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Access Methods
Button
Toolbar: Drafting tool set Parametric tool group Dimensional
Contraints flyout Angular
Menu: Parametric Dimensional Constraints Angular
Summary
This command is equivalent to the Angular option in
DIMCONSTRAINT on
page 276.
When you enter or edit an angle value that is either negative or is greater than
360 degrees, the number entered is stored for the expression (for example,
390), but the value displayed is based on the formatting of the units (for
example, 30 if decimal degrees).
When an expression with variables evaluates to greater than 360 or less than
-360, the constraint value is displayed in the Parameters Manager based on
the units of the drawing.
The following table outlines the valid constraint objects and points:
CharacteristicsValid Objects or Points
Pair of lines
When two lines are selected, the angle
between the lines is constrained. The
Pair of polyline segment
Three constraint points
initial value always defaults to a value
less than 180 degrees.
Arc
When three constraint points are spe-
cified, the following applies:
First point angle vertex
Second and third points end-
points of the angle
When an arc is selected, a three-point
angular constraint is created. The angle
vertex is at the center of the arc and
the angle endpoints of the arc are at
the endpoints of the arc.
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