Constrain the Panel Part - Display Planes

As you become proficient with solid modeling, you learn that having your part geometry oriented relative to your file origin provides certain benefits during assembly. The supplied 2D DWG drawing was created so that the geometry is symmetrical about the sketch origin point when inserted into the Autodesk Inventor sketch The origin point is the X-Y 0, 0 coordinate. You take advantage of the origin planes of each part as you position the parts using assembly constraints. Display these planes now.

1. In the browser, expand the Panel part, and then expand the Origin folder nested under the Panel part.
2. Use the technique used earlier to Ctrl-click the YZ Plane and XZ Plane. Right-click the browser node for one of the planes, and select Visibility to display the planes in the graphics window.

   Click in the following image to play an animation that shows the results of displaying the panel origin planes.

   Tip: As you proceed, your view angle of the assembly should approximate that of the previous image. Orbit the part as needed.
3. Right-click anywhere in the blank space of the graphics window. Ensure that you do not click on one of the parts. Then, select Constraint from the assembly marking menu.

   The Place Constraint dialog box activates.

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