Mate Constraints

[Anonymous]

I've modeled a case. I've placed a lid on the case. IV assumes a flush constraint between the two. Why not a mate ?
regards,
Mike

[Anonymous]

IV doesn't assume anything. You specify mate or flush. Can you elaborate a
bit more?

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"mickytoot" wrote in message
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> I've modeled a case. I've placed a lid on the case. IV assumes a flush
constraint between the two. Why not a mate ?
> regards,
> Mike

[Anonymous]

When creating the lid in the assembly I opt to constrain the sketch plane for the lid to the top face of the case.I then extrude the lid to the required thickness make the extrusion adaptive then go back to the assembly environment & fit the lid to the case edges using flush constraints. The browser now shows these 4 flush constraints along with a flush constrain for the lid sitting on the top face of the body. Surely this should be a mate constraint?
Regards,
Mike

[Anonymous]

OK I see. Well I guess it depends on your perspective. When you begin your
part there is no face there. You can if you want delete this and then make
it a mate constraint.

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"mickytoot" wrote in message
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> When creating the lid in the assembly I opt to constrain the sketch plane
for the lid to the top face of the case.I then extrude the lid to the
required thickness make the extrusion adaptive then go back to the assembly
environment & fit the lid to the case edges using flush constraints. The
browser now shows these 4 flush constraints along with a flush constrain for
the lid sitting on the top face of the body. Surely this should be a mate
constraint?
> Regards,
> Mike

[Anonymous]

Thing is Sean, I'm sure that in the past a mate constraint was applied by IV. Maybe it's me !

[Anonymous]

It's because you are constraining a sketch, not a face. A sketch may or may not
be the same orientation as the face, depending on which way you extruded. If you
were to delete the flush to sketch-plane and reconstrain, I'm sure it would be a
mate, mate.

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Automation Designer
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"mickytoot" wrote in message
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> Thing is Sean, I'm sure that in the past a mate constraint was applied by IV.
Maybe it's me !

[Anonymous]

Yep. Thanks Dave I was just going to type all that. Saved me the trouble.

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"Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
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> It's because you are constraining a sketch, not a face. A sketch may or
may not
> be the same orientation as the face, depending on which way you extruded.
If you
> were to delete the flush to sketch-plane and reconstrain, I'm sure it
would be a
> mate, mate.
>
> --
> Dave Jacquemotte
> Automation Designer
> www.autoconcorp.com
>
>
>
> "mickytoot" wrote in message
> news:f17c47c.3@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Thing is Sean, I'm sure that in the past a mate constraint was applied
by IV.
> Maybe it's me !
>
>