Mating surfaces
Mating surfaces
(OP)
Hello all,
I am trying to mate the exterior ball surface to the internal surface of the cup in the pelvis. I have tried all sorts but had no success. I have tried creating reference points and also different mating options but need some help. Can anyone offer any advice? I am using solidworks 2005, but also have access to solidworks 2009 if needed. I have uploaded an image at http://my.engineering.com/pg/file/OptiEng called CAD Model 1.
Thanks
I am trying to mate the exterior ball surface to the internal surface of the cup in the pelvis. I have tried all sorts but had no success. I have tried creating reference points and also different mating options but need some help. Can anyone offer any advice? I am using solidworks 2005, but also have access to solidworks 2009 if needed. I have uploaded an image at http://my.engineering.com/pg/file/OptiEng called CAD Model 1.
Thanks






RE: Mating surfaces
Eric
RE: Mating surfaces
Are other mates preventing the mating of the spherical features?
RE: Mating surfaces
EEnd, yes I have tried this... please find attached another picture called CAD Model 2 at http://my.engineering.com/pg/file/OptiEng showing creating the two points, I can select point 4 but it will not let me select more than one point. Any suggestions? Thanks.
RE: Mating surfaces
RE: Mating surfaces
Rob Stupplebeen
RE: Mating surfaces
RE: Mating surfaces
Make sure your sketches are visible so you can select the points, or if your origins are concentric to the spheres, select them in the feature tree.
Jeff Mowry
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RE: Mating surfaces
RE: Mating surfaces
RE: Mating surfaces
Eric
RE: Mating surfaces
FYI This is how I did this. From the assembly I opened up each of the two parts and added a reference point to the centre of the ball (using the arc centre option) and a reference point on the cup (again using the arc centre option), then back in the assembly, I mated the two piont together (coincident) by selecting the two point from the assembly tree.
Thanks again everyone.