Automatic Relations when Drawing Circles
Automatic Relations when Drawing Circles
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I have been trying to find a way how to do this for a while now. If anyone has used Pro/E before, they know that they can draw two circles as close to horizontal as possible and a horizontal constraint will be automatically added. The same is true for symmetric, equal, and many others. Does any know if Solidworks has this ability. I have gone through the options and don't see anything that will do it.
I am using SW 2008.
I am using SW 2008.






RE: Automatic Relations when Drawing Circles
Actual constraints will not be created unless they are manually set, or other constrained geometry elements are snapped to.
RE: Automatic Relations when Drawing Circles
RE: Automatic Relations when Drawing Circles
I'm sure many others would use that function if it were available, but if it were that big I'm sure those same others would have submitted an ER or complained about it here or in the other SW forums.
It would be useful, and make sense, to be able to copy existing dimensioned sketch elements and have them retain the dimensions. Adding single or multiple relations is so easy though.
I suggest you submit an ER if it is important to you, and hope that others will follow suit.
RE: Automatic Relations when Drawing Circles
RE: Automatic Relations when Drawing Circles
RE: Automatic Relations when Drawing Circles
If you sketch a Circle and want to sketch another of the same size you can use CTRL+Drag to copy it around the sketch to different locations and Use Fully Define Sketch with just Relations option checked to detect the Equal Radius relations.
Even better if you select to also create dims with Fully Define you'll get a ##X Dia dimension showing the count of entities with that size.
Michael
RE: Automatic Relations when Drawing Circles
I like to have control what is/is not constrained. Sometimes I just want to draw sketches, like a drawn sketch, then constrain as needed.
Chris
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