tangent to 2 surfaces in assy

[remj]

If I have a square with a filleted edge, what options are there in assy to have something mated tanget to the fillet edge & the flat surface? The only way I found to be able to do this is to create a cut or extrude for those 2 surfaces using fit spline. Is there another way to accomplish this?

Thanks

 

[ctopher]

Have you tried 'mate'?

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[remj]

yes. that is what I want to do. I want to mate an object tangent to those 2 surfaces but SW only allows to mate tangent to one or the other. The only way to make it work is to create a cut or extrude using a fit spline, which combines those 2 surfaces. I was hoping there was an easier way to combine/knit/merge those 2 surfaces so I can mate them both to the other part in assy & be able to move that part along both surfaces. So far, I only found to use spline will work.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

To clarify, you are trying to have a feature of Part A, remain 'attached' to either the flat surface (square) or the curved surface (fillet) of Part B, when one of the parts is moved. Is that correct?

 

[remj]

Well, I'm talking about 2 parts in an assy. Part A is a 1x1 extruded square with a .25 fillet edge. Part B is an extruded circle. I want the Part B circle to remain tangent & be able to move (in assy) along Part A fillet edge & the flat surface of the square. I can only mate to either the flat surface or the fillet, not both...unless I create a spline. Then I can move that circle across the top flat surface & around the surface of the fillet. I was just wondering if this can be done another way instead of going back into my Part A part & creating the spline.

 

[JMarv]

It sounds like what you're looking for might be the "cam" mate.

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[SteveMartin]

You can't have an 'or' mate (tangent to the round or the flat). Cam or path mates may work for you.