Part III: Working with Assemblies
FIGURE 14.24
Using angles to position the fork- Once the mate is complete, double-click the angle dimension (you may have to dou-
ble-click the angle mate to get it to display and then zoom out to see it), and change
the value to 18 degrees. Again, with the change, the fork may fly to an unexpected loca-
tion. Pressing Ctrl+Q brings it back. - Switch to the configuration 2, unsuppress the angle mate made in Step 18 and
change the value to 25 degrees. You may have to change the configuration 2 to
Flexible, although it should inherit this property from the parent config.
Note
You need to set the Fork assembly to solve as Flexible for each configuration. You may also need to control the
alignment for the angle mate manually for each configuration. n
Summary
Display States in the assembly can save you a lot of time because they change faster than configura-
tions and offer more options for visualization, including mixed display modes. Assembly design
tables can select Display States and drive many other parameters in assemblies. Remember also that
the Modify Configurations and Configuration Publisher work in assemblies as well as in parts.
Assembly configurations are a very powerful tool for product variations and performance, espe-
cially when combined with SpeedPak.