Distance Mate
You can add distance mates between the combinations shown below.
Enter a distance value in the Distance box in the Mate PropertyManager. The default value is the current distance between the selected entities.
You can apply different distance mate dimensions to different configurations.
Click the down arrow next to Distance and select one of the
following options:
This Configuration | Applies the value to the active configuration only. | |
All Configuration | Applies the value to all configurations in the model. | |
Specify Configuration | Applies the value to the active configuration and any selected configurations. |
Cone | Curve | Cylinder | Line | Plane | Point | Sphere | |
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Cone | |||||||
Mates between two cones must use cones of the same half-angle.
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Curve | |||||||
A single-entity curve such as an arc, spline, or helix.
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Cylinder | |||||||
Line | |||||||
Line can refer to an axis in this instance.
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Sphere |