SOLIDWORKS Mate
Working with assemblies we sometimes have holes that are slightly misaligned, especially when working with imported parts from a supplier. Even though they are still within spec and will work for the intended use, we get the Over Defined ketchup and mustard in our feature…
Starting in SOLIDWORKS 2014, you have the ability to lock rotation of concentric mates. This can help avoid additional mates required if you didn’t want the components to rotate. Review Chris’ blog post for a quick tutorial of this functionality. How to quickly tell if…
Back in 2014, SOLIDWORKS introduced the Slot Mate which allows you quickly insert a pin into a slot to have it free to slide along its length or fix it at a specific position. They can be straight or arc slots (but doesn’t require the…
When working in an assembly that requires specific clearances, you can check and verify clearances using the SOLIDWORKS Clearance Verification Tool located in the Evaluate tab of the CommandManager. Select the command to launch the PropertyManager shown below: When you select two components a dimension value…
The Mate Controller had been a handy tool in past releases that could be used to review the positions of an assembly when attempting to drive multiple mates at one time. SOLIDWORKS 2017 provides us an additional outlet to explore our designs as we can take…
Driving vs Driven: Choose which mate dimension is in the driver’s seat with SOLIDWORKS 2017
A Friday Afternoon in Peril: It is the end of the day, a Friday no less – and you have already put in three hours or so on your concept assembly design. In bringing this concept together you have been tossing parts into the assembly file…
Dummy/reference surfaces can be utilized for various design situations in SOLIDWORKS. Due to the fact that the surfaces have no thickness and do not contribute to the weight or mass properties of the parts or assemblies. Surfaces are useful as reference geometry and can then be hidden…
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…
Mate references can be set up in two parts to correspond to each other. When created this way it is up to the user to add the appropriate part, but not to select a location for such a part. Follow the video below to see…
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