BmForm

Platinum Platinum Platinum

Creates a new mechanical component and inserts it into the current drawing.

If necessary, run the BmMech command to initialize the mechanical structure in the current drawing.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  bmform

menu bar: Mechanical | Form Component

toolbar: Mechanical |

: bmform

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select entities: (Select a 3D solid.)

Entities/subentities in set: 1

If a history based solid is selected, prompts you:

Selection set contains 3D solid/solids with recorded history. Confirm selection and purge history? <Yes>/No: (Press Enter to accept the default option to include the X-Solid in a mechanical component.)

Select entities: (Select a 3D solid or press Enter to stop selecting 3D solids.)

Base point <0, 0, 0>: (Specify the origin point for the new component.)

The Save Mechanical Component dialog box displays:

Select a folder, type a name in the File Name field, then press the Save button.

A new drawing, containing the selected solid(s), is created and inserted as an external reference in the current drawing. The selected solid(s) are removed from the current drawing.

Command Options

No options.

Related Commands

BmDissolve - dissolves a mechanical component inserted in the current drawing.

BmInsert - inserts an existing mechanical component into the current drawing.

mXConvert - converts X-Hardware solids in the current drawing to mechanical components.