Perpendicular
The Perpendic constraint is assigned to pairs of linear elements. A pair of perpendicular-constrained elements will be adjusted to be perpendicular at solve time. If other constraints on the part prevent this adjustment, Solve fails. The positions, lengths, and absolute slopes of perpendicular elements are not affected by this constraint and may change during the solve, but the slopes of the lines will be at right angles to one another.
To assign Perpendic constraints:
1. In the Generate Constraints dialog box, click the Assign radio button. Then pull down the Type selection list and select Perpendic.
2. Click Apply.
3. Click each of the linear elements to be constrained.
4. Click End or assign the next constraint.
Each linear element in a perpendicular pair is labeled with the perpendicular icon (see
Constraint Icons) and a reference number that is unique to the pair.
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