When
you edit assemblies in Large Design Review mode, you can create mates between components and
use geometry types as mate references. These mates and mate references are available when
you open the assembly in lightweight or resolved mode.
You can use the following geometry types as mate references for any component
in the assembly:
| Arc edges |
Conical faces |
Cylindrical faces |
| Linear edges |
Planar faces |
Vertices |
Creating Mates to Reference Geometry
You can create standard mates that reference the reference geometry. These mates are
saved in the top-level assembly. To use this functionality, save the assembly in
SOLIDWORKS 2020 and later.
You can Hide or Show reference geometry in the top-level assembly
and components.
Temporarily Fixed Components
For existing
mates or mate references that are not supported in Large Design Review mode, the mates
and mate references appear as temporarily fixed
.