Hello,
I am new to soildworks and had a question. I am designing a table with a glass on it. I have created all the parts and assembled everything, however i wish to make it so that the cup can only slide across the tables surface. I have tried mating the cup to the tables surface, however when i move the cup around it can go over the tables edge. I am wondering if there is a way to make it so that it only moves across the top of the table.
Kayu Mis Welcome to the world of SOLIDWORKS! you may go to advanced mates, and use a limit mate, this will allow you to control how far the glass can move from side to side on the table surface.
I did a simple model based on yours. First, I created tangent planes to the edge of the cup in 2 directions parallel to the table edge.
Control select 2 planes and 2 edges of the table and mate. The width mate (under advanced mates) should be automatically activated. Select free from the constraints drop down menu. Repeat these steps for the other 2 edges of the table.
However, using this method, the cup will still go outside of the fillets. Anyone knows how to limit the mate within the fillets?
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Thank You Everyone
I did a simple model based on yours. First, I created tangent planes to the edge of the cup in 2 directions parallel to the table edge.
Control select 2 planes and 2 edges of the table and mate. The width mate (under advanced mates) should be automatically activated. Select free from the constraints drop down menu. Repeat these steps for the other 2 edges of the table.
However, using this method, the cup will still go outside of the fillets. Anyone knows how to limit the mate within the fillets?