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Originally Posted by mglucido
I was constraining a part's mid-plane to the environment's mid-plane and the part unexpectedly flipped over on me.
How do I constrain two planes to be parallel to one another but also have a variable distance between them? (One of the parts moves)
Thanks,
Michael
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Do you mean you're constraining a work-plane to another work plane? If so then you need to remember that work planes are one-sided, and when you mate them together there is only one direction for them to sit. The way to solve this problem is change the constraint type. If you are using the "Mate" constraint then edit the constraint and switch it to a "Flush" constraint (and vice versa).
After you get the part to face the correct direction then you can edit the constraint to set the distance. You can just click on the constraint in the browser and type in the distance you want to space it apart. If it moves the wrong way then you'll need to flip the sign (make it a negative number).