Dragging and Dropping within the IntelliMotion Browser

To perform an action on primary- or secondary-type nodes, you can drag and drop many of the object nodes in the IntelliMotion Browser. This section describes the types of nodes that can be dragged, the targets on which they can be dropped, and the action that results when the drag-and-drop operation is performed.

Assembly Component Object Node

The table below lists the targets and actions of a drag-and-drop operation involving assembly components when COSMOSMotion is in Model mode:

Target:	Action:
$image\ebx_-1042969090.gif$ Moving Parts	Assembly component is made into a moving part.
$image\ebx_-1310846116.gif$ Ground Parts	Assembly component is made into a ground part.
$image\ebx_-1042969090.gif$ Moving part object node	Assembly component is made into a moving part and rigidly attached to the target part.

Moving Part Object Node

The table below lists the targets and actions of a drag-and-drop operation involving a moving part when COSMOSMotion is in Model mode:

Target:	Action:
$image\ebx_-27035772.gif$ Assembly Components	Moving part is deleted and component is listed again under the Assembly Components branch.
$image\ebx_-1310846116.gif$ Ground Parts	Part is made into a ground part.
$image\ebx_-1042969090.gif$ Moving part object node	Part is rigidly attached to the target part.

Ground Part Object Node

The table below lists the targets and actions of a drag-and-drop operation involving a ground part when COSMOSMotion is in Model mode:

Target:	Action:
$image\ebx_-27035772.gif$ Assembly Components	Ground part is deleted and component is listed again under the Assembly Components branch.
$image\ebx_-1042969090.gif$ Moving Parts	Part is made into a moving part.
$image\ebx_-1042969090.gif$ Moving part object node	Part is made into a moving part and rigidly attached to the target part.

Result Object Nodes

You can use the drag-and-drop feature to move linear displacement, angular displacement, velocity, acceleration, reaction force, and reaction moment nodes to the XY Plots $image\ebx_2087901793.gif$ Secondary Object Node. COSMOSMotion creates an xy plot that displays the dragged entity’s values on the plot. The plot is created with the same criteria used in the last plot created. For example, if the last plot created showed the x displacement of a linear displacement entity and now you drag a velocity vector, the new plot shows the x component of the dragged vector’s velocity.