How do a make one dimension equal to another?

jeff_hall659

I have some lines that I want to keep at a specific angle to one another, and I want that angle to drive the angle between two other lines. How do I set one dimension to be always equal to another dimension as the first one varies?

lougallo

You can't yet. What you can do is ccreatr a variable and then link both dimensions to it. 

mahir

You can create a variable and drive both dimensions with that variable. Alternatively, if you can create a construction lines whose lengths are proportional to the angles, and then add an equal constraint between them.

lougallo

You can't yet. What you can do is ccreatr a variable and then link both dimensions to it. 

mahir

You can create a variable and drive both dimensions with that variable. Alternatively, if you can create a construction lines whose lengths are proportional to the angles, and then add an equal constraint between them.

jens_bodal

Just curious if that's still the case now? This is the top resulting when looking.  Construction lines work fine just curious if there's a faster way now

mahir

The only new development is you can now create a variable on the fly by typing # in a dimension field.

S1mon

And you can also modify those dimensions in the right hand variable pane, even while you're in the middle of defining the sketch.