LOCATOR

 

It is a straight column form pin. An illustration of locator pin is shown in Figure 9.6.2.

Figure 9.6.2 Locator Pin

LOCATION ¨C This function enables the user to specify the location of the locator pin. After clicking on LOCATION button, the INPUT COORDINATE dialog box is displayed. The user has to select a point or node as location.

AXIS DIRECTION ¨C This function enables the user to specify the direction of extrusion for the locator pin. After the location is defined, a highlighted arrow is displayed on the specified location denoting the direction of extrusion. The default orientation is the global +Z direction or the previously defined direction. The DIRECTION button is activated, The user can edit the direction of extrusion by hitting this button. The VECTOR dialog box as illustrated in Figure 9.6.3 is displayed to enable the change of direction.

Figure 9.6.3 Vector dialog box

Please refer to Section 8.2 for more information about definition of vector direction.

 

REVERSE ¨C This function enables the user to reverse the locator pin. An example is illustrated in Figure 9.6.4.

Figure 9.6.4 Reverse Locator Pin