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Geometry Tab - Line

Geometry Tab - Line

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Geometry Tab - Line

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Location: Advanced Joints panel - Geometry1/Geometry2 tab - Line

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Advanced Joints panel – Geometry1 tab for a ConstraintMate joint with a Geometry 1 Line type

Geometry1

Body 1

select the first body constrained by the constraint mate.

Point

the origin of the line.

Point|Vector

the Point or Vector that defines the line from the origin.
NoteThe marker on Body 1 (I Marker) is defined at the Line origin and the Z axis of the marker is oriented along the direction defined by the Point|Vector that defines the line.  The same applies to marker on Body 2 (J Marker) in the case of the Geometry2 tab (below).

Geometry2

Body 2

select the second body constrained by the constraint mate.

Point

the origin of line.

Point|Vector

the Point or Vector that defines the line from the origin.