How to find the co-incidence Constraint to remove

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run_the_race
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How to find the co-incidence Constraint to remove

Post by run_the_race »

Something Im sure "You doing it wrong" I struggle with often.

Is add an eternal geometry point. I then add a co-incidence contraint to say a circle. Now later it turns out they can be aligned, they need to be offest a little. So now I wish to delete the co-incidence constrain and add a little clearance. What is the recommended process?

I select the point that has the co-incidence with the external geometry, then I click this, but have never had any luck with this (it just seems to deselect the point I select):
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Normally I default to deleting constraint in this list try move it, undo, try delete another constraint, repeat...
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chrisb
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Re: How to find the co-incidence Constraint to remove

Post by chrisb »

The indicated tool selects all constraints attached to tha previously selected geometric element.
To remove a coincidence you can use the box selection. However, if you have only a point as external reference, it will remove that point as well. It may still be faster to re-add it, than to inspect all coincidence constraints.
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