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Discussion List

  • Plane orientation

    Do planes have a hidden mate that allows you to change their orientation? I tried creating a 3-point plane both ways, but the plan is "off axis" (aligned to the edge of the pyramid, I assume) no matter what I try. The same is tru if I simply create a sketch on the pyramid's face. But at least with a sketch I can manipulate…

  • Importing Data Points from a CSV File

    About a year ago I found a script or function called 3D CSV 1 that would read a csv file containing xyz data points and then it would create a data point for each point found in the file. I recently tried using this and now it won't regenerate. I compared the syntax of my previous files that worked to my current file that…

  • Which mate i must use for v-slot profile and wheel

    Hi. sorry for my poor English. I will try my best. I have used inventor in the past, but for some time I have not been drawing and I feel a little rusty I am trying to make the connection between the wheel and the profile but I do not find how. No idea what kind of mate should I use. I can not even with the help of the…

  • How do I mate these two parts in assembly? Fasten mate gives me an error.

    https://cad.onshape.com/documents/3be80eaa05daeea3ce9b4849/w/09bb0e71944871e573bca61c/e/d81f478a20885ffdeb87701f I am trying to mate these two parts. However, fasten mate gives me an error saying "Mate is between fixed instances" What does that mean? Thank you.

  • Not able to snap the mate connector to the center of the slot

    Hi, I want to mate the center of the slot with a hole on another part. When I hover the mouse on the surface near the slot I see all the snapping points (as shown in the picture below). The problem is when I hover the mouse to the center point everything dissapears. If I move the mouse around the slot, I get to select…

  • multiple disks on a common axle--mating with clearance

    I'm not sure how I'm intended to link to an example assembly. Here? The question is about any of the axial matings. For plain disks, I've just mated each disk to the next one, which seems to work (in that case, they were axially locked anyway). The disks in the above example have cams and obviously the cams stand proud of…