definition dialog box.
 

Replacing a Component

  1. Double-click New Joint.1 from the specification tree.

    The BiW Joint Definition dialog box is displayed.

  2. Select the component you wish to replace.

  3. Click Replace.

  4. Select the new component either from the geometry area or the specification tree.
    The part component is updated in the dialog box.

  5. Click OK.
 

Creating a joint with no components
Open the Joint1.CATProduct document.

  1. Click BiW Joint from the Automotive BiW Fasteners toolbar.

    The BiW Joint Definition dialog box is displayed.

  2. Click OK to create the joint.

    A Warning dialog box is displayed.

  3. Click Yes in the Warning dialog box to confirm the operation.

    When creating a duplicated Joint, the same Warning dialog box appears.
    • "Assembly Joint.1" appears as an entity below the Assembly node in the specification tree.
    • A mask is displayed on its icon to identify that it is not valid.
 

Adding Components

Create a joint with no components for instance.

  1. Double-click Assembly Joint.1 from the specification tree.

    The BiW Joint Definition dialog box is displayed.

  2. Select the components you wish to add, for instance FirstPartA and SecondPartB either from the geometry or the specification tree.

    The selected components are automatically displayed in the dialog box.

  3. Click OK to create the joint.