Issue:
When drawing in AutoCAD, constraints are automatically added to objects and appear when the mouse hovers over an object. How to turn off and delete these constraints?Causes:
Geometric Constraints are automatically inferred when the CONSTRAINTINFER system variable is set to 1 (ON).Solution:
To turn off geometric constraints:- On the command line in AutoCAD, enter CONSTRAINTINFER and set the value to 0 (zero)
- Enter CONSTRAINTSETTINGS command and on the Geometric tab, uncheck the box for "Infer geometric constraints."
To delete geometric constraints:
- Select the objects to remove constraints from.
- On the command line, enter the DELCON command.
See Also:
About Geometric ConstraintsAbout Inferring Geometric Constraints
Commands For Geometric Constraints
CONSTRAINTSETTINGS (Command)
CONSTRAINTINFER (System Variable)
DELCONSTRAINT (Command)