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by sculpturetim
Sun Jan 09, 2022 5:55 pm
Forum: How To Questions
Topic: part flipping 180 degrees when coincident mating
Replies: 9
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Re: part flipping 180 degrees when coincident mating

Thanks for your replies Kevinc and Tootalltoby, i could add a mate but not sure exactly the best way to do that, and i could add a reference plane in the centre, not sure what would be the best kind of mate to attach a reference plane to a spline and ideally still allow the tile to pivot at the spli...
by sculpturetim
Fri Jan 07, 2022 7:26 am
Forum: How To Questions
Topic: part flipping 180 degrees when coincident mating
Replies: 9
Views: 2217

Re: part flipping 180 degrees when coincident mating

Thanks for the replies matt and SPearman, ive tried a parralell mate to the top face of tile but it didnt like to mate with spline, possibly because its a curved spline and a flat surface? The angle of dangle of the tile is variable so im not sure an angled mate is possible( couldnt figure it out ye...
by sculpturetim
Thu Jan 06, 2022 5:36 am
Forum: How To Questions
Topic: part flipping 180 degrees when coincident mating
Replies: 9
Views: 2217

part flipping 180 degrees when coincident mating

Hi there, i am trying to hang a tile made in solidworks onto a spline. I usually move the tile close to the position i want and then mate it with coincident mates, (mating a point on an underlying sketch to a spline) sometimes it will flip the part over to the opposite side that i want, sometimes i ...