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102 | Chapter 7 Constraining Sketches
For this exercise, do not delete any constraints because the tangent constraints
do not adversely affect the dimensioning scheme. Now that you have
recreated the profile sketch, you can continue to add geometric constraints
and dimensions to the sketch, starting with a radial constraint to the two arcs.
Depending on how you drew your sketch, your default dimension values
may differ from those in this exercise.
To add constraints to a re-created profile sketch
1 Use
AMADDCON to add a radial constraint to the two arcs, responding to the
prompts.
Context Menu In the graphics area, right-click and choose 2D
Constraints Radius.
Valid selections: arc or circle
Select object to be resized: Specify an arc
Valid selections: arc or circle
Select object radius is based on: Specify the other arc
Solved under constrained sketch requiring 3 dimensions or constraints.
Valid selections: arc or circle
Select object to be resized: Press
ENTER
[Hor/Ver/PErp/PAr/Tan/CL/CN/PRoj/Join/XValue/YValue/Radius/Length/Mir/Fix]
<eXit>: Press
ENTER
Mechanical Desktop adds radius constraints to the two arcs.
Finish constraining the sketch by adding three dimension constraints.