General Tips
- To set a diagram background, in the select mode
, long-tap the diagram background, and tap the Background icon
. You can use these commands directly, if you have the empty diagram.
- To create a diagram for an existing mechanism, set an image of the mechanism as the diagram background. Then place elements and supports.
- To set the diagram scale, long-tap an element of known length, click
(the Scale icon), and set the element dimension.
- Tap a linear or angular dimension to set the dimension value. Enter a numerical value to freeze the dimension. Enter 0 (Zero) or delete the dimension value to unfreeze the dimension.
- If forces or reactions do not fit to your screen, use the
Auto Scale command for a selected Force. The command fits forces to your screen without changing their magnitudes.
- The Degrees of Freedom indicator
in the upper right corner of the screen shows the state of your diagram.