Lock Rotation Option with Concentric Mate (New in SolidWorks 2014)
You can prevent the rotation of components
that are mated with concentric mates by selecting the Lock rotation option. Also
the
“-” symbol will no longer appear before the part in the design tree, thus
indicating that the part has been fully constrained. We will understand this in detail using the
below model.
To lock a concentric mate in an assembly:
1. Open the Mate PropertyManager for
Concentric mate.
2. In the PropertyManager, select Lock
rotation and click OK.
Locked concentric mates are indicated by
different icon in the FeatureManager design tree as shown below. Green box
shows a concentric mate without lock and Red box show with lock. (The
inner circle in the concentric symbol is shaded when the lock rotation option
is active)
To lock the rotation for an existing mate, in
the FeatureManager design tree, select the concentric mate and click Edit
Feature or Select the part to lock from the menu that appears on the screen and choose
“View mates,“ a selection window will open with the concentric
mate. Simply right click on the constraint and select the “Lock rotation”
option.
Tip: To lock or unlock rotation on all concentric
mates in an assembly, in the FeatureManager design tree, right-click the Mates
folder and click Lock Concentric Rotation or Unlock Concentric Rotation.
Note: You cannot lock concentric mates when a
referenced component is over-defined.
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