A2+ assembly, cylinders, constrain side by side offset by cylinder diameter

drmacro · Post by **drmacro** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:12 pm

I'm sure I'm just having a brain cramp sort of day...

If you have two cylinders (think two batteries) and you want to constrain them side by side on a given axis.

What constraint is used in A2+?

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kbwbe · Post by **kbwbe** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 5:32 pm

drmacro wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:12 pm I'm sure I'm just having a brain cramp sort of day...

It isn't possible directly at moment. You need a helping sketch.

Possibilities:
1) Do a sketch with two circles directly in the assembly. Convert it to A2p. Constraint the cylinders by circularEdge constraints to the sketch
2) Have a mastersketch somewhere in another file. Import it and constraint the cylinders to that sketch.

I think i will add some missing constraints next time.

drmacro · Post by **drmacro** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 5:34 pm

Ok, thanks for the instruction.

Post by **chrisb** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 5:34 pm

Moved to Assembly.

drmacro · Post by **drmacro** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 5:41 pm

chrisb wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 5:34 pm Moved to Assembly.

Thanks @chrisb.
I put it here because it seems to me having a merged "Assembly" forum confuses me when the Assembly workbenches are different...

A2+ assembly, cylinders, constrain side by side offset by cylinder diameter

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