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You can apply standard mates in an assembly from a context toolbar.
You can mate bolts to straight or arced slots and you can mate slots to slots. You can select an axis, cylindrical face, or a slot to create slot mates.
When you select cylindrical faces or circular edges to mate with an axis, the software creates a concentric mate. When you select two parallel planar faces, the software creates a coincident mate.
You can include the SmartMates command when customizing the Assembly toolbar or the Assembly CommandManager.
Mirrored components include most advanced and mechanical mate types. In earlier releases, mirrored components included only mate types defined by two entities.
Clicking in the Mate PropertyManager saves your mate specification and closes the PropertyManager, unless you pin the PropertyManager open.
You can prevent the rotation of components that are mated with concentric mates by selecting the Lock rotation option. Locked concentric mates are indicated by an icon in the FeatureManager design tree.
You can set the speed at which the software applies SmartMates.
You can specify the lower and upper limit values for limit mates in design tables.
You can create mates using spherical bodies and surfaces.
You can open the View Mates window for any selected reference geometry, such as planes, axes, or other reference geometry.
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