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Create/Modify Link Geometry

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

Creates or modifies link geometry. Learn about Link and Cylinder Geometry.

For the option:	Do the following:
Tips on Entering Object Names in Text Boxes.
Link Name	If creating link geometry, enter a name for it. If modifying link geometry, enter its database name.
General Part	Enter the name of the part that will own the link geometry.
Coordinate Reference #1/2	Specify two Coordinate References to define the ends of the link.
Radius	Specify the radius of the link geometry.
Color	Select a color for the link geometry graphic.
Calculate Mass Properties of General Part	Select if you want to calculate the mass and inertia 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.
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.