How can you fasten parts as mates in Onshape without having specific features to reference?

zuberi_moore

I have an assembly that I am putting together and it is basically a group of aluminum tubes that will be welded (actually welded, not CAD welded) into a frame structure. My issue is that the precise placement for one of the parts should be at 72 inches along another 120 inch piece. Do I need to import these parts together and already precisely placed relative to one another, or is there a way to do this in Onshape?

Please let me know if I can add more information to assist in answering the question. 

nav

Hi @zuberi_moore in this post https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/1083/need-help-with-mates-and-gear-relation-please#latest @jakeramsley has an example using offset mate connectors.

3dcad

You can set offset for mates in assembly so I would say it's very much doable in Onshape.

nav

Hi @zuberi_moore in this post https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/1083/need-help-with-mates-and-gear-relation-please#latest @jakeramsley has an example using offset mate connectors.

3dcad

And remember also that you can place mate connectors in part studio and tick 'move' to have the connector waiting in exactly right place. 

zuberi_moore

Thanks for the help and quick response.