New in SolidWorks. Building family table of SHCS and I want to add mate references for easier assembly of bolts. No matter what I do, when SHCS is inserted into assembly, only concentric mate (1st mate) works, second mate (coincident) does not work. If I place coincident as first mate and concentric as a second one, then coincident mate works but concentric mate (as second one) does not work. Am I missing something?
Hi Danilo
Mate References only work for the 1st reference- it is Primary, OR Secondary OR Tertiary rather than all 3 being satisfied. If you use the edge between the flat and cylindrical face, this will capture both the concentric and coincident mate just like how toolbox parts are setup.
if you want all 3 references to be captured and used, then you also need to create a mate reference on the receiving part WITH THE SAME NAME and then SW can match all references- see this video from about 45 seconds
SOLIDShots- Using Mate References - Free SOLIDWORKS Tutorial - YouTube