GuiCommand: Name: Assembly CreateJointDistance MenuLocation: Assembly , Create Distance Joint Workbenches: Assembly_Workbench Shortcut: D Version: 1.0 SeeAlso:
Assembly CreateJointDistance
Description
The 
Assembly CreateJointDistance tool creates a Distance joint between two selected parts, fixing the distance between both parts.
Usage
- Optionally select two geometric entities of two different shapes. Other selections will be rejected.
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the Create Distance Joint button.
- Select the Assembly → Create Distance Joint option from the menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut: D.
- Press the
- The Create Joint dialog opens in the Task panel listing the pre-selected entities.
- For further steps see Assembly CreateJointFixed.
Notes
Tool tip says a distance of 0 results in a co-planar joint between the selected planar elements, or a tangent joint between a cylindrical and a planar element. Neither seems to work in weekly build 0.22.-.37645.
Properties
See also: Property editor.
A Distance object is derived from an App FeaturePython object and inherits all its properties. See Assembly CreateJointFixed for additional properties.
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