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Aligning Objects
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· Use the cursor to indicate the origin of coordinates (point 1) and the middle
· To align horizontally, click on the horizontal line (cursor 3).
set to the Straight position.
~on the Restrictions panel.
vertical side of the rectangle (point 2). The Nearest point snap
should work.
A phantom horizontal and vertical line will appear on the screen.
· Make sure that the Direction switch in the Options Bar is
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The rectangle will change its position, and the vertical arrows of
the degrees of freedom icons will no longer be displayed.
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Align the center of the rectangle and the origin vertically. To do this,
use the cursor to indicate the origin of coordinates (point 4) and the
middle of the horizontal side of the rectangle (point 5).
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The center of the rectangle will align with the origin, and
the vertical arrow of the degrees of freedom icons will
disappear. The absence of degrees of freedom icons indicates
that the sketch is defined.
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To align vertically, click on the vertical line (cursor 6).
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Methods for binding an object can be different. In some
cases, binding can only be done through a helper object.
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· Turn off the Show degrees of freedom button on the Quick Access
Toolbar. · Leave
the sketch open to complete the next exercise.
For example, for a rectangle, you can construct an
auxiliary object - a diagonal using the Thin line style, and then use the
Unite Points command~
~in the Constraints panel,
align the middle of the diagonal (or the point constructed on it)
and the origin of coordinates.
Method of binding using auxiliary objects
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~on the System panel.
~on the Restrictions panel.
Specify the midpoint of the diagonal (or a point constructed on it)
using the Nearest point and origin snap.
The auxiliary object should not directly participate in the creation
of the element - this is a violation of one of the basic
requirements for sketches. Changing the line style solves this
problem, since only lines with the Basic style are taken into
account when constructing.
· Press the Cancel button several times~
Press until the rectangle moves relative to the origin and
the restrictions are canceled.
· Draw a diagonal with the Main line style. · Click the
Merge Points~ button
Let's get acquainted with this method by first setting the
rectangle to its initial (unaligned) position.
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Abort the current command by clicking the
End
button
The dots will align.
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Click the mouse to select the segment.
To change the line style, you can do the following:
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Click anywhere in the sketch to deselect the object.
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On the Options Bar, in the list of line properties that appears,
open the list of line styles and select the