Chapter 14: SOLIDWORKS Assemblies and Advanced Mates
Mates within SOLIDWORKS assemblies fall into three major types – standard, advanced, and mechanical. This chapter will cover the usage of advanced mates within the SOLIDWORKS assembly's environment. These include profile center, symmetric, width, path mate, linear/linear coupler, distance range, and angle range. For each of the mates, we will learn what they do and how to use them. These advanced mates will enable us to generate assemblies with more complex part-to-part interactions than when only using standard mates.
The following topics will be covered in this chapter:
- Understanding and using the profile center mate
- Understanding and using the symmetric and width mates
- Understanding and using the distance range and angle range mates
- Understanding and using the path mate and linear/linear coupler mates
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to generate more complex interactions...
