AutoVue


Aligning Model Parts

Note To see a preview of the alignment before applying the change, click Show Preview.

  1. Select Analysis > Part Alignment from the AutoVue main menu.
  2. 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.

  3. Select the Constraint Type that you want to perform.
  4. See Part Alignment Constraints

  5. Select the Alignment Type.
  6. 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.

  7. Select a model part. The Mobile arrow is enabled.
  8. Click Vertex , Edge or Face to select the type of geometrical point you want to click on the model part to be aligned.
  9. All instances of the selected geometrical point appear highlighted.

  10. Click the geometrical point on the selected model part.
  11. The geometrical point is highlighted.

    The Fixed arrow is enabled.

  12. Click Vertex , Edge or Face to select the type of geometrical point you want to click on the model part to remain fixed.
  13. Click the geometrical point on the model.
  14. Click Apply.
  15. 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.

  16. Click Close to close the Part Alignment dialog.
  17. 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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