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Placing a mate connector on a toroid...

mike_schoonover522
mike_schoonover522 Member Posts: 3 PRO
in Community Support
We cannot place mate connectors on toroidal shapes (such as on o-ring) created with the revolve command as no inference points are displayed when hovering over the part.

How can we place mate connectors on such a part so that we can add it to an assembly?
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  • owen_sparks
    owen_sparks Member, Developers Posts: 2,660 PRO
    You can add custom mate connectors in a part studio.  So for your example build a sketch, probably using the "use" command to obtain a central vertex, then add a mate to that setting the "owner part" as your o-ring.  You'll also have the option to offset it up or down depending on where you put your sketch.

    Owen S
    Business Systems and Configuration Controller
    HWM-Water Ltd
  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,092 image
    If the section of your o-ring is circular or elliptical then mate connectors should work. Otherwise you can use a vertex from the sketch that you created the revolve from.
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA

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