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Pierce vs. coincident

Pierce vs. coincident - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

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Pierce vs. coincident

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- [Instructor] There's quite a bit of confusion between Pierce and Coincident, and let me show you what the difference is. Now, this is something, well, this is actually a tip I learned at a recent SOLIDWORKS event that I went to, and I want to share it with you. So, the first thing I want to do is I want to click, so I'm looking normal at this part here. And now you can see this part has draft to it, so I'm going to choose this line right here. And then I'm going to hold down Control and choose this point, right? So, now I have the option of either Midpoint, Coincident, or Pierce. Let's try Coincident. So, notice if I choose Coincident, what happens is that point is now along this line, and it could be the virtual line. It can be way out here. It's still along that virtual line or on top of the line. Either way, it doesn't matter. That's what Coincident means. It means it's, you know, it's attached along that entire…

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