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13.1
  1. Selectthe equipment to constrain.

  2. Select Constraints Constraints on the Place Equipment Controls.

  3. Select Align from the Add Constraint Add Constraint ICON list.

    Select Align Constraint

  4. Select a surface on the equipment. For example, if you have several pumps you want lined up, you would pick the front pump surface. Use QuickPick if needed.

    Align Equipment First Surface CONCEPTAlign Equipment First Surface CONCEPT

  5. Select a surface in the model to which to align the equipment surface you selected. Again, use QuickPick if needed.

    Align Equipment Second Surface CONCEPTAlign Equipment Second Surface GRAPHICS CONCEPT

    The equipment moves to align the surfaces.

    Align Equipment Final Dynamic CONCEPT

  6. In the Offset box, type the distance, if any, that you want between the two surfaces.

  7. Complete the placement:

    • Select Finish (CTRL + ENTER) to save your changes and exit the command.

    • Select Finish and Modify Finish Modify ICON (CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER) to save your changes and then start the modification of that object.

    Align Equipment Final CONCEPT

Understanding the Align Constraint

The align relationship makes the axes of two cylindrical surfaces collinear or constrains two planar surfaces to be parallel. When planar surfaces are aligned, the surface normals point in the same direction with the indicated offset distance between them: