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Mating a part to a routing pipe

Mating a part to a routing pipe

Mating a part to a routing pipe

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Hi All,

Please can someone explain how I can mate a part (ball valve) to a pipe part (created in routing). When I try and mate the part SW brings up a box that says "The selected component is a pipe part. Mates cannot be created to pipe parts".

How do I get around this problem.

many thanks.

RE: Mating a part to a routing pipe

The correct way would be to add route points in the ball-valve part and put in the route.

If you do not want to do that, create a 3d sketch and use convert edge command on the end of the pipe. Then mate to that, concentric (circle) and distance (point).

-Joe
SolidWorks 2009 x64 SP 5.1 on Windows XP x64
8 GB RAM  -  Nvidia Quadro FX1700

RE: Mating a part to a routing pipe

tristam,

your solution is half right. Adding the necessary point to the ball valve and inserting it into a route is the optimal way to achieve this result. If you really really need the ball valve mate instead though, you can use the 3-d sketch that created the route. Just show the 3-d sketch under the Route feature in the subassembly and mate accordingly. no need to add the intermediate sketch as described above.  

Joe Hasik,
CSWP/SMTL/MTLS
SW 10 x64, SP 3.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600

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