Create General Constraints

Use the General Constraints panel to create a generic expression based constraint.

1. From the Project Browser, select the system to which the general constraint entity is to be added.
2. Right-click on a system in the Project Browser and select Add > Constraint > ConstraintGeneral from the context menu.
   OR
   Right-click on a general constraint folder in the Project Browser and select Add GeneralConstraint from the context menu.
   OR
   Right-click the GeneralConstraint button on the Constraint toolbar.
   The Add GeneralConstraint dialog is displayed.
3. Specify a label and variable name.
   By default, variables names of entities in MotionView follow a certain convention. For example, all general constraint entities have a variable name starting with “gcon_”. This is the recommended convention to follow when building models in MotionView since it has many advantages in model editing and model manipulation.
4. Click OK to close the window or Apply to continue creating entities.
   Once a general constraint entity has been added to the model, the panel for the constraint will automatically be displayed in the panel area.