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XVIII. UnLock the Base (UnLockDOF_Base__B_C)

 

The previously locked B_Base hole and C_Base slot will be UnLocked (fixture pins are taken out of the part).

19.1 Select theUnLockDOF icon and choose the CMRailAsm product as parent part.

19.2 Name the move "UnLockDOF_Base__B_C".

19.3 Click on the [ClickToAdd] button in the UnLockDOF Pts section and select points B_Base and C_Base on the Base part in the Navigation Tree or from the Graph window.

19.4 Select smoothing check box to use Smoothing.

The completed dialog box should appear as below:

 

 

19.5 Click [OK] to close the UnLockDOF move dialog box.

19.6 Save the model.

 

 

Results:

The nominal values of the measurements after unlocking the Base will show no difference for the distance measurements but they show a slight reduction on the nodal forces.

 

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