I need to draw a trapezoid and would like to constrain the angles to be equal. This way, I can change the length of the top or bottom, and the angles will be correct.
Is there any way to constrain two angles in a sketch to be equal?
I need to draw a trapezoid and would like to constrain the angles to be equal. This way, I can change the length of the top or bottom, and the angles will be correct.
Is there any way to constrain two angles in a sketch to be equal?
Link values or Global Variables can do this. Take a look a the following link from the 2014 online help, it will walk you though the process.
http://help.solidworks.com/2014/English/SolidWorks/sldworks/t_linking_dimension_values.htm
Here is the alternative method using Global Variables.
use symmetry
Nathan,
Not sure if this is the best way, but I usually use a centerline and symmetry relationship to achieve this.
Draw the diagonals and constrain them to be equal.
I like the global variable method. Another method is to use Mirror to make the other half of the trapazoid.
use symmetry