What about Constraint Visualization?

Different tools are available for managing constraint visualization.

Topics discussed are:

Related Topics
Analyzing and Resolving Over-Constrained or Inconsistent Sketches

Constraint Types

The table below lists the symbols used to identify the different constraint types:

Symbol Constraint Type


Perpendicular


Coincidence


Vertical


Horizontal


Fix/Unfix


Parallel


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Radius/Diameter

What about Constraint Colors?

As soon as you detect a constraint problem, try to solve this problem. Otherwise, if you let the model be overloaded with diagnostics, it will soon become very hard for you to find the origin for each of these diagnostics.

Hiding or Showing Constraints

The visualization mode of constraints is based on the 3D constraints visualization filter.

Three options are available from the Visualization toolbar.

They all let you adjust the visualization of constraints according to your needs. You can hide:


  • Constraint diagnoses just by deselecting Diagnosis
  • Dimensional constraints just by deselecting Dimensional Constraints .
  • Geometrical constraints just by deselecting Geometrical Constraints .
Important: The constraints visualization filter settings applied while editing a sketch are specific to this sketch and prevail over the settings defined in the 3D constraints visualization filter (Tools > Options > Parameters and Measure > Constraints and Dimensions > Filter). These specific settings will be kept every time the sketch is edited.