In the attached example, I am trying to mate the straight board with the curved board so that the dasher board (yellow) faces towards the inside. I know this more than likely a simple fix. I am an AutoCAD person trying to transition to SW. Thank you in advance for any advice.
1. welcome to the forums
2. when you send an assembly you need to also send all the part files that go in it (your attachment is basically useless)
Paul,
Thank you for the heads up about attachments and the speedy response. Attached are the parts AND the assembly.
Jarrad,
I'm not in front of SW so can't open your files. But would like to ask if you have used any mates to assemble your parts?? You can use a angular mate to rotate and position your part.
Jerrad,
Now that I finished some stuff and had some time to look at your issue on my test 2010 machine there are a few ways to accomplish what you are wanting to do. First option would be to just use mates and the "allignment" option when applying the mates (I did this on your posted assembly and it worked fine). This is typically the fastest way to get what your end result should be, but sometimes the flipping doesn't get you going the right direction no matter what you do because of previous mates. If you can't get them to flip the way you want I use the RMB (right mouse button) and select Move with Triad. This gives you the option to rotate/translate the model in the 6 degrees of freedom individually, once you start this the best practice would be to move the model in a closer relationship to your final orientation so the mates solve correctly when you apply them. Let me know if you need further help.
While going through your model I noticed that you had selected some edges for a coincident mate on the surface of the rink and the base of the boards. I recommend that you use surfaces where ever possible to eliminate another degree of freedom and also since edges seem to lose their references faster than surfaces. Also if possible make sure your components are fully constrained if they are in reality, it will help eliminate issues for you. Also, I noticed that you were inserting a component for each board, you would be better off using local component patterns (linear and circular) in the assembly to replicate the boards around the rink. Faster rebuild time, smaller, easier to update, etc. I have cleaned up the assembly and posted it back here so you can see what I'm speaking about with all these things.
Jerrad,
Now that I finished some stuff and had some time to look at your issue on my test 2010 machine there are a few ways to accomplish what you are wanting to do. First option would be to just use mates and the "allignment" option when applying the mates (I did this on your posted assembly and it worked fine). This is typically the fastest way to get what your end result should be, but sometimes the flipping doesn't get you going the right direction no matter what you do because of previous mates. If you can't get them to flip the way you want I use the RMB (right mouse button) and select Move with Triad. This gives you the option to rotate/translate the model in the 6 degrees of freedom individually, once you start this the best practice would be to move the model in a closer relationship to your final orientation so the mates solve correctly when you apply them. Let me know if you need further help.
While going through your model I noticed that you had selected some edges for a coincident mate on the surface of the rink and the base of the boards. I recommend that you use surfaces where ever possible to eliminate another degree of freedom and also since edges seem to lose their references faster than surfaces. Also if possible make sure your components are fully constrained if they are in reality, it will help eliminate issues for you. Also, I noticed that you were inserting a component for each board, you would be better off using local component patterns (linear and circular) in the assembly to replicate the boards around the rink. Faster rebuild time, smaller, easier to update, etc. I have cleaned up the assembly and posted it back here so you can see what I'm speaking about with all these things.