Parametric constraints

[Mikedk64]

Hi,

 

i am new to VW, and i need some help

 

I have this 3D model, and I need to add some details to it on the drawing.

So i made a viewport from the top, and jumped in to annotations in the viewport. Then did I make a line, and tried to use a "constrain coincident" on the line to the "side" of the model.

Then i get a "This constraint is not valid" error.

 

can it really be true, that you cant add a Parametric constraint on my 2D drawing?

 

 

[Pat Stanford]

Actually the opposite is true. The constraints will work for 2D object but not for most 3D objects. 3D constraints have not yet been implemented in VW for most things other than associative dimensions which are primarily point/point constraints.

[Mikedk64]

Maybe it is me, that dosent explain well, sorry

 

If i draw 2 squares in my sheet layer can i easily constrain them.

The problem is when i draw a square on my sheet layer, and trying to constrain it to my viewport from my design layer

[Pat Stanford]

in a quick 2 minute trial, constrains seem to work with 2D object (lines, Rects, Polys, etc) and walls, but not with try 3D object. They do not work on 3D objects, so if you have an extrude, you can't constrain a line to it.

 

If you make a viewport of some lines, no, you can't constrain an object in the Annotations to an object in the design layer shown in the viewport.

 

Sorry.

[Mikedk64]

Hmm okay

 

So you did succeed with walls?

So if you only draw a wall in you design layer and making a viewport of this, you can constrain a line to this wall on you sheet layer?

 

[Pat Stanford]

No. I was not able to set a constraint to any object visible in the viewport.

 

You can use constrains between walls and 2D objects in a design layer in Top/Plan.