Controls the visibility of individual constraint glyphs.
Access
Ribbon:
Sketch tab
Constrain panel
Constraint Visibility
Lists the constraint glyphs to show or hide.
In 3D Sketch, a grayed check box means that the constraint is not available.
- Select All
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Places a check mark in each active check box.
- Clear All
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Removes all check marks. No constraint glyphs are shown.
The following lists the constraint types and their definitions:
Perpendicular -
Causes selected linear geometry to lie at right angles to each other. Linear geometry includes lines, ellipse axes, spline handles, text edges, and imported images.
Tangent -
Causes curves, including ends of a spline, to be tangent to other curves. One curve can be tangent to another even if they do not physically share a point.
Coincident -
Causes two points to be constrained together, or causes one point to lie on a curve. In a 3D sketch, can also cause points and lines to be constrained to surfaces.
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The yellow coincident dot represents the presence of the constraint. To show the coincident constraint glyphs, hover over the coincident dot.
Collinear -
Causes selected linear geometry to lie on the same line. In addition to lines, this includes ellipse axes, spline handles, text edges, and imported images.
Horizontal -
(2D sketch only) Causes selected linear geometry or pairs of points to lie parallel to the X axis of the sketch coordinate system. In addition to lines and pairs of points, this includes ellipse axes, spline handles, text edges, and imported images.
Parallel -
Causes selected linear geometry to lie parallel to each other. In addition to lines, this includes ellipse axes, spline handles, text edges, and imported images. In a 3D sketch, the parallel constraint is parallel to X, Y, or Z part axes unless you manually constrain to selected geometry.
Smooth (G2) -
Causes a continuous curvature between a spline and another line, arc, or spline.
Concentric -
(2D sketch only) Causes two arcs, circles, or ellipses to have the same center point.
Equal -
(2D sketch only) Causes selected arcs and circles to resize to the same radius or selected lines to resize to the same length.
Vertical -
(2D sketch only) Causes selected linear geometry or pairs of points to lie parallel to the Y axis of the coordinate system. In addition to lines or pairs of points, this includes ellipse axes, spline handles, text edges, and imported images.
Symmetric -
(2D sketch only) Causes selected lines or curves to become proportionally constrained around a selected line. Segments constrained to the selected geometry also reorient when the constraint is applied.
Fix -
Causes points and curves to be placed in a stable position relative to the sketch coordinate system. If the sketch coordinate system moves or rotates, fixed curves or points move or rotate with it.
Reference -
Indicates an associative relationship between projected geometry and the geometry from which it was projected.
Pattern -
(2D sketch only) Indicates sketch geometry that is associated with Rectangular Pattern or Circular Pattern.