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How to mate a spring in assembly?
jochen_reichl
Member Posts: 1 ✭
Hi, forum!
I'm new to onshape, but not new to CAD. I work as a mechanical engineer, and sometimes like to design some small stuff for private purposes. I tried to use onshape for that.
Now I designed a spiral spring, that I want to place in an assembly. I didn't find a way to mate it to the pipe it should run in, or the backstop.
Is there a way to access the parts origin planes for mating, or to create centerlines for that purpose? Is there any other way to mate a spiral spring?
I'm new to onshape, but not new to CAD. I work as a mechanical engineer, and sometimes like to design some small stuff for private purposes. I tried to use onshape for that.
Now I designed a spiral spring, that I want to place in an assembly. I didn't find a way to mate it to the pipe it should run in, or the backstop.
Is there a way to access the parts origin planes for mating, or to create centerlines for that purpose? Is there any other way to mate a spiral spring?
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NeilCooke
Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,688 
Hi, welcome to Onshape - the trick is to create a mate connector in the part studio -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK79nwi62Bg Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI1
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