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Part alignment using width mate

graham_lock
graham_lock Member Posts: 276 PRO
in Community Support

Hi,

I'm using the new width mate to centralise a pully in a holder as below:

Width mate pulley.png

After having setup the width mate what is the correct way to then align the pulley holes?

Or should I just use a fasten mate with an offset?

Any help appreciated.

Thank you.

Best Answers

  • eric_pesty
    eric_pesty Member, pcbaevp Posts: 2,822 PRO
    edited July 2025 Answer ✓

    A cylindrical mate should do it (or a slider if you don't want it to spin).

  • MDesign
    MDesign Member Posts: 1,461 PRO
    Answer ✓

    In case you wanted to go for efficiency…A single revolute mate would apply well in this situation. no need for both a width and cylindrical mates.

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  • eric_pesty
    eric_pesty Member, pcbaevp Posts: 2,822 PRO
    edited July 2025 Answer ✓

    A cylindrical mate should do it (or a slider if you don't want it to spin).

  • graham_lock
    graham_lock Member Posts: 276 PRO

    Thanks Eric, the cylindrical mate works well.

  • MDesign
    MDesign Member Posts: 1,461 PRO
    Answer ✓

    In case you wanted to go for efficiency…A single revolute mate would apply well in this situation. no need for both a width and cylindrical mates.

  • graham_lock
    graham_lock Member Posts: 276 PRO

    Thank you - yes that also works well.

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