Aligning Model Parts
Note To see a preview of the alignment before applying the change, click Show Preview.
- Select Analysis > Part Alignment from the AutoVue main menu.
The Part Alignment dialog appears.
Note You can also click the Part Alignment icon
on the AutoVue toolbar or right-click in the workspace and select Part Alignment. In the Model Tree, you can select the model part(s), then right-click and select Part Alignment from the pop-up menu.
- Select the Constraint Type that you want to perform.
See Part Alignment Constraints
- Select the Alignment Type.
Select Aligned if you want to align the Mobile point on the model part to the Fixed point on the model.
Select Anti-Aligned if you want to align the Mobile point on the model part so that it is opposite to the Fixed point on the model.
- Select a model part. The Mobile arrow
is enabled.
- Click Vertex
, Edge
or Face
to select the type of geometrical point you want to click on the model part to be aligned.
All instances of the selected geometrical point appear highlighted.
- Click the geometrical point on the selected model part.
The geometrical point is highlighted.
The Fixed arrow
is enabled.
- Click Vertex
, Edge
or Face
to select the type of geometrical point you want to click on the model part to remain fixed.
- Click the geometrical point on the model.
- Click Apply.
The model part is aligned according to the chosen options. The Constraint Type and the types of geometrical points aligned appear under Constraints.
Note To remove a constraint, select the Constraint that you want to remove, then click Remove. To remove all part alignments, click Remove All.
- Click Close to close the Part Alignment dialog.
Note If you did not apply the changes before clicking Close, a message appears indicating Do you wish to apply the constraint(s)?
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