Changing Point Names

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Changing Point Names

Whenever you create a point, 3DCS assigns a default point name. We will change these default names to make them more informative.

 

Navigate to the Points section for Turnlamp in the Navigation Tree.

 

L3 V5 Tree Turnlamp PointsL3 MC Tree Turnlamp Points

 

Notice the different icons for the points created on the surfaces and the points created at the center of the pins. 3DCS uses several different icons to communicate information about Feature Points in the Navigation Tree.  The most common ones are the following:

 

FeaturePt with Label arrowDCS  Point on Surface

Pin Pt with Label arrowDCS  Point at Center of Pin

HolePoint with LabelarrowDCS  Point at Center of Hole

 

Click the DVTI_pointlist Points button then select the Turnlamp. This will open the Points dialog.

 

L3 V5 Turnlamp Points dialogL3 MC Turnlamp Points dialog

 

Select a point in the list and rename it by changing the text in the Name field. Rename point 1, 2, and 3 according to the image below. (These are the points created on the faces, not the center points of the pins. Rename the point based on its location. This may be different than the order you created the points. This will eliminate confusion later in the tutorial when the points are referenced by name.) Note that because the Turnlamp is an Object part (not a Target part) in the Move we will create in the following lesson, we precede the point names with an "O" to help us stay organized.

 

L3 Turnlamp Point Names

 

Rename the pins' center points according to the image below.

 

L3 Turnlamp Center Point Names

 

Click [OK] to apply the changes and close the Points dialog.

Click the DVTI_pointlist Points button then select the Headlamp.

Rename the points in the Headlamp according to the image below.  Similarly, the Headlamp is an Object part so an "O" also precedes its point names.

 

L3 Headlamp Point Names

 

Rename the pins' center points according to the image below.

 

L3 Headlamp Center Point Names

 

Click [OK] to close the Points dialog in the Headlamp.