If anyone can help me, I am trying to simulate how many springs fit in various containers. I am trying to mate the spring in order to be constrained or tangent to the faces of the container and to other of the same springs, but after the first mate It doesnt allow me to mate in anymore. How can i apply more than one mate in the spring in order for it to no go thru the box or other springs. I am trying to find out how many fit in various containers. If someone can tell me the best way or aproach I can take, i would really apreciate it, Thanx in advance.
I'm not sure what you want exacly?
Fitting a spring in a box is basicly fitting a cilinder in a box?
Draw cilinders the size of the spring and mate them together using tangent mates.
If you want a visual representation of the springs, model the springs with a plane on the bottom, so you can mate to the bottom of the box. Make a sketch on that plane and draw a circle with the outerdimension of the spring. Mate the springs in the box using a tangent on the sketch circle.
Hope that helps