Creating Constraints via a Dialog Box

You can set geometrical constraints easily via a dialog box.

Such constraints can be created between similar elements. In other words, you can create constraints either between 2D elements, or between generated elements (not between a mix of these).

Before you begin: Make sure Show Constraints (to visualize detected and created constraints) and Create Detected Constraints are active in the Tools toolbar.
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Creating Quick Constraints

  1. Select the geometrical elements to be constrained to each other. For the purpose of our scenario, select the two lines you created.

  2. Click Constraint with Dialog Box in the Geometry Modification toolbar.

    The Constraint Definition dialog box appears.

  3. In the Constraint Definition dialog box, select the Parallelism check-box to specify that the selected lines should be parallel.



    You can preview the result.



  4. At this time, you can still select another option from the dialog box if you decide to apply another type of constraint. For the purpose of the scenario, simply click OK to validate.

    Both lines are now constrained as parallel to each other.

  5. Modify the position of one of the lines, by moving one of its end points, for example.



As you can see, the lines are constrained so as to remain parallel to each other, whatever the new position and/or length you assign to one of them.