Function CreateMate( _
   ByVal MateData As System.Object _
) As System.Object

Dim instance As IAssemblyDoc
Dim MateData As System.Object
Dim value As System.Object
 
value = instance.CreateMate(MateData)

System.object CreateMate( 
   System.object MateData
)

System.Object^ CreateMate( 
&   System.Object^ MateData
) 

Parameters

MateData

Mate-specific object (see Remarks)

Return Value

IMateFeatureData is the base interface for the following mate-specific interfaces (an asterisk indicates that pre-selection of mate entities during mate creation is supported):

• IAngleMateFeatureData
• ICamFollowerMateFeatureData *
• ICoincidentMateFeatureData *
• IConcentricMateFeatureData *
• IDistanceMateFeatureData
• IGearMateFeatureData *
• IHingeMateFeatureData *
• ILinearCouplerMateFeatureData
• ILockMateFeatureData *
• IParallelMateFeatureData *
• IPerpendicularMateFeatureData *
• IProfileCenterMateFeatureData
• IRackPinionMateFeatureData *
• IScrewMateFeatureData *
• ISlotMateFeatureData *
• ISymmetricMateFeatureData
• ITangentMateFeatureData *
• IUniversalJointMateFeatureData *
• IWidthMateFeatureData

To create a standard, advanced, or mechanical mate:

1. Use IAssemblyDoc::CreateMateData to access a MateFeatureData object.
2. Set the general properties of the MateFeatureData object.
3. Cast the MateFeatureData object to one of the mate-specific objects. 
4. Follow specific instructions in the Remarks of the mate-specific interface, set specific properties of the mate-specific object, and/or pre-select entities to mate for asterisked interfaces above.
5. Call this method, passing in the mate-specific object.

To create:

• Misaligned concentric mates, use IAssemblyDoc::AddConcentricMateWithTolerance.
• Cylindrical distance mates, use IAssemblyDoc::AddDistanceMate.