Shiko Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Hello everyone, I'm using sworks.2013 After mating part.1 (cylindrical shell) & 2 (circular tube plate) together using concentric mate (kindly check the here attached screen shot) I'm trying to set the dimension value separating the tube plate surface from the shell's end yet the dimension can't be driven, the driven option is greyed (not selectable). Any idea how to change it, or to assemble that part in such a way to snap it to the desired dimension (165 mm instead of 1.05m) ? NB: the mate is made in such a way that the tube plate can freely move along the shell's longitudinal axis & can also rotate about its axis, while motion is constrained transversally. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift1313 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 you can give a distance mate but in general the selection matters. Make sure you select the end face of part one rather than the edge and see if that works. There are several other ways to do it. In Part1 you could have a plane, and then set the face of Part2 to be Coincident with that Plane. It would still rotate about the tube and be concentric but fixed to that Plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveMadoka Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 In my experience, mate issues arise due the way something is mated together. Little things like shift1313 said (an edge vs a face) make all the difference in the world. Try deleting the mates and then apply mates differently or even different mates... Sometimes a different methodology or approach has to be taken. One wrong mate can screw up everything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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