Constrain sketch

[office6PUWT]

Apologies if this is obvious but I cannot see which two dimensions are currently missing in this sketch which are stopping it form being fully constrained. What constrsaints can I add also to snure it is constrined? I tried all options but they all overconstrain the dia1 sketch.

Also what are...

Pink lines? as opposed to white and purple ones.

all best

Luke

[office6PUWT]

Apologies if this is obvious but I cannot see which two dimensions are currently missing in this sketch which are stopping it form being fully constrained. What constrsaints can I add also to snure it is constrined? I tried all options but they all overconstrain the dia1 sketch.

Also what are...

Pink lines? as opposed to white and purple ones.

all best

Luke

[JDMather · Accepted solution]

Drag the circles.

What do you observe?

Project Geometry the WorkPoint.

Now drag the center point of the circles to the projected point.

What do you observe?

Pink lines are "sick" geometry - probably lost parent reference.

[JDMather · Accepted solution]

Drag the circles.

What do you observe?

Project Geometry the WorkPoint.

Now drag the center point of the circles to the projected point.

What do you observe?

Pink lines are "sick" geometry - probably lost parent reference.

[office6PUWT]

I see, so it was necessary to use both a vertical and horizontal constraint on circles shared centre point to align it with the other work point even though it was on a separate workplane.

I didn't really need to keep the PIPE work plane and point (they belong to another .ipt file that was then used as a starting point for this .ipt file as it holds the ref image which I do need) was but thought best to do so in case I needed to refer back. 

This is why their visibility has been turned off.

1. Had I supressed them would I still have needed to constrain my new sketch to PIPE Work Point1?

2. Should I not be able to right click on the browser three and see and option to create a folder to put them in and better tuck them both away as a single item?

3. Maybe best to not keep anything that I definitely do not need when reusing an old sketch as a starting point for a new sketch deleting everything save for any geometry or ref images that will be common to both.

Thanks for your help so far, sketch is now fully constrained. Good to get any further thoughts you can offer though on the above ensuing queries.

all best

Luke

[office6PUWT]

I see, so it was necessary to use both a vertical and horizontal constraint on circles shared centre point to align it with the other work point even though it was on a separate workplane.

I didn't really need to keep the PIPE work plane and point (they belong to another .ipt file that was then used as a starting point for this .ipt file as it holds the ref image which I do need) was but thought best to do so in case I needed to refer back. 

This is why their visibility has been turned off.

1. Had I supressed them would I still have needed to constrain my new sketch to PIPE Work Point1?

2. Should I not be able to right click on the browser three and see and option to create a folder to put them in and better tuck them both away as a single item?

3. Maybe best to not keep anything that I definitely do not need when reusing an old sketch as a starting point for a new sketch deleting everything save for any geometry or ref images that will be common to both.

Thanks for your help so far, sketch is now fully constrained. Good to get any further thoughts you can offer though on the above ensuing queries.

all best

Luke

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@office6PUWT wrote:

I see, so it was necessary to use both a vertical and horizontal constraint on circles shared centre point to align…

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No. 
Only Project Geometry was needed to get a sketch point from the Work Point.

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@office6PUWT wrote:

I see, so it was necessary to use both a vertical and horizontal constraint on circles shared centre point to align…

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No. 
Only Project Geometry was needed to get a sketch point from the Work Point.