Centre Point Rectangles linked with no constraint

Centre Point Rectangles linked with no constraint

jordanJ246P
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Centre Point Rectangles linked with no constraint

jordanJ246P
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Hey There,

 

I have this problem fairly often when I sketch. Inventor will automatically constraint, in this case the width of the two rectangles in the attached image. However I cant actually see a constraint to delete. I typically avoid this by drawing one significantly larger than the other so it doesn't align the edges. 

 

I know I can turn off auto-constraint, but once this has been applied like in the attached example how do I break this relationship without deleting the whole rectangle and re-sketching?

 

Thanks!

 

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pcrawley
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It's inferring a constraint between the second pick (2) of your second rectangle, and the line (geometry) under which you saw the inferred constraint faint line appear.

 

2022-10-12_13-48-56.jpg

To break the constraint, you delete the Coincident constraint linking the second point of your second rectangle and the line above it. 

Peter
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jordanJ246P
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Thanks for the reply! I have recreated what you're showing in the image and that makes sense! However, Why doesn't show all constraints show all constraints? The constraints on the corner point are missing 🤔

 

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pcrawley
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"Show All Constraints" doesn't show coincident constraints. 

Coincident constraints live under this rock:

2022-10-12_13-48-56.jpg

If it showed them all, your geometry would vanish under a sea of glyph's.

Peter
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jordanJ246P
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Thanks, appreciate your help!