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Turn on keypoint numbers: Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Numbering

Turn on Keypoint numbers and click OK.

List keypoint coordinates: Utility Menu > List > Keypoint > coordinates onlyCoordinates Only

Spot-check keypoint locations against solidworks CAD drawing.

Glue Volumes

You need to glue volumes so that common surfaces (i.e. areas) are shared between the crank and the pedal shaft (I often forget this "glue" step and it comes back to bite me in sensitive spots of the anatomy).

Main Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Operate > Booleans > Glue >  Volumes

Click Pick All to glue our two volumes together. Note that there are no visual indicators of whether or not the volumes have been glued. You should check the Command Window and look for the "GLUE VOLUMES" command.

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