Same Distance
Samedist is assigned to two pairs of elements. All geometric elements except for spline-based entities (rational splines, bsplines, and ellipses) are eligible. You can assign constraints to the interpolation or control points of these entities, just not the spline itself. Samedist forces the distance between the members of the first pair of elements to be the same as the distance between the members of the second pair. If other constraints prevent the two distances from being made equal, Solve fails.
To assign Samedist constraints:
1. In the Generate Constraints dialog box, click the Assign radio button. Then pull down the Type selection list and select Samedist.
2. Click Apply.
3. Click the two elements for the first pair.
4. Click the two elements for the second pair.
5. Click End or go on to the next constraint.
Each element in a same-distance set is labeled with the same-distance icon (see
Constraint Icons) and a reference number that is unique to the set.