{"id":40112,"date":"2019-03-22T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.javelin-tech.com\/blog\/?p=40112"},"modified":"2019-02-28T09:37:52","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T14:37:52","slug":"solidworks-limit-angle-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.javelin-tech.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/solidworks-limit-angle-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Mate Controller now provides Negative Values for Limit Angle Mates"},"content":{"rendered":"

In SOLIDWORKS 2019<\/a> you can now add negative values for SOLIDWORKS Limit Angle Mate in the Mate Controller. In an assembly with a Limit Angle Mate, click on Insert<\/strong> > Mate Controller<\/strong> to open the Mate Controller property manager.<\/p>\n

In the following example, a Limit Angle mate (-100 degrees to 100 degrees) controls the angle of robot head.<\/p>\n

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In the Mate Controller PropertyManager, click Collect All Supported Mates.<\/p>\n

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In Collect All Supported Mates, select a LimitAngle mate to change its values. For Position 1, we are entering a positive dimension for the LimitAngle mate and then click Update Position (for example 90 degrees).<\/p>\n

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Under Mates Positions, click Add Position. For Position 2 , we are entering 0 for the dimension and click Update Position. We are going to add a third position (position 3) and enter a value of -90 degrees for the Limit Angle mate and then update the position.<\/p>\n\n\t\t