Function AddMate3( _
   ByVal MateTypeFromEnum As Integer, _
   ByVal AlignFromEnum As Integer, _
   ByVal Flip As Boolean, _
   ByVal Distance As Double, _
   ByVal DistanceAbsUpperLimit As Double, _
   ByVal DistanceAbsLowerLimit As Double, _
   ByVal GearRatioNumerator As Double, _
   ByVal GearRatioDenominator As Double, _
   ByVal Angle As Double, _
   ByVal AngleAbsUpperLimit As Double, _
   ByVal AngleAbsLowerLimit As Double, _
   ByVal ForPositioningOnly As Boolean, _
   ByRef ErrorStatus As Integer _
) As Mate2

Dim instance As IAssemblyDoc
Dim MateTypeFromEnum As Integer
Dim AlignFromEnum As Integer
Dim Flip As Boolean
Dim Distance As Double
Dim DistanceAbsUpperLimit As Double
Dim DistanceAbsLowerLimit As Double
Dim GearRatioNumerator As Double
Dim GearRatioDenominator As Double
Dim Angle As Double
Dim AngleAbsUpperLimit As Double
Dim AngleAbsLowerLimit As Double
Dim ForPositioningOnly As Boolean
Dim ErrorStatus As Integer
Dim value As Mate2
 
value = instance.AddMate3(MateTypeFromEnum, AlignFromEnum, Flip, Distance, DistanceAbsUpperLimit, DistanceAbsLowerLimit, GearRatioNumerator, GearRatioDenominator, Angle, AngleAbsUpperLimit, AngleAbsLowerLimit, ForPositioningOnly, ErrorStatus)

Mate2 AddMate3( 
   int MateTypeFromEnum,
   int AlignFromEnum,
   bool Flip,
   double Distance,
   double DistanceAbsUpperLimit,
   double DistanceAbsLowerLimit,
   double GearRatioNumerator,
   double GearRatioDenominator,
   double Angle,
   double AngleAbsUpperLimit,
   double AngleAbsLowerLimit,
   bool ForPositioningOnly,
   out int ErrorStatus
)

Mate2^ AddMate3( 
&   int MateTypeFromEnum,
&   int AlignFromEnum,
&   bool Flip,
&   double Distance,
&   double DistanceAbsUpperLimit,
&   double DistanceAbsLowerLimit,
&   double GearRatioNumerator,
&   double GearRatioDenominator,
&   double Angle,
&   double AngleAbsUpperLimit,
&   double AngleAbsLowerLimit,
&   bool ForPositioningOnly,
&   [Out] int ErrorStatus
) 

Parameters

MateTypeFromEnum

Type of mate as defined in swMateType_e

AlignFromEnum

Type of alignment as defined in swMateAlign_e

Flip

True to flip the component, false otherwise

Distance

Distance value to use with distance or limit mates

DistanceAbsUpperLimit

Absolute maximum distance value (see Remarks)

DistanceAbsLowerLimit

Absolute minimum distance value  (see Remarks)

GearRatioNumerator

Gear ratio numerator value for gear mates

GearRatioDenominator

Gear ratio denominator value for gear mates

Angle

Angle value to use with angle mates

AngleAbsUpperLimit

Absolute maximum angle value

AngleAbsLowerLimit

Absolute maximum angle value

ForPositioningOnly

True positions the components according to the mating relationship but a mate relationship is not created and returned, false does not

ErrorStatus

Success or error as defined by swAddMateError_e

Return Value

To specify a distance mate without limits, set the distAbsUpperLimit and distAbsLowerLimit arguments equal to the distance argument's value.

If mateTypeFromEnum is swMateDISTANCE or swMateANGLE when the mate is applied to the closest position that meets the mate condition specified by distance or angle, then setting flip to True moves the assembly to the other possible mate position.

Use:

• IModelDoc2::ClearSelection2(VARIANT_True) before selecting entities to mate.

• IModelDocExtension::SelectByID2 with Mark = 1 to select entities to mate.

• ModelDoc2::ClearSelection2(VARIANT_True) after the mate is created.

If mateTypeFromEnum is swMateCAMFOLLOWER, then use a selection mark of 8 for the cam-follower face.

If mateTypeFromEnum is swMateWIDTH and uses tab selections, then use a selection mark of 16.

If nothing is preselected, then errorStatus is swAddMateError_IncorrectSeletions and pMateObjOut is NULL/Nothing.