topic Re: Insert Constraint? in 3D Part & Assembly Design

Insert Constraint?

doneill — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:30:55 GMT

What is the history of the "Insert" constraint for assemblies?

I'm sure there used to be a constraint called "Insert". I was using another CAD package for a while and when I came back to Pro/E (CREO) "Insert" was gone...

What's the story?

Thanks

Re: Insert Constraint?

Dale_Rosema — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:05:22 GMT

Don't know if it happened at the same time, but here is a discussion where they changed mate & align to coincident.

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Assembly-Design/Cylinder-with-a-hole-two-insert-mates/m-p/57404

Re: Insert Constraint?

StephenW — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 22:01:38 GMT

At some point, a "simplification" of assembly constraints happened and INSERT got consolidated into to the ALIGN constraint.

On a good note, CENTERED was added and if you have ever used it successfully, it is awesome for conical or spherical surfaces.

Re: Insert Constraint?

doneill — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 22:43:49 GMT

Thanks for the reply! I figured it was something like that. ALIGN is gone... so you must mean COINCIDENT...

Re: Insert Constraint?

StephenW — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:53:18 GMT

HAHA, yes coincident...