Inventor Wishes
2007-06-01, 03:29 AM
Summary: Have a Predetermined settable tolerance for use in an Assembly
Description: To have a settable "tolerance" on constraints
How Used: Example: a pipe run is built in an assembly. The first piece is constrained to a part in the assembly. Successive parts are constrained to each other. The last piece is constrained to another part in the assembly. Then you demote the constructed pipe run into it's own assembly. Sometimes, when attempting to re-constrain this pipe run by centerlines at the ends, it will not constrain. My guess is that there is a "stack up" of tolerance between all the constraints in the pipe run that very slightly misalign the centers at either end of the run in relation to the centers of the objects you wish to constrain them to.
Feature Affinity: Assemblies
Submitted By: Rick Hageman on April 25, 2007
Description: To have a settable "tolerance" on constraints
How Used: Example: a pipe run is built in an assembly. The first piece is constrained to a part in the assembly. Successive parts are constrained to each other. The last piece is constrained to another part in the assembly. Then you demote the constructed pipe run into it's own assembly. Sometimes, when attempting to re-constrain this pipe run by centerlines at the ends, it will not constrain. My guess is that there is a "stack up" of tolerance between all the constraints in the pipe run that very slightly misalign the centers at either end of the run in relation to the centers of the objects you wish to constrain them to.
Feature Affinity: Assemblies
Submitted By: Rick Hageman on April 25, 2007