Assemby mates question
Assemby mates question
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new user to SolidWorks 2012...this is really ticking me off !!
I have two cylindrical parts, each has a circular bolt pattern I am trying to mate up, all the axes are square, the bolt circle diameters are the same, I can concentric mate the parts on the OD's of the two parts, but when I try to apply concentric to the mating bolt holes, it says "Over defined" and won't work. SO, I tried just making the hole ases coincident, same thing... What am I missing here?
I have two cylindrical parts, each has a circular bolt pattern I am trying to mate up, all the axes are square, the bolt circle diameters are the same, I can concentric mate the parts on the OD's of the two parts, but when I try to apply concentric to the mating bolt holes, it says "Over defined" and won't work. SO, I tried just making the hole ases coincident, same thing... What am I missing here?






RE: Assemby mates question
Chris, CSWA
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RE: Assemby mates question
I wonder if there is a rounding error in how far out Solidworks calculates the dimensions for sketch features?
Does it calculate out to 13 places or where does it cut off in checking two different dimensions, in this case,
the bolt circle diamters of the two sets of bolt holes I am trying to align?
RE: Assemby mates question
If you are dealing with any imported parts then you might also check for the parallelism of axes. You can query this in the part by turning on the temporary axes and picking two axes in question and then selecting measure. The first line in the measure dialogue box will say if they are parallel or not.
If these are parts you modeled in SWX I would be willing to bet you have your holes defined differently between the two parts. Also, make sure your sketches are fully defined.
- - -Updraft
RE: Assemby mates question
Han primo incensus