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Create/Modify Arm Geometry

(Template Builder) Build → Geometry → Arm → New/Modify Shared Dialog Box

Creates or modifies arm geometry. Learn about Arm Geometry.

For the option:	Do the following:
Tips on Entering Object Names in Text Boxes.
Arm Name	If creating arm geometry, enter a name for it. If modifying arm geometry, enter its database name.
General Part	Enter the name of the part that will own the arm geometry.
Coordinate Reference #1/2/3	Specify three Coordinate References to define the corners of the triangle representing the arm.
Thickness	Specify the thickness of the arm geometry.
Color	Select a color for the arm geometry graphic.
Calculate Mass Properties of General Part	Select to calculate the mass properties of the general part.
If you select Calculate Mass Properties of General Part, your template-based product enables the following option:
Density	Select one of the following: ■Material - Calculate the mass and inertia properties from the current density value for the selected material. ■User-Entered - Calculate the mass and inertia properties from a user-entered density. This calculates the mass and inertia based on the dimensions of the arm.
If you set Density to Material, your template-based product displays the following option:
Material Type	Select a material type from the list of materials currently defined. When you select a material, your template-based product uses the density defined for that material to calculate the general part's mass properties.
If you set Density to User-Entered, your template-based product displays the following option:
Density Value	Enter a density that your template-based product will use to calculate the general part's mass properties.
	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.