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Assembly Modeling

23.26. -To locate the 'Worm Gear' in place use either of the two methods learned

to add a concentric mate with the 'Worm Gear Shaft'. Select the cylindrical inside

face of the 'Worm Gear' and the outside face of the 'Worm Gear Shaft'. After

adding the mate click-and-drag the 'Worm Gear' to see how it moves along the

shaft and rotates about it.

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23.27.- Now we need to locate the 'Worm Gear' in the middle of the 'Housing'. To

accomplish this, we could use the "Front Plane" of the 'Worm Gear' and either the

"Front Plane" of the 'Housing' or the assembly, both of which are conveniently

located in the center of the 'Housing'; remember we made the 'Housing'

symmetrical about the origin, anticipating it could be helpful like in this case. ©

In this step we can use the Mate command from the Command Manager or

the context tool bar when we pre-select the planes. Add a Coincident mate using

the "Front Plane" of the 'Housing' (or the assembly) and the "Front Plane" of the

'Worm Gear'. Select the Mate command from the Command Manager and expand

the fly-out FeatureManager to make the selection. In the following image the 'Worm

Gear' has been moved slightly to the side for visibility purposes.

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