ASSEMBLY MATES

[alanled9999]

I have 4 identical parts that need to be mated in different locations with identical mates is there a quick way of copying the mates and applying them to the separate locations ie 4 blocks into 4 box section ends.

 

[handleman]

Not that I know of. The best thing to do in this case (if possible) is to use a component pattern.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[woolly]

Try adding a mate reference onto the part you are inserting, this will speed up the process, but will create new mates not use the existing ones.

Woolly

 

[Eltron]

If everything is in the same plane you can try to use the Multiple Mate function as well. I find that speeds things up a bunch.

Dan

http://www.eltronresearch.com

 

[NL8]

If you are using SW 08 you can use the Copy with Mates feature. The interface is a little weird to get used to, but it works well.

Joe Hasik, CSWP
SW 08 x64, SP 3.0
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