The 3D CoPilot is a three dimensional device used by many Creo Elements/Direct Modeling operations to help you locate positions directly in the viewport.
You can change the settings that control the appearance and behavior of the 3D CoPilot. For example, you can change highlight colors to suit your needs or preferences.
To change 3D CoPilot settings,
1. Click File > Settings > 3D CoPilot. The 3D CoPilot Settings dialog box opens. The left pane of the 3D CoPilot Settings dialog box lists the categories of options and the right pane displays the options for each category.
2. Set the Snapping options:
◦ Snap always: The CoPilot snaps to a 3D object and 2D geometry, including construction geometry, when you drag the handles near an object.
◦ Snap with SHIFT-key: The CoPilot snaps to a 3D object only when you press SHIFT and drag the handles near an object.
The Copilot does not snap to a spline (2D geometry or construction geometry).
3. Set the Drag options:
◦ Smooth: The CoPilot handles can be dragged to any position and move smoothly. Smooth mode does not allow precision dragging.
◦ Fixed: Moves the object by set distance and angle increments when you drag an object. Set the increments in the Distance and Angle boxes next to this option.
◦ Dynamic: The CoPilot snaps to an invisible grid for precision dragging. Slide the bar for a smaller or larger grid.
◦ Show Signed Values: Displays positive or negative distance values in the feedback when you drag the 3D CoPilot in the viewport. If you drag a selected element in the direction of the 3D CoPilot dragger (arrow), then the Modeling feedback displays a positive distance value and if you drag the element in the opposite direction, then the Modeling feedback displays a negative distance value. By default, Creo Elements/Direct Modeling does not display signed values.
◦ Signed Dimension Color: Changes the color of the dimension lines that appear in the viewport when you move the 3D CoPilot dragger (arrow) to view signed values.
Show Signed Values must be selected to change the color of the dimension lines.
◦ Show Initial Dimension: Displays the initial dimension when you drag the 3D CoPilot.
◦ Dragger Feedback: Changes the color of the 3D CoPilot dragger (arrow) line in the viewport when you drag the 3D CoPilot dragger.
4. Set the Text options:
◦ Show Cursor Text: Displays textual feedback while you drag a CoPilot handle, such as the distance or angle dragged.
◦ Position: Controls the position of the textual feedback for the CoPilot. The default is Follow Cursor.
5. Set the Look options. These options control the color of various feedback elements.
◦ Transparent: Makes the 3D CoPilot semi-transparent.
◦ Signed Value: Changes the color of the 3D CoPilot dragger (arrow) that appears when you select an element in the viewport.
Under Drag options, Show Signed Values must be selected to change the color of the 3D CoPilot dragger (arrow).
6. Set the Size options:
◦ Size: The size of the 3D CoPilot in your viewport.
◦ Dynamic Scaling: Keeps the CoPilot a constant size, even when you zoom in our out.
7. Set the Show options:
To see Show or Physical options, you must activate the Adv Assembly module. For how to activate modules, see Using modules.
◦ Clash: Select Clash and then choose a color to highlight clash in the viewport.
◦ Touch: Select Touch and then choose a color to highlight touch in the viewport.
Relations
◦ Freedom: Include and display all components in a relation set.
◦ Exclude/Include: Exclude some components from a relation set. You can highlight the excluded objects in the relation set.
Physical
◦ Freedom: If you drag a part and it bumps into another part, the other parts move in translational or rotational direction.
◦ Fix: Assigns color to the fixed part in the viewport.
◦ Translational: Assigns color to the parts that move only in translational direction and not rotational direction in the viewport.
Dragged Parts: Set the following options for the part that you move or drag in relation to the selected reference. You can control the degrees of freedom while positioning a part. Clearing these options assigns greater degrees of freedom for the dragged parts.
◦ Line
▪ Fix Line: Drag a part along a fixed line or an edge. The part also rotates around the selected edge.
▪ Fix Rot: Drag a part along a fixed edge or line. In this case, the part does not rotate around the selected edge or line.
◦ Plane
▪ Fix Plane: Drag a part along a fixed plane or face in any direction. The part also rotates around an axis in the selected plane.
▪ Fix Rot: Drag a part along a fixed plane or face in linear direction. The part does not rotate in the selected plane.
◦ Rotate
▪ Fix Axis: Drag or rotate a part around a selected edge or axis. The part will rotate and slide when it touches any other part.
▪ Fix Slide: The part will neither rotate nor slide around other objects.
◦ Free
To activate the following options, in the Position dialog box, in the Others drop-down list, click Free.
▪ Center: When you drag the part, the drag handle is placed at the center of the part. The part can also rotate.
▪ Fix Rot: Drag handle is placed at the center of the part and the part will not rotate.
Other Parts: The following options are related to the other parts visible in the viewport.
◦ Fixed: Other parts do not move when your part pushes against them. Your part stops moving when it touches another part.
◦ Translational: Other parts move translationally when your part touches them.
◦ Free: Other parts move in any direction when your part touches them.
9. Click Reset to restore the settings of a single category, selected categories, or all categories of options to the Site, Corp, or Factory default settings. The Reset 3D CoPilot Settings dialog box opens. The current category is selected by default if you click Reset.
10. Click Close when you are finished. Changes are applied as you change settings.
