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Solid Edge V20: mating line / axis to plane?

Solid Edge V20: mating line / axis to plane?

Solid Edge V20: mating line / axis to plane?

(OP)
This is something that i used to do ALOT with inventor and solidworks, is there a simlar construct in SE?  I cannot fine something simlar.

I am trying to perform some tube construction, and have a main tube which is to be dilled out at a funny angle to allow the passing of two smaller tubes through it.

I can align the smaller tubes to the hole, but i would like to create a line / axis though the centre of the tube (perpendicular to the cross section) and mate that to the centre plane of the larger tube (parallel to the cross section). creating a  "cross" with a large tube with two smaller tubes passing though it.

Thanks in advance

RE: Solid Edge V20: mating line / axis to plane?

Is it something you could do with a sketch?

RE: Solid Edge V20: mating line / axis to plane?

(OP)
I tried that, unless im going about it wrong, it doesn't like it.

I did figure out a way to do it, using sketches, the "connect" mate and something called topography.  Seems to work, but clunky.

RE: Solid Edge V20: mating line / axis to plane?

The large tube holes or cutouts will create a circular cylinder through the wall of the tube. Use this to axial align the smaller tubes.
It is then simply a matter of creating a sketch line or point at an appropriate place in each tube model to fix the position of the small tubes in the larger tube using a connect relationship. If the rotational position of the small tube does not matter just lock the axial align relationship, otherwise you should be able to mate/align reference planes to achieve the correct rotation.

How have you created the hole at an angle through the wall of the large tube ?
I would generally create a sketch line at the appropriate angle and then create the hole/cutout on a plane at the end of that line. Then you will already have one of the sketches required for positioning.

bc

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