mate connectors

I can't figure out how to make a pie and then have the pieces of the pie expand out radially on mate connectors. My goal is to allow an exploded view of the object. Can this be done? I need a mate connector down the centerline of the piece but there is none. Can this work on a round shell (ie no tip of the pie piece to…

Perhaps this is an easier question than my previous one, as well as being better described. Again on my camera mount: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f5e8fcbad57136b903546cf6/w/f040dc06b25df32d39bb5f4d/e/62cc5d76096fe96e5592a60e When I try to make a tangent mate between the lower bearing that rides on the pin slot and…

Hello, I've been trying to give some motion to these parts. I want the pins to move inside the slots. My question is, how can I do this? Any help and advise will help! https://cad.onshape.com/documents/af70647e54204867be7af5e8/w/84221d8e418047d191ac4fb7/e/c3e44b3275f549bba7eb6158 Bless, CC

I'm trying to drill e.g. holes through multiple parts in assemblies. From reading the forum I have learnt that this is not possible for now. The recommendation I found was using PartStudios instead of Assemblies. Now, how to use Mates in PartStudios? I just found how to set mate connectors. How do I connect the mates in…

More a design intent question really. When would people use planar mates. They seem to join two parts into a positional relationship where you can still move the parts positions but then bring them back using the reset command. Also apparently you can limit the amouns of movement in the x,y planes and the amount of…

Hello, Can someone help me to find the appropriate mate connectors on one of my assemblies please? If so, let me know how I can share the design with you Thanks

For instance when a bolt head seats on a washe, or two parts "Planer Mate" when screwed together. I used a Screw Mate and one part will continue to pass through the other when it should "bottom" and stop. Hmmm... I guess I could have a Planer Mate I suppress...

This goes back to my "in space" Mate Connector for parts that don't physically touch. I would like at least two parts to "share" a Mate Connector. For the moment I need to create two Mate Connectors, one owned by Part 1, the other owned by Part 2. (and Part 3...) which are on the same "skeleton point" in the Parts Studio.…

...but does with the Owner Part in Assembly (which makes sense). So now there is something else to Hide separately. I made the Mate Connectors for convenience in Parts Studio (that has many Parts) and now they must be hidden separate from the Owner Part. I assumed that when I Hide the part the Mate Connectors owned by that…

Hello! I wanted to create a Datum Plane as an assembly reference on a solids face. This way I wouldn't have to "flip" the model over and over to mate surfaces together. But a Datum Plane (Offset = 0) created in Parts Studio doesn't show up in an Assembly. (Merge Datum Plane to Part?) There is no where to create a Datum…

I've got several parts in an assembly that will be welded together. So, in the assembly, I want them to move as one piece. The parts were created in the same studio so are already in the right location. The fasten mate works in some cases but I have a lot of problems when Onshape doesn't find any common mate points. I can…