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Need mate connector technique assistance!
dave_franchino
Member Posts: 54 ✭✭
Hey folks,
I'm getting better at using Onshape mates and mate connectors but one continued challenge for me is getting the mate connector oriented the way I want. I know that you can use "offset" to alter the orientation of the way the mate resolves but I've found that to be cumbersome.
With onshape, when creating a mate connector - either independently or "on the fly" is there any way to easily control which way the mate connector is oriented? I would like to select a vertex and be able to control which way the axis point. Is there a way to do this?
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Depending on the references that you're using, you may be able to change the orientation. For instance, if you're creating a MC at the origin, hold down shift, and then you can choose the various axes.
In general, you can easily flip the Z direction and/or make 90 degree rotations around the Z axis as you're creating it. You can go further, and edit the mate connector afterwards and use the realign option to point Z in any direction.
See this video for some demos of how to edit mate connectors.