Align Angle and Mate Angle
Align Angle and Mate Angle
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When you do a component assembly and use "Automatic" for constraint type and pick a plane in the assembly and plane in the component, every now and then "Align Angle" or "Mate Angle" pop up. It basically orients the two planes with an adjustable angle.
It's darn handy, especially considering what you had to do before Wildfire to get a variably angled assembly in Pro/E.
But how do you do that intentionally? I'm trying to get an Align Angle constraint in, but "Automatic" just makes them offsets. And I don't see a why to constain the constaint type to be Align Angle.
Any clues or hints?
cheers!
It's darn handy, especially considering what you had to do before Wildfire to get a variably angled assembly in Pro/E.
But how do you do that intentionally? I'm trying to get an Align Angle constraint in, but "Automatic" just makes them offsets. And I don't see a why to constain the constaint type to be Align Angle.
Any clues or hints?
cheers!





RE: Align Angle and Mate Angle
David
RE: Align Angle and Mate Angle
If you pick 2 Datum Planes first, you get the Align Offset prompt only. If then you pick 2 Axii, then you can go back and pull down the Align value to show ANGLE.
As long as the planes and axii are oreinted, then you will get the option to use Align (or Mate) Offset, 0.0, Angle or Coeincident.
Steve
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RE: Align Angle and Mate Angle
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