helical cut out mates
helical cut out mates
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Hello all,
I am trying to create a mate on 2 parts; first part is a rod with a helical cut out (think lead screw here) and the mating part is a "follower" part which has a feature that fits into the helical groove. but my problem is that I cannot seem to get the tagency mate to work, that is since the follower part has a concentric mate with the rod (so that both parts are in line) and I am using the tagent mate so that the "follower" will rotate about the helical cut as it moves up and down the rod.
Any help on this matter would be appreciated.
I am trying to create a mate on 2 parts; first part is a rod with a helical cut out (think lead screw here) and the mating part is a "follower" part which has a feature that fits into the helical groove. but my problem is that I cannot seem to get the tagency mate to work, that is since the follower part has a concentric mate with the rod (so that both parts are in line) and I am using the tagent mate so that the "follower" will rotate about the helical cut as it moves up and down the rod.
Any help on this matter would be appreciated.






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