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Create/Modify Construction Frames

(Template Builder) Build → Construction Frame → New/Modify Shared Dialog Box

Creates or modifies construction frames. Learn about Construction Frames.

When you want only location and no orientation information, a hardpoint is the correct element to use. Learn about Hardpoints.

For the option:	Do the following:
Construction Frame	If creating a construction frame, enter a name for it. If modifying a construction frame, enter its database name. Tips on Entering Object Names in Text Boxes.
Type	Construction frames exist either as symmetric or single. When defining a symmetric construction frame, either the left or right construction frame may be defined in the dialog box, with the corresponding opposite construction frame created by default. Choosing type single allows a nonsymmetric construction frame to be defined.
Location Dependency	Select one of the following: ■Delta Location From Coordinate ■Centered Between Coordinates ■Located Along An Axis ■Located At Flexible Body Node ■Located On A Line ■Location Input Communicator See a Summary of Location Dependency Options
Orientation Dependency	Select one of the following: ■Delta Orientation From Coordinate ■Parallel To Axis ■Oriented In Plane ■Orient To Zpoint-Xpoint ■Orient Axis To Point ■Orient Axis Along Line ■User entered values ■Orient About Axis ■Orientation Input Communicator ■Toe/Camber See a Summary of Orientation Dependency Options.
	Select to display a dialog box where you can add multi-line comments to any entity, to describe its purpose and function. Your template-based product displays different comments dialog boxes, depending on the entity type for which you want to record comments: ■If recording comments for modeling entities in Standard Interface, your template-based product displays the Entity Comments dialog box. ■If recording comments for any other entity type, your template-based product displays the Modify Comment dialog box. Learn about Recording Comments.