Distance 0 versus Coincident mate?

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by Mike Young, Sep 11, 2005.

  1. Mike Young

    Mike Young Guest

    SW 2005 wouldn't mate two temporary axes with coincident, but didn't squawk
    about about a distance mate of 0. The holes are parallel and line up
    perfect, as perfect as floating point math will allow. (Would it be in poor
    taste to change the mate names in the feature tree to Coincident?)
    Apparently SW treats them different internally. What's the gotcha here?
     
    Mike Young, Sep 11, 2005
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  2. Mike Young

    Jean Marc Guest

    Not sure if I get it, bur :
    For 2 axes coincident means... coincident. Distance 0 means they just cross
    at some point.
     
    Jean Marc, Sep 12, 2005
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  3. Mike Young

    Cliff Guest

    In the first case it sounds like two identical systems are not
    allowed.
    In the later (distance 0) there is a transformation matrix (the
    identity one) involved so they are not the same.

    BTW, If two any axes are the same so is the third.
     
    Cliff, Sep 12, 2005
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  4. Mike Young

    Jerry Steiger Guest


    Did you try flipping the direction of the coincident mate? Coincident axes
    not only have to line up with one another, they have to be pointing the same
    direction.

    Jerry Steiger
    Tripod Data Systems
    "take the garbage out, dear"
     
    Jerry Steiger, Sep 22, 2005
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