LIMIT MATES...again

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by Not Necessarily Me, May 3, 2005.

  1. I have a part that pivots on an axle in my assembly. Its travel is limited
    by two surfaces it comes in contact with, one on each end of the travel.
    How do I set this up using the advanced mates. I don't see an option for
    picking the two surfaces. Any help will be appreciated.
     
    Not Necessarily Me, May 3, 2005
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  2. Not Necessarily Me

    matt Guest

    Don't confuse the "collision detection" with "limit mates". Limit mates
    work by specifying a range of distance/angle through which a part can
    move, they don't have anything to do with contact. The best thing might
    be to use the "collistion detection" to determine where the contact
    happens, and then hard key those numbers into the limit mate using
    either a distance or angle mate. This is usually done by planes, but
    you can use planar surfaces or anything else you can make a distance or
    angle mate between.

    Good luck,

    Matt
     
    matt, May 3, 2005
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