Alibre Design

Chapter 4 - Sketching3. In the sketch, select the figures to constrain. Many of the constraint types requiremultiple selections. For example, applying a symmetric constraint first requiresselecting a reference line or sketch line and then selecting two other sketch figures.Simply click all the required entities one-by-one to apply the constraint.Note: When manually applying constraints, hints are displayed in the status bar inthe lower left corner of the workspace. The hints provide step-by-step instructionsto apply a constraint. You can turn these hints on and off by going to the Toolsmenu and selecting Options. Make sure Status Hints is checked on.4.6.3 Deleting ConstraintsSketch constraints can be deleted at anytime regardless of how they were created, i.e.automatically or manually.‣ To delete a sketch constraint:1. Select the sketch Select tool from the Sketching toolbar.2. Position the mouse pointer over the sketch constraint you want to delete. Thefigure associated with the constraint is highlighted and the mouse pointer displaysthe selected constraint symbol.3. When the constraint symbol appears, right-click the constraint and select Deletefrom the pop-up menu. The constraint is deleted.Note: For constraints applied to multiple figures, deleting the constraint from onedeletes that constraint from all the other figures in that constraint group.92