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Why are these distances different if both of the objects are centered...

As you can see in the image below, I have two center aligned figures, one is a box, and another is a set of circles. For some reason, when I check the distance between the corners of the box and the edge of the circle on each side, the lengths are different... why?
Project link: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/375c04469b49c2ed9a8aec61/w/44db2b91496b26338701491c/e/993e0813a0060af4fbb190d6?renderMode=0&uiState=6531aa50f45dd6138c556568

Best Answer

  • glen_dewsburyglen_dewsbury Member Posts: 784 ✭✭✭✭
    Answer ✓
    Too many dimensions when some constraints will do nicely as well as what may be an error if the pattern is supposed to be symmetric.


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  • robert_scott_jr_robert_scott_jr_ Member Posts: 485 ✭✭✭
    Hello Tyson. The circles in both rows are not equidistant from each other. Is that intended? - Scotty
  • eric_pestyeric_pesty Member Posts: 1,891 PRO
    As @robert_scott_jr_
    Says your circles are not the same distance from the center... Also your sketches are not properly constrained so thing will move around, you need to add relations/dimensions to make sure everything on the sketch is "black" (i.e. fully constrained) to avoid this sort of problem.
  • glen_dewsburyglen_dewsbury Member Posts: 784 ✭✭✭✭
    Answer ✓
    Too many dimensions when some constraints will do nicely as well as what may be an error if the pattern is supposed to be symmetric.


  • glen_dewsburyglen_dewsbury Member Posts: 784 ✭✭✭✭
    While the center point rectangle is not a must. It comes with all the constraints needed with out having apply separately such as symmetry or mirroring or...
    Pretty convenient.
  • tyson_thomastyson_thomas Member Posts: 4 EDU
    Thanks! Would this be a suitable solution? (Its very similar to yours glen_dewsbury)
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