Creating Joints Graphically

Joints can be created using the “Sculpt | Constraint Operations | Create Joints” menu command. The procedure is as follows.

1. Set the cursor mode to Select Nodes.
2. Select the nodes that are to form joints. Note that only coincident nodes will be joined; non-coincident nodes will be ignored. The tolerance used for establishing coincidence in this operation is the tolerance for coincidence on the Sculpt page of the Preferences dialog box.
3. Give the “Create Joints” command.
4. Open the Joints table and set the direction of the joint as required.