about mate orientation

donald_8

does it make a difference which way the mate is?  Z is the blue one and i will use it here. part 1 the blue line is pointed to the right and part 2 the blue line is pointed to the left when i mate them together. part 1 is a 4x4 flat steel and part 2 is 6x6 flat steel and i 'm mating them in the center

jakeramsley

By and large, when mates are done they will be moved to align/anti-align the blue axis with as minimal re-orientation as possible.  Aligning them beyond that helps do things like limits and offsets but isn't necessary.

jakeramsley

donald_8 said:

so i would align them so that all 3 axis are the same to make it easier to set limits and offset. do all 3 axis need to be aligned or one? 

By and large, the blue axis is the only important one.  The x-y alignment can usually be changed easily with the quadrant command which makes it secondary.

donald_8

thanks

shanshan

can not understand your question clearly, could you explain it in details?

jakeramsley

By and large, when mates are done they will be moved to align/anti-align the blue axis with as minimal re-orientation as possible.  Aligning them beyond that helps do things like limits and offsets but isn't necessary.

donald_8

so i would align them so that all 3 axis are the same to make it easier to set limits and offset. do all 3 axis need to be aligned or one? 

jakeramsley

donald_8 said:

so i would align them so that all 3 axis are the same to make it easier to set limits and offset. do all 3 axis need to be aligned or one? 

By and large, the blue axis is the only important one.  The x-y alignment can usually be changed easily with the quadrant command which makes it secondary.

donald_8

thanks