Can a Parallel mate be replicated?

S_Regula

I'm modeling an assembly that consists of three (3) concentric rings, with the inner 2 being adjustable and the outer ring fixed horizontally. Each ring has 280 (!) small chains attached to the underside. I'm trying to utilize a configuration variable to set the angle at which the pivoting rings are shown (one ring will be tilted at the entered angle, the other ring will be the (-) value for that same entered angle, i.e 25 degrees and -25 degrees). I attached one chain to the inner ring and used a ball mate at the attachment point in combination with a parallel mate between the flat surface of one of the chain links and the flat surface of the stationary outer ring so that the chain 'hangs' vertically regardless of the angle at which the ring is tilted. I'm trying to add the 279 additional chains to the inner ring. I used replicate and picked the chain as the instance and the bottom inner surface of the ring as the 'Faces to find match in'. This added the 279 remaining chains, but they do not 'hang' straight down. Is there an "easy" way to get the additional chains to 'hang' straight down? I really don't want to create 279 additional parallel mates between each chain and the ring, especially since I would have to do that for EACH tilting ring. TIA!

benoit_maurel

Hello,

I am not sure to understand you.
I've made this and it's working : https://cad.onshape.com/documents/62b5ecc6470bdf07d6d83e22/w/c9b10483a9c5d8f4f49fc978/e/c6612ad4b0feca5c5193b578

Isn't what you wanted ?