Aligning Model Parts

Note: To see a preview of the alignment before applying the change, select the Show Preview check box.

From the Manipulate menu, select Align Parts.

The Part Alignment dialog box appears.

Note: From the AutoVue toolbar, you can also click Align Parts

.

Select the Constraint Type that you want to perform.

Select the Alignment Type:

Select Aligned if you want to align the Mobile point on the model part to the Fixed point on the model.

Select Anti-Aligned if you want to align the Mobile point on the model part so that it is opposite to the Fixed point on the model.

Select a model part. The Mobile arrow

is enabled.

Click Vertex

, Edge

, or Face

to select the type of geometrical point you want to click on the model part to be aligned.

All instances of the selected geometrical point appear highlighted.

Click the geometrical point on the selected model part.

The geometrical point is highlighted.

The Fixed arrow is enabled.

Click Vertex

, Edge

, or Face

to select the type of geometrical point you want to click on the model part to remain fixed.

Click the geometrical point on the model.

Click Apply.

The model part is aligned according to the chosen options. The Constraint Type and the types of geometrical points aligned appear under Constraints section of the dialog box.

Note: To remove a constraint, select the Constraint that you want to remove, then click Remove. To remove all part alignments, click Remove All.

Click Close to close the Part Alignment dialog box.

Note: A prompt will appear if you did not apply the changes before clicking Close.

To restore the default state of a part of the model, from the Manipulate menu, select Transform, and then select Reset Selected. To restore the default state for the whole model, select Reset All.