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Beginner's Guide to SOLIDWORKS 2019- Level I

24.3. - Now we'll mate the parts using SmartMates. Press and hold the "Ait" key

on the keyboard and, while holding it down, click-and-drag the 'Side Cover' from

the indicated edge. Notice that as soon as we start moving it, the "Mate" icon

appears next to the mouse pointer, and the 'Side Cover becomes transparent.

Keep dragging the 'Side Cover' until we touch the flat face or the round edge

in the front face of the 'Housing'; at this time the 'Side Cover' will 'snap' into place

and will give us the "Peg-in-Hole" mate icon. Release the mouse button to finish.

Using SmartMates we added a concentric and a coincident mate between the 'Side

Cover' and the 'Housing' in a single step.

If the 'Side Cover

is flipped pointing

inside, release the

"Ait" key while still

holding the mouse button,

and press the "Tab" key to

flip its direction. When the

part has the correct

orientation release the

mouse button to add the

mates.

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