Inserting the Cylinder and Piston

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Add a cylinder and a piston between the central and upper arms.

  1. In the FeatureManager design tree, select Sketch1.

  2. Click Insert Block (Blocks toolbar).

  3. In the PropertyManager, under Blocks to Insert, click Browse:

    1. Go to <install_dir>\samples\tutorial\blocks

    2. Select cylinder.sldblk, and click Open.

    3. Under Parameters, type 6 for Scale.

  1. Click to place the block in the graphics area, and then click .

  1. Repeat steps 2-4 to add piston.sldblk.

If the piston is not displayed at approximately the same angle as the cylinder, under Parameters, change the angle for Block Rotation , and then click .

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