Placing tangent constraint

Anthony · ‎10-03-2011

I am trying to place a tubes cylindrical surface to another tubes cylindrical surface using add constraint. How do I specify which side of the target surface to apply the constraint ?

Cadmanto · ‎12-07-2011

Anthony,

I would use the Assemble command.

Then once you have selected your first tangent surface choose the second and you will see these selections.

Best Regards,
Scott McFadden

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Anthony · ‎10-03-2011

That's great thanks, this has really been bugging me with the constraint add command. is this not possible using constraint ?

sbixler · ‎09-15-2003

Sure it is. The same Inside/Outside options are in the Constraint dialog box.

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JDMather · ‎04-20-2006

Anthony wrote:
... is this not possible using constraint ?

Attach your assembly here. I have never had trouble getting appropriate assembly constraints.

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