Mate Question

randall_brust

I'm trying to figure out how to mate cylinder to a block.  Say you have an 1/8" diameter dowel and you want to mate it to the edge of an 1/8" thick sheet.  The end of the dowel is not necessarily cut perpendicular, it may be cut at an angle.  Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Randy

jakeramsley

I would create a mate connector for the dowel in the part studio at the point you want to connect angled the way you want.  I'm not exactly sure how you want to mate these together though.  What is the desired end result of them in an assembly?

jakeramsley

I would create a mate connector for the dowel in the part studio at the point you want to connect angled the way you want.  I'm not exactly sure how you want to mate these together though.  What is the desired end result of them in an assembly?

randall_brust

Jake, the assembly will model an 1/8" thick sheet of wood with 1/8" diameter dowels attached along the edges of it.

Randy

randall_brust

Got it.  I'm used to using any part's original reference planes when mating in SW.  What I was missing in OS was that you can place a mate connector in the part studio referenced to the origin.  This is particularly useful for oddly shaped parts.

Thanks,
Randy