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Based on the selections, SOLIDWORKS will guess which mate you’re trying to create. Next, select the second entity you want to mate to.
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It also may turn transparent, if ‘Make first selection transparent’ is turned on the very bottom. Once you’ve selected the Mate feature, you can select the first entity to mate. The first way we learn to mate is with the Mate icon (it resembles a paper clip) in the Assembly menu, on the CommandManager. One of the great benefits of SOLIDWORKS is that there are multiple ways to accomplish the same result, and that also goes for mating! We’ll discuss how we can use the Mates menu, Quick Mates and SmartMates to get you up and running. Congratulations! Once you’ve inserted your components (via ‘Insert Components’, dragging and dropping, etc), let’s move on to mating.
#Group parts in an assembly solidworks with mates how to#
So, you’ve successfully learned how to build your part and now you're ready to create your first assembly.