SOLIDWORKS 2015 Advanced Mechanical Mates [VIDEO]

Article by Chris Briand, CSWE updated March 30, 2015

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Attempting to simulate a chain or conveyor system within SOLIDWORKS has traditionally been a challenge. As a precursor to working with the Chain Component Pattern in SOLIDWORKS, you may want to apply some advanced mechanical mates to the path and components of your conveyor to ensure that you have control over all of the components in your conveyor system during a dynamic drag operation. In this way you can interact completely with your conveyor design, once the Chain Component Pattern has been used to populate the design.

Have a look at the following video to see how the Rack / Pinion mate can be used to drive the gear, based upon the movement of the link:

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Chris Briand, CSWE

Chris has been educating and supporting Engineers, Designers and IT Personnel within the 3D CAD industry since 2002, and was adopted into the fantastic team of applications experts here at Javelin Technologies in early 2006 and migrated along with his team members to the TriMech Solutions team in 2021.  Chris enjoys the continuous learning driven by the ingenuity and challenges Designers bring forward. Innovation using 3D Printing, 3D CAD and other technologies, combined with a diverse background as a technologist, allows Chris to find solutions that accelerate Designers, and take Design Teams to new heights. Chris is currently being held at an undisclosed location, near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.