The Place Constraint command provides several different constraint types. The Mate constraint is selected by default when the command is activated and is suitable for all the constraints needed in this tutorial.
Any constraint type requires that you select geometry on two parts. In the next step, you place a mate constraint between the top face of the panel part and the inside back face of the box part.
- Click in the following image to watch the animation, and then select the face of the panel, as shown.
The selected face highlights and the direction indicator shows the constraint vector.
- Click the following image to watch the next animation and then select the inside back face of the box part as shown.
By default, Place Constraint previews the constraint automatically. It is only a preview and the constraint is not yet complete.
- In the Offset field of the Place Constraint dialog box, change the default value to 1 in to move the panel 1 inch away from the inside back face.
- To finalize the constraint, click Apply. The mate constraint is created and the panel is offset one inch from the back of the box.
The Place Constraint command remains active and ready for the next constraint set.