Motion study-specific mates are mates created for a motion study that are
independent of the assembly model mates. Using motion study-specific mates, you can create
multiple motion studies to analyze model motion with different mates without changing the
model.
To create motion study-specific mates:
- Select a motion study.
- Add mates to the assembly from the motion study.
Motion study-specific mates are listed only in the MotionManager design tree. The string Local prefaces the name of motion study-specific mates.
When mates are grouped by status, the motion study-specific mates are not included in the
status folders. These mates are listed individually under the
Mates
folder in the MotionManager design tree. For information on grouping
mates, see SOLIDWORKS Help: Mate
Folders.
When you view the assembly mates from the Model tab, the motion study-specific mates do not appear
in the FeatureManager design tree.