I made up some crude models of few machine tools, and my shop space. I would like to be able to make the bottom of each tool flat on the floor, and then slide and rotate them around the floor in different arrangements, to see how I'd like to position them in the real shop. I used a coincident mate, and, then tried a distance mate, and neither one allows me to rotate the tools as I push them around the floor.I have to suppress the mate, push and rotate everything around, and then un-suppress the mate. This seems like such a simple problem, that I must be doing something wrong. Any ideas, please?
mates
Dec 16, 2005
3 Replies
Using a single coincident mate as you described should allow this, however you'll have to select the "Rotate Component" tool to do so, otherwise it only moves in 2 directions if you just click a face or edge and drag it. Also, after choosing the "Rotate Component" command, you can select Rotate, "About Entity" instead of the default "Free Drag" and then choose a vertical edge to rotate about.
Hope this helps,
-JOSH
tested here works fine with only one coincident mate
left mouse + drag = move right mouse + drag = rotate
Hope that helps Steve T.
Thanks for the replies, guys. Rotate about entity works for me.
RM + drag does not rotate for me. is there a set up page for the mouse?
doesn't matter, the first way works for me.
Thanks again.
Bill
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