Limit Mates
Limit mates allow components to move within a range of values for distance
and angle mates. You specify a starting distance or angle as well as a
maximum and minimum value.
To add a limit mate:
Click Mate
(Assembly toolbar) or Insert,
Mate.
Under Mate Selections,
select the entities to mate together for Entities
to Mate .
In the PropertyManager, under Advanced
Mates:
Click Distance
or Angle .
Set Distance
or Angle to define the starting
distance or angle.
Select Flip
Dimension to move the entities to opposite sides of the dimension.
Set Maximum
Value and Minimum
Value to define the maximum and minimum extents
of the limit mate.
Click .
A LimitDistance
or LimitAngle
mate is added to the assembly.