Assembly Constraint notes.

Answer these questions using the Assembly Constraints presentation

  1. List 4 assembly constraints that define geometric relationships between components in a CAD assembly




  2. How many degrees of freedom does an object have in 3D space and what are they?

  3. What 4 different kinds of features can you join together with a MATE constraint?

  4. What 2 things can you align with a FLUSH constraint?

  5. What does the angle constraint do?

  6. What happens if you apply an angle constraint of 0 degrees?

  7. What does the insert constraint do?

  8. What are the 2 different things you can make a curved surface tangent to?

  9. Why is the 1st component you put in an assembly important?

  10. What kind of part should you choose as the 1st component for an assembly?

  11. How many degress of freedom does the 2st component of an assembly have? __________
  12. What kinds of patterns can you create with the patterning component?
    ________________ or ____________________
  13. When you replace a component in an assembly:
    What happens to the position of the new component?
    What happens to the previous constraints from the old component?
  14. What happens when you double click on a component in an assembly?

  15. What will other components in the assembly look like after you double click on one component?

  16. Define subassembly: