At times a mate cannot be satisfied because the components are
constrained
in such a way that they cannot move into the mate. The components can be fixed or mated to
other components.
Example
The bottom faces of these two blocks are mated to the same plane:
If you add a coincident mate between the side of one block and the
side of the
other
block:
The blocks move into the mate:
If you add a coincident mate between the bottom of one block and the
top of the other
block, you get an error. The first block cannot be simultaneously
mated to the plane and to the top of the second
block
because the bottom of the second block is
mated
to the plane.
How MateXpert
Helps
In this example, when you click Diagnose in MateXpert, the program lists three conflicting mates. These mates are the two Coincident mates to the plane and the bottom face to top face Coincident mate.
When you
click
the problem mate, MateXpert tells you that the mated faces are not coincident, and
tells you how far apart they are.
How You
Can
Fix
the
Problem
Delete, suppress, or edit one of the conflicting mates.
You can
use
mate callouts and View Mate Errors to help identify and
resolve mating problems.