Laurel Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 This is a picture of an assembly I have created, consisting of two parts - a wire handle (the lighter part) and a body (the darker part). The axis of the two prongs of the handle are constrained (mate) to the axis of two of the holes on the body. I need to adjust the height of the handle so that it is exactly central over the body. How do I do it? When created the constraint, I tried to adjust the offset, but this didn't seem to have any relevance to this problem. Thanks in anticipation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 The second I posted this, I realised that I needed a further constraint which aligned the end of the prong with the top of the hole in the body. This would enable the offset to be used. Sorry, it's getting late - I wasn't thinking straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 If you modeled the part with logical symmetry about the origin planes (Extrude Mid-plane) then simply add a Mate Flush constraint to the appropriate origin planes. This is the most robust method of assembly constraining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 Thanks JD. I didn't extrude mid plane on this occasion, but will do next time. Thanks very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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