SW concentric mate

I am trying to do a concetric mate, where SW refuses to take it
saying that the distance between the axes is 0.0001 inches. Is there a
way I can increase this tolerance, so that SW neglects it?
I am using '06.

Thanks!

 

This can be vexing, especially when you know SW has the DOF needed to
allow the mate. Try dragging your component to a new position. Also
try suppressing other mates acting on the component and unsuppressing
in a different order once your new mate is added.

 

I also am finding that 2008 is baulky when it comes to mating
components that might be close to where they have to be. You will get
a message like "part cannot be mated. Part A is some dimension from
Part B." Part A may not even have any constraints on it. Dragging the
component a little closer sometimes will help.

Since 2006 mating has become much more iffy. 2008 has gotten much
worse as far as mate stability is concerned. When you put unstable
mates together with in-context features there is a recipe for trouble.
I believe this is all tied in with SWIFT because this kind of behavior
started about the same time SW started touting SWIFT.

I am still using 2004 and find that 2004 mating is a lot more stable
and easy to debug than 2008.

TOP

 

I am primarily using SWks 2006 and have not seen the problem in
hundreds of assemblies I've made once I saw what was causing my
problems (maybe not yours), & my assemblies are small.

When I did mates to surfaces, is when I would get "issues" after a
change due to draft added, corner radii or fillets, or other edits,
and the surface mates died on me. That is why I deliberately use axes
and planes wherever possible. I will construct special axes and
planes, just for mating to keep my mates stable.

Over all, I have had zero mate problems, as I define primary or
derived planes and axes & try to mate to them wherever possible.

Bo