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4 To attach the mass element to a mass group, select a mass group
for Attached to.
5 Expand Dimensions.
6 Enter new dimension values for the mass element.
NOTE When you change the size of a mass element, the center point
remains constant and the change is applied to both sides of the
element.
Editing the Profile of a Mass Element
Use this procedure to edit the geometry of a mass element.
NOTE If you want to replace the geometry of the mass element with newly drawn
polylines, ellipses, or circles, draw them before you start this procedure.
1 Select the mass element that you want to change, right-click, and
click Edit Profile In Place.
2 If prompted that the profile is not drawn to size, click Yes.
A temporary profile is created for you to edit the geometry of the
mask block.
3 NOTE After you perform an editing task from the context menu, you
may need to select the profile again to perform another editing task.
If you do not see the editing commands that you expect on the
context menu, select the profile, and right-click to display the context
menu.
Edit the profile:
Then…If you want to…
select the profile, and use edge or
vertex grips to adjust the shape.
change the shape of the perimeter
of the profile or its rings
The Edge grip has two edit modes:
Stretch and Move. The default
mode is Stretch, and the direction
of the stretch depends on the orient-
ation of edges connected to the
selected edge. For example, if the
edges at both ends of the selected
edge are parallel, the grip edit
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