4 Replies Latest reply on May 19, 2016 9:33 AM by Kevin Chisholm

Mate Macro

Cad Admin Mar 30, 2016 7:42 AM

Anyone have a simple macro to mate either All parts in a model or a selection of parts to the top, front ,right planes.

All of our larger assemblies are based of a common point or plane set (generally the top, front ,right planes).

i would like to be able to have a macro to automate this...preferably by selection

Re: Mate Macro

Kevin Chisholm Apr 2, 2016 2:43 PM (in response to Cad Admin)
You can try this one.
Mates all parts in the assembly, just make sure parts don't already have mates
or else it might add them anyway. You can probably modify it for selection use...

Hope this helps!

MateCompAssy.swp.zip 6.9 KB
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- Re: Mate Macro
  
  Jed Ferreras May 19, 2016 9:24 AM (in response to Kevin Chisholm)
  
  Kevin,
  Does this mate all parts to assembly origin ?
  
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    Kevin Chisholm May 19, 2016 9:33 AM (in response to Jed Ferreras)
    
    Jed,
    Yes it mates every parts origin to the assembly origin.
    
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Re: Mate Macro

Pieter Jan Van Der Stoel Apr 6, 2016 2:48 PM (in response to Cad Admin)

You could do that, or, add a multi mate folder. Simply hit 'CTRL', select the reference plane/face/point, and select at least 3 faces/planes/points on other parts. Now hit the 'Mate' feature, and all parts will be mated to the same point.
I think this works faster than a Macro if you have < 25 parts.

Not sure, but this might be a fairly new feature.
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