I wish: Coloured Nodes --> Fixed & Constrained

[Anonymous]

I'd better explain what I mean by node, the ends of lines, the centre of a
circle or the ends and centre of an arc.

At the moment Inventor changes the colour of a line to show that's it's fixed
and fully constrained. Unfortunately it will sometimes show a line as fixed &
fully constrained when an end can float. For example, draw a horizontal /
vertical rectangle and fix one end. The two lines nearest to the fixed node will
change colour, even when one of their ends can float.

Inventor might use a contrasting coloured spot to show fixed and fully
constrained nodes and then change the colour of the whole sketch when its fixed
and fully constrained.

I'm asking for this because I find it a pain trying to edit constraints without
knowing which nodes are still able to float.

I'm sure this would make life easier of everybody, once they know about it.


What does everybody else think ?

Duncan

[Anonymous]

Duncan,

That's an excellent suggestion! I'd second that.

I've found that the line will always appear black i.e fully contrained even
when both ends are free to move along the line. Ie project the origin onto
a sketch. Draw a horizontal line and then constrain the projected origin to
this line (not on the midpoints or endpoints) and the whole line will go
black even thought the ends are free to move horizontally.


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Cheers

Rob Singlehurst
"Duncan Anderson" wrote
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> I'd better explain what I mean by node, the ends of lines, the centre of a
> circle or the ends and centre of an arc.
>
> At the moment Inventor changes the colour of a line to show that's it's
fixed
> and fully constrained. Unfortunately it will sometimes show a line as
fixed &
> fully constrained when an end can float. For example, draw a horizontal /
> vertical rectangle and fix one end. The two lines nearest to the fixed
node will
> change colour, even when one of their ends can float.
>
> Inventor might use a contrasting coloured spot to show fixed and fully
> constrained nodes and then change the colour of the whole sketch when its
fixed
> and fully constrained.
>
> I'm asking for this because I find it a pain trying to edit constraints
without
> knowing which nodes are still able to float.
>
> I'm sure this would make life easier of everybody, once they know about
it.
>
>
> What does everybody else think ?
>
> Duncan
>
>