Red Pin icon on Component (vs. Sketch)

[Anonymous]

I have looked everywhere for an answer to this (Autodesk forum, google, youtube) but can't find an answer.  

Why is there a red pin on one of the components in my design?  I understand the meaning when there is a red pin on a sketch, but not understanding why on a component?  The sketch under the component is not fully constrained.

[jeff_strater]

That pin icon means that the component is grounded.  When you say it is not fully constrained, are you seeing that it is free to move?  It should not, because of the ground applied to it

[Anonymous]

Hi Jeff, thanks for "Grounded" explanation.  I see now that if I ground the component, the red pin appears.  However, even with the component grounded, I can move sketch objects within the component that are not fully constrained/dimensioned.

[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

grounding a component does not mean that it is un-editable.  It only means that the component itself (essentially the location and orientation of the origin of that component) are fixed within the root design space.  Every thing within the component is still editable.  You can change sketch dimensions, (or drag unconstrained sketch elements), you can move bodies within the component using the Move tool, you can edit the location of work planes, or you can edit features which make up that component.

Hope this helps.

Jeff

[Anonymous]

Thank you, Jeff.  That explanation helps a lot!

[Anonymous]

I've posted a similar issue about an overview of the meaning of this browser icons.