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How do i move partbodies

How do i move partbodies

How do i move partbodies

(OP)
I would like to move a partbody without the transformation being stored. A perminant move! Does anyone know how to do this? I believe its in the compass but I cant quite figure it out.

RE: How do i move partbodies

You can click and drag the center of the compass onto a face of the solid.  The compass will then be highlighted green, and you can click and drag the axes of the compass to move the part body accordingly.   

RE: How do i move partbodies

(OP)
Yes this is what i did but the objects added to the part did not move corectly. I believe I may have stumbled onto the difference in add and assemble. If the added bodies were assembled they probably would have moved with the partbody. Thanks for the advise. I suppose I can edit the compass with coodinates to move the part like in assemblies too.

Thanks

RE: How do i move partbodies

I would use the axis to axis translation, seems to allow only one partbody to move.

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