Is there a config setting to make placement constraint Coincident the default?

[Doug_Fowler]

Is there a config setting to make Placement constraint Coincident the default as Normal or distance seems to be the current defaults? Taking time to drag a part and orient it prior to placement in a large assembly is not efficient. Most of my assembly constraints tend to be Coincident and rarely (never) Normal.

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[TomU]

comp_angle_offset_eps 91

comp_normal_offset_eps -1

auto_constr_always_use_offset never

See: Re: Assembly constraints

[Doug_Fowler]

I found the answer by trying to submit a case for this question, which in retrospect should have been my first step. Turns out a similar case was previously submitted; CS198652. Set the config.pro options:

• comp_angle_offset_eps to 91
• comp_normal_offset_eps to -1
• auto_constr_always_use_offset to never

It had been years since I last submitted a case and so I was pleasantly surprised to see the case submittal process has sufficient Artificial Intelligence (AI) search algorithms to bring up possible answers before a new case has to be submitted.

[Doug_Fowler]

BTW,

Thanks, Tom.

[gkoch]

Hello Douglas,

thank you for your feedback!

At PTC Technical Support we have in fact invested some efforts (and money!) during the recent years to enable better self-help.

Comments like yours make us proud and confirm we are going the right direction.

But our recommended "order" of steps would be:

• Search the knowledge database on the eSupport portal https://support.ptc.com/appserver/cs/portal/
• Ask the community
• Open a case with TS

This usually increases the chance to get the answer as fast as possible.

(and of course for questions regarding how to use the functionality, the PTC/Help should come first or maybe at least second)

Regards,

Gunter