It is a straight column pin. An illustration of locator pin is shown in Figure 10.6.2.
Figure 10.6.2 Locator Pin
LOCATION –This function enables the user to specify location of the locator pin. After clicking on LOCATION button, the INPUT COORDINATE dialog box is displayed. The user has to select a point or node as location.
AXIS DIRECTION –This function enables the user to specify direction of extrusion for the locator pin. After the location is defined, a highlighted arrow is displayed on the specified location denoting the direction of extrusion. The default orientation is the global +Z direction or the previously defined direction. The user can edit direction of extrusion by hitting DIRECTION button. The VECTOR dialog box illustrated in Figure 10.6.3 is displayed to enable modification of direction of extrusion.
Figure 10.6.3 Vector dialog box
Please refer to Section 8.2 for more information about definition of vector direction.
REVERSE – This function enables the user to reverse the locator pin. An example is illustrated in Figure 10.6.4.
Figure 10.6.4 Reverse Locator Pin