Distance constraint¶
Distance constraint fixes the distance between two objects.
The constraint can be defined between such objects as point, line, line or arc end point, center of circle or arc.
To create a Distance constraint in the active Sketch:
select in the Main Menu Sketch - > Distance item or
click
Distance button in Sketch toolbar:
Property panel:
Input fields:
First object is the first object selected in the view;
Second object is the second object selected in the view;
Value is a distance between the objects, can be modified to set the desirable value;
- Text location is a position of the distance value label relating to extension line (in the view):
Left inserts text to the left of the distance extension line;
Automatic inserts text in the middle of the distance extension line if it has enough length, otherwise - to the left;
Right inserts text to the right of the distance extension line;
Keep orientation fixes the relative position between selected objects.
When both objects are selected, the distance value is displayed in the property panel and in the view.
When creating a constraint after selection of two objects for the first time:
drag the distance presentation in the view to the desired position and click once;
set the desirable distance value in the input field and press Enter or just press Enter to keep the current distance.
Distance input in the view¶
TUI Command:
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Sketch_1.setDistance(FirstObject, SecondObject, Value, KeepOrientation)¶ - Parameters
object – First object.
object – Second object.
real – Value.
boolean – Keep orientation flag.
- Returns
Result object.
Result¶
Created Distance appears in the view.
Distance created¶
See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Distance constraint operation.