What about Constraint Visualization?

Different tools are available for managing constraint visualization.

Topics discussed are:

This page discusses:

See Also
Analyzing and Resolving Over-Constrained or Inconsistent Sketches
Constraint Diagnosis

Constraint Types

The table below lists the symbols used to identify the different constraint types:

SymbolConstraint Type


Perpendicular


Coincidence


Vertical


Horizontal


Fix/Unfix


Parallel


/

Radius/Diameter

What about Constraint Colors?

As soon as you detect a constraint problem, try to solve this problem. Otherwise, if you let the model be overloaded with diagnostics, it will soon become very hard for you to find the origin for each of these diagnostics.

Hiding or Showing Constraints

The visualization mode of constraints is based on the 3D constraints visualization filter.

Three options are available in the View section of the action bar.

They all let you adjust the visualization of constraints according to your needs. You can hide:

  • Constraint diagnostics by clearing selection of Diagnosis
  • Dimensional constraints by clearing selection of Display Dimensional Constraints .
  • Geometrical constraints by clearing selection of Display Geometrical Constraints .
Important: The constraints visualization filter settings applied while editing a sketch are specific to this sketch and prevail over the settings defined in the 3D constraints visualization filter (Me > Preferences> Common Preferences > Object Properties > Constraints and Dimensions > Filter). These specific settings will be kept every time the sketch is edited.