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This task shows you how to detect, create and
visualize constraints using SmartPick. In this scenario, you are going to
create two constrained parallel lines. |
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SmartPick dynamically detects the following geometrical
constraints:
- support lines and circles
- alignment
- parallelism
- perpendicularity
- tangency
- concentricity
- horizontality
- verticality
- middle point
You can choose whether or not you want to create the constraints
detected by SmartPick. To create the constraints, you can either:
- select the Create detected and feature-based constraints
check box in Tools> Options> Mechanical Design> Drafting>
Geometry tab.
- or activate Create Detected Constraints
in the Tools toolbar.
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Make sure Show Constraints
(to visualize detected and created constraints) and Create Detected
Constraints
are active. |
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Create a first line.
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Create a second line.
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SmartPick can be used to create certain elements on the drawing.
More precisely, only the elements which the cursor last went over
will be used to apply SmartPick constraints. In other words, you
simply need to move the cursor over the element you want to use as
reference for a constraint. |
No element is picked.
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To detect parallelism constraints, go over the line to be
used as reference.
As a result, a parallelism
constraint is detected and created.
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- When a constraint is detected by SmartPick, you can temporarily:
- Deactivate this constraint by maintaining the Shift key pressed.
- Lock this constraint by maintaining the Ctrl key pressed.
- In a Generative Drafting context, you cannot create geometrical
constraints with extremities and midpoints of any generated line
element, except with generated curves.
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Note that the command Smartpick on background does not detect FTA construction geometries. |