how to constrain pipes to elbow

[andradesilva]

Hi,


I am doing an assembly, in which I have to join a 90º elbow to a pipe of the same section. With the "mates" command, using both "concentric", "coincident" and "tangent", I can align my two components, but not establish contact between the cross section of both components. How can I do that?


Thanks in advance,
Andrade Silva

 

[SBaugh]

You only need the concentric and the coincident mate.

Scott Baugh, CSWP
CAD Systems Manager
Evapar

http://www.evapar.com

"If it's not broke, Don't fix it!"

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[grunt58]

Something I do is model the pipe route as a multibody part with configurations. Then in your assembly mate the first pipe section then the subsequent pipe sections mate the origins coincident. As a multibody part, you have one file to reference and it is easier to make changes to routing.

 

[Jboggs]

"establish contact between the cross section of both components"
That is the purpose of the coincident mate. You should select the two surfaces that contact each other and set a coincident mate.
I don't understand how you can have a coincident mate and a concentric mate, and the two surfaces not touch each other.