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Assembly Modeling

23.11. - Now that we have two components in the assembly, we are ready to add

mates (Relations) between the 'Housing' and the 'Side Cover'. Mates allow us to

reference one component to another,
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tb(§:l ~ ~C~ ~ between them. As explained earlier,

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sketch geometry. Click the "Mate" icon in

the Assembly tab or select the menu
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r "Insert, Mate" to locate the 'Side Cover'

in reference to the 'Housing'.

When possible, select model faces as your first option for mates; most of

the time faces are usually easier to visualize and select.

For the first mate, select the two cylindrical faces indicated in the next picture.

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Standard Mates

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Mate alignment:

After the first face is selected the component is automatically made

transparent; this is an option that can be set at the bottom of the "Mate"

command options.

Options

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~ Show popup dialog

~ Show preview

D Use for

~ Make f irst selection transparent

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