Mate connector in derived object does not follow the transform of the derived part?

OpenR2

Should the mate connector that came in with the derived object move with the rest of the derived geometry when a transform is applied? It seems like the mate connector is left behind after the transform.

mthiesmeyer

Hi @OpenR2 ,

As of November 21st, 2016 you can add mate connectors to the transform operation by selecting them the same way that you would any part that you want to transform.

Best,

Mike

NeilCooke

That is working as intended but personally I'd like to see at least a checkbox in the UI that gives you the option to move the mate connector as well. 

owen_sparks

NeilCooke said:

That is working as intended but personally I'd like to see at least a checkbox in the UI that gives you the option to move the mate connector as well. 

I couldn't agree more.

Owen S.

OpenR2

This was my first pass through assembling the meshes into an positioned assembly to be for space reference. I actually transformed the meshes from their origins in the part studio that contained the imports. I did not put the mate connectors in.

I had only one part in the assembly that had multiple instances so I tried to use the mate connector methodology. This worked great to position the part. But kind of fell apart warthen the mate connector did not move with the transform and when there was no way to hide just the mate connector.

I would like to now go back and delete all the transforms on the imported mesh and properly use mate connectors. I might wait until the mate connector moves with part. I think I have to wait for the no show fix .... or else every single part would have a duplicate instance that was in no-show.

Any idea if this is something that can be fixed in the next few weeks?

lougallo

@OpenR2 It is something we are measuring interest on but would be an improvement to the system. It will not be implemented in the next few weeks but will eventually be evaluated for a future release.

Reece_Isaac

Not being able to hide a mate connector of a derived part makes it harder to find the correct mate connectors later in the process after more mate connectors are used.  Also only being able to rotate the mate connector in axis makes when rotations through two axis are needed hasn't been possible either.  Am I missing a step in trying to achieve this?

owen_sparks

Hi @Reece_Isaac, to hide the mate in the derived part you need to hide the derived feature in the feature tree.  Don't worry this doesn't hide the part itself.

mthiesmeyer

Hi @OpenR2 ,

As of November 21st, 2016 you can add mate connectors to the transform operation by selecting them the same way that you would any part that you want to transform.

Best,

Mike