Isolating a mating constraint

When working with complex assemblies, there can be situations when you need to check mating constraints for interferences, form and fit etc. The Isolate command enables you to view the selected mating constraint discreetly. You can apply this command on mating events at any level of the assembly hierarchy.

Apply the command, on the top level mating constraint of a Kinematic chain assembly.



1  Check the history and apply the command on the Coincidence constraint in the Mating Structure as shown in the image below.



The entities that are involved in the constraint are isolated from the assembly.

  • The Selection list clearly indicates that it is an Isolate command applied on a Coincidence constraint.
  • All entities are hidden showing only those which involve the constraints.
  • The constraints are shown with highlighted faces and arrows.
  • A zoom is applied on the involved components.
  • When you Cancel the command, the previous view is restored.

2 Now apply the command on a mating constraint at a lower level in the assembly, as shown in th eimage below.

The entities that are involved in the constraint are isolated from the assembly.

  • All other entities in the same level of the group are hidden showing only those which involve the constraints (In this case, there are only two components that form the constraint and therefore there are no hidden entities.).
  • The constraints are shown with highlighted faces and arrows.
  • A zoom is applied on the involved components.
  • When you Cancel the command, the previous view is restored.

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