Do mate connectors serve a purpose in parts studio other than...?

nav

Hi guys besides locate and orient part instances with respect to each other in the assembly tab, do mate connectors serve a purpose in the parts studio only, meaning can they be used somehow in the parts studio ? Thanks.

Reason I`m asking is to better and easily position of the derived parts instead of using the transform tool.  https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/1388/derived-parts-studio-feature#latest

But again Parts Studio will become assembly I guess with something like this, not sure if I remember correctly someone I believe said we can get rid of the assembly tab by how the workflow is in OS...

cody_armstrong

@nav Mate Connectors can be used as references for Section Views

cody_armstrong

@nav Mate Connectors can be used as references for Section Views

nav

Thanks a lot @cody_armstrong didn't know I could do that.

brucebartlett

nav said:

But again Parts Studio will become assembly I guess with something like this, not sure if I remember correctly someone I believe said we can get rid of the assembly tab by how the workflow is in OS...

You can Flatten an assembly by exporting to a para-solid and back in as a part studio but you loose links. 

traveler_hauptman

Mate connectors are coordinate systems. I'll bet the non-mating uses of them expands as Onshape matures.

I think it's better to have one coordinate system primitive and teach people to create mates between coordinate systems than have a second coordinate system primitive called something else and have people learn yet another primitive. I know it doesn't sound as flash but I think flattening the learning curve is more important.