Setting Constraints Defined in Dialog Box

This task shows you how to use this constraint command I_ConstraintPanelP2.gif (268 bytes) which detects possible constraints between selected elements and lets you choose the constraint you wish to create. You are going to constrain a hole.
Open the Hole1.CATPart document and create a hole anywhere on the pad top face.
1.  Select the circular face and use the Other Selection contextual command to select the hole axis.
2. 

Use the Ctrl button to select the face as shown:

3.  Click the Constraint Defined in Dialog Box icon I_ConstraintPanelP2.gif (268 bytes) . 

The Constraint Definition dialog box is displayed. 

The constraints you can set in Part Design workbench are:
 

Distance

 
Length
 

Angle

 

Fix/Unfix
 
Tangency
 
Coincidence
 
Parallelism
 
Perpendicularity
 

CATIA detects six possible constraints between the axis and the face:

Distance

Angle

Fix/Unfix 

Coincidence

Parallelism

Perpendicularity

 

The other constraints are grayed out indicating that they cannot be set for the elements you have selected.

3.  Check the Distance option. You can check only one constraint.
4. Click OK to confirm. The distance constraint is created.

 
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