Equal Distance
Use the Equal Distance constraint to constrain the distances between two pairs of geometric entities to be equal. The distance from and to an edge is defined using a stationary point for the point-to-point distance along the edge. For example, there are four ways to define the distance between two circles.
The help points (the points where you clicked when selecting the edges) are used to determine which distance to measure.
Add an Equal Distance constraint as follows:
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Click the Equal Distance () toolbar button.
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Select two vertices or edges, or a vertex and an edge.
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Move the pointer to position the arrow symbol, then click to place the symbol for the first pair of entities.
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Again, select two vertices or edges, or a vertex and an edge.
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Click to place the second arrow symbol.
The same label will be displayed with the arrow symbols to indicate the constraint.
The Settings window for Equal Distance contains the following sections:
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First Distance: Change the selected entities and their type for the first pair.
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Second Distance: Change the selected entities and their type for the second pair.
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Graphics: Edit the label displayed with the arrow symbol for the constraint.
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Help Points: Change the help point coordinates for the selected entities. The help points are used as the initial guess to determine which distance to measure (see Help Points).