Connecting the Cylinder and Piston

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Connect the cylinder and the piston to create a piston mechanism.

  1. Edit the sketch by dragging the piston so that it fits into the cylinder, click , and then click in the graphics area to clear the selection.

  1. Click Add Relations (Dimensions/Relations toolbar).

  2. Click Zoom to Area (View toolbar).

  3. In the graphics area, zoom in to the top of the piston:

  • Press Esc to clear the zoom tool, and select the construction line at the top of the piston for Selected Entities.

  • Zoom out and zoom back in to  the bottom of the cylinder.

  • Press Esc, then select the construction line for Selected Entities.

 

To select a sketch entity, you must clear Zoom to Area and some of the other tools on the View toolbar. To clear a tool, press Esc or Enter, or select another tool in its place.

  1. In the PropertyManager, under Add Relations, select Colinear , and then click .

  2. Click Zoom to Fit (Dimensions/Relations toolbar), and then click in the graphics area to clear the selection.

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