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Chapter 17: Joints

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3. Within the TOP view of the Figure window, drag 

the selected Ball Joint D.

When you drag the mouse in the TOP view, the

connected joints move along the ZX plane.

4. Similarly, drag Ball Joint D within the FRONT 

view.

When you drag the mouse in the FRONT view, the

connected joints move along the XY plane.

Thus, when an inverse kinematics drag is performed

in the TOP view, FRONT view, or SIDE view, it will

move along the ZX plane, XY plane, or YZ plane.

This time, we want to twist the arm to skew it.

5. In the Browser, choose Ball Joint B and click the 

[Local] button in the Control Bar.

The Figure window display changes so that the

axes of Ball Joint B are displayed parallel to the

XYZ axes.