Mating Base Part In SW06
Mating Base Part In SW06
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SW06 allows mating of multi-bodies in a part & works well ... except for the first-inserted multi-body.
I have a part which has its origin at the centre of the 3 main axes and have inserted it into a new part as a base feature. It does not "snap" to the new part origin, and I am not allowed to choose a pair of planes from the inserted part & the new part to create a mate. Is this normal, a limitation or a bug? Is the workaround the same as the old measure & move method? Or have I just missed something?
I have a part which has its origin at the centre of the 3 main axes and have inserted it into a new part as a base feature. It does not "snap" to the new part origin, and I am not allowed to choose a pair of planes from the inserted part & the new part to create a mate. Is this normal, a limitation or a bug? Is the workaround the same as the old measure & move method? Or have I just missed something?
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RE: Mating Base Part In SW06
RE: Mating Base Part In SW06
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: Mating Base Part In SW06
There are no mates in part mode, so further movement is via the move command.
-b
RE: Mating Base Part In SW06
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RE: Mating Base Part In SW06
RE: Mating Base Part In SW06
Video card & driver are as specified by SW. This not a typical video card problem though.
bvanhiel
When I hover over the origin, the cursor changes to indicate alignment, so I click and place the part. However, when I measure for alignment the planes are not coincident.
FYI, I am now using SW06 in which you can use mates with multi-bodies in a part.
meintsi
I discovered that last night. Actually when inserting the part, I just moved the cursor to an unused area in the Feature Manager section then hit the Enter button & the part snapped to the origin. So Problem solved.
Thanks to all.
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