Assembly ToggleGrounded

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Assembly ToggleGrounded

Menu location
Assembly → Toggle grounded
Workbenches
Assembly
Default shortcut
G
Introduced in version
1.0
See also
None

Description

The Assembly ToggleGrounded tool fixes the position and orientation of a shape in relation to the coordinate system of the Assembly it belongs to.

Usage

  1. Select one or more parts.
  2. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
    • Press the Toggle grounded button.
    • Select the Assembly → Toggle grounded option from the menu.
    • Use the keyboard shortcut: G.
  3. A GroundedJoint is added for each selected part.

Properties

See also: Property editor.

A GroundedJoint object is derived from an App FeaturePython object and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:

Data

Ground

  • DataObject To Ground (Link): The object to ground.
  • DataPlacement (Placement): This is where the part is grounded. See Placement.