Creating Positioning Systems 

This task shows you how to create a positioning system.
  • A positioning system represents a set of mechanical joints for which you can lock or unlock translations or rotations.
  • A positioning system is an activity item. See Assigning an Item.
  • A positioning system has three different states:
    • Isostatic: Mechanical joints represent an equilibrium positioning system.
    • Constrained: There are too many mechanical joints to represent an equilibrium positioning system.
    • Under-constrained: There are not any mechanical joints to represent an equilibrium positioning system.
Open the BasicTaaProcess2.CATProcess document.

  1. Click the Positioning System .

    The Positioning System Definition dialog box appears.

  2. Select Mechanical Joint.13 to Mechanical Joint.18 in the specification tree.

     

  3. Click OK.

    The Positioning System.7 is created. This positioning system is in a constrained state.