Part Builder III-b

At this point in time in the Part Builder workflow, I setup the location for the "insertion base point" for the structure.  This is referred to as the Placement point.  The location of this point also determines where the pipes will converge at the structure.  This is done by creating two perpendicular lines running from the edge of the structure to this location.  Since we created the rectangular profile using the "quickie" command, no further restraints are needed for this geometry.

In this example, this point will be located 18 units to the right of the top left corner and 18 units below.

Right click on the Top Plane and select Add Geometry>Line.

 

 Create two lines as shown in the illustration below:

The following constraints will be applied:

• Each line will be perpendicular to the larger line attached to.
• Each line will be perpendicular to each other.
• Points coinciding with the larger lines will be coincident to those lines.

 

Finally, expand Top Plane>Geometry section in Content Builder.  Select the point representing the Placement Point for the structure.  Notice that the point in the model area will auto-preview when selected.  Right click and select Fix to lock the location of this point.

The Placement Point definition can be finished after modifiers such as extrusions or transitions have been created.  Therefore, we will wrap up defining this point during the Apply Modifiers part of the work flow. 

The next post will cover applying dimensions in the work plane.