Mating a Swept Composite Curve
Mating a Swept Composite Curve
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Good morning, I made a single loop helix and on each end of the helix I pierced it with a line and then made it into a composite curve. On one end I placed a circle and then I swept the composite curve with the circle profile. So far all is well and then on the end where the profile was I mated a component using concentric and distance with no problem. The I went to the other end and SW won't let me even use concentric and most of the time it does not even recognize the OD of the tube. Any ideas on why this is happening? Any work around? Thank you in advance for any suggestions.






RE: Mating a Swept Composite Curve
For spring models, I like to include datum features to use for mates so that I don't have to worry about this sort of thing.
Create datums for helix centerline and any other key features you plan to use for mates.
RE: Mating a Swept Composite Curve
RE: Mating a Swept Composite Curve
Point, axis, and plane features can be hidden like any other feature. Right-click on the feature in the feature tree and select "Hide".
RE: Mating a Swept Composite Curve
RE: Mating a Swept Composite Curve
RE: Mating a Swept Composite Curve