Assembly CreateJointDistance
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| Menu location |
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| Assembly → Create Distance Joint |
| Workbenches |
| Assembly |
| Default shortcut |
| D |
| Introduced in version |
| 1.0 |
| See also |
| None |
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.
Assembly
- Joints: Toggle Grounded, Create a Fixed Joint, Create Revolute Joint, Create Cylindrical Joint, Create Slider Joint, Create Ball Joint, Create Distance Joint, Create Parallel Joint, Create Perpendicular Joint, Create Angle Joint, Create Rack and Pinion Joint, Create Screw Joint, Create Gears Joint, Create Belt Joint
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