Cables AttachInPlace
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| Menu location |
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| Cable Support → Attach In Place |
| Workbenches |
| Cables |
| Default shortcut |
| X A |
| Introduced in version |
| 0.3.0 |
| See also |
| Cables DeactivateAttachment |
Description
The 
Attach In Place makes an attachment of an object without changing its global position. The Map Mode property of an attached object is set to Object XY, the Attacher Engine is set to Engine 3D. The Attachment Offset property is calculated automatically.
This is useful when, for example, there are two objects that already have final distance and rotation between them and one of them has to be moved to a new place. This tool allows to build attachment keeping the distance and rotation between these objects untouched. Once the connection is established, moving the base object will not change the relative position of the attached object.
In practice it can be used e.g. to make quick attachment of Electrical Device to Cable Box, Cable Box to the Arch Wall, Cable Connector to any own PCB object or to another connector.
It can be also used to make 'hooks' by attaching Support Points or Support Lines to the Arch Wall and create WireFlex upon them and then Cable from it. This would quickly make a cable fixed to the wall at certain points.
Usage
- Select two or more objects in the 3D View or Tree View holding the CTRL key. The last selected object will be the Attachment Support for other selected objects.
- Create an Attach In Place attachment by one of these methods:
- Press the
Attach In Place button. - Select the Cable Support → Attach In Place option from the menu.
- Right-click in the Tree View or the 3D View and select the Cable Support → Attach In Place option from the context menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut: X then A.
- Press the
Notes
- Selection of elements in 3D View is treated as a selection of entire objects. Attachment to object is understood as an attachment to its Placement.Base.
- Due to long recompute time in some cases (e.g. if many complex objecst have been selected), the document is not recomputed automatically after Attach In Place command. The document can be recomputed manually e.g. by using the keyboard shortcut: F5 (or Ctrl+R).