Assembly Design > Top Down Design > Skeleton Models > To Create a Design Skeleton
  
To Create a Design Skeleton
1. Right-click the motion skeleton in the Model Tree and choose Activate from the shortcut menu.
2. Click Coordinate System. The Coordinate System dialog box opens.
3. Select the assembly coordinate system as a reference.
4. Enter X, Y, and Z offset values.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Plane. The Datum Plane dialog box opens.
7. Select references and an offset value if required. It is good practice to use the newly created coordinate system as the reference.
8. Choose the translation from the Translation list.
9. Click OK.
10. Repeat steps 6–9 to create at least three datum planes.
11. Click Sketch to enter Sketcher.
12. Select references at the prompt.
13. Sketch entities to create geometry for the motion skeleton.
14. Click to accept the sketch and quit Sketcher.