SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Chapter 13: Getting More from Mates

FIGURE 13.6

Using SmartMate to create the peg-in-hole mate combination

Alt-drag this edge

You can also Alt+drag a SmartMate to mate origins and coordinate systems. When you Alt+drag
one origin onto another, you get the special cursor shown here, and when you release the mouse
button, the popup option box shown in Figure 13.7 appears. If you only want the origin points
mated Coincident, turn off the Align Axes option. With the Align Axes option on, the origin points
will be Coincident and the X, Y, and Z directions will be parallel to the same directions in the
counterpart origin.

FIGURE 13.7

Using Align Axes option on the popup option box for origin-to-origin SmartMates