Mating a bolt and screw
Mating a bolt and screw
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Hi, i have successfully created a thread, using a helix spiral, and creating a Triangle, and using sweep cut...
i have tried mating the edges, and tried mating the surfaces but nothing is working! any suggestions tips help, would be great
here is the assembly with the parts
http://www.speedyshare.com/927254518.html
i have tried mating the edges, and tried mating the surfaces but nothing is working! any suggestions tips help, would be great
here is the assembly with the parts
http://www.speedyshare.com/927254518.html






RE: Mating a bolt and screw
Dan
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RE: Mating a bolt and screw
They are resource hogs, and unless they are needed for presentation or rapid prototyping, most people don't create them.
What are you trying to achieve; a simple alignment of the two parts when assembled, or the ability to animate the threading action?
RE: Mating a bolt and screw
If you have modeled both in relative body position you can simply use three mate constraints between the origin workplanes.
RE: Mating a bolt and screw
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
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RE: Mating a bolt and screw
If you are trying to place an edge mate with the two helix geometries then it won't work. Use the Cylindrical portions of the Screw and bolt hole or the temp axes to get the concentric mate.
Michael