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            <p class="para_item">The way you apply features, add dimensions and <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_17.html');return(false);">constraints</a> in a <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_16.html');return(false);">sketch</a>, and add parameters and equations all help to capture design intent so that the model can be modified in a predictable way.
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            <p class="para_item">As in I-deas, you do not need to fully constrain a model as you build it, but normally, you should fully constrain it before releasing the design.</p>
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