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The positioning of these icons may be slightly different than shown
in Figure 5.48; it's more important to verify that you have the same
geometric constraints as shown.
FiGuRE 5.48:
Geometric constraints applied using the Auto Constrain tool
If no icons appear
after you invoke
auto Constrain,
use the Show all
tool found on the
parametric tab
➢
Geometric panel.
3.
Hover the cursor over the Geometric Constraint icons that are shown
around the perimeter of the stove.
The geometric relationship displays as you hover over each
Geometric Constraint icon. For instance, the parallel geometric con-
straint highlights both the adjacent Geometric Constraint icon and
the line to which the two lines are parallel. This inquiry method is
an especially helpful way of visualizing which objects relate to other
objects inside your drawing.
4.
Turn on Infer Constraints from the status bar. In addition, Object
Snap, Object Snap Tracking, and Dynamic Input should still be on.
5.
Use the
LINE
command to draw a vertical line using the Nearest and
Perpendicular object snaps as shown in Figure 5.49.
Don't worry about being terribly accurate at this point. You'll apply
dimensional constraints in a moment. Right now you're only inter-
ested in the geometric relationships between objects.
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