Bringing our piece close to thestation, which has asingle connection point, a link is made between the connections. Releasing the part will snap thestraight piece to thestation, creating the first magnetic mate. Adjust the magnetic mate proximitythrough the system options (under performance). Making the proximity smallerwill mean that the component must be dragged within closer vicinity of anothercomponent for the magnetic mate to snap into position.

Suggested Article>> Introduction to SOLIDWORKS Mates: Standard, Advanced, & Mechanical How to Use Magnetic Mates Learn more about usingmagneticmates in the official SOLIDWORKS Assembly Modeling Training Course . Both self-paced and in-person training options are available. By using a simple CTRL+drag on the straight piece, we can make a copy and bring it close to the Station piece. As we drag a component with connection points, they are displayed and all the possible points to make a connection with are visible as well. Box Set 1 contains two large squares and four small squares. (The cost of purchasing a box set is less than buying the Magnetic Mates seperately) In the Asset Publisher, we must define the Ground Plane for our component. For this part, that will be the top plane. Next, we must define one of our connection points.

Utilizing SpeedPaks andmagnetic mates, we can keep this layout running smoothly while still being able to move and mate the conveyors. WARNING: These products contain super strength Neodymium Magnets with a 0.9kg pull. These magnets must be kept away from animals and children under 16. Children over 16 must be told about the dangers of magnets and supervised by an adult. They should not be handled before reading the health and safety leaflet provided. York Modelmaking doesn’t accept responsibility for damage that has been caused by the improper handling of magnets. You may also like… We can continue to add and snap the straight pieces together and then snap two curved pieces to begin creating a loop. Now, instead of bringing in more pieces, we can use a linear pattern to finish out the straight pieces.

In SOLIDWORKS , Magnetic Mates are predefined connection points that will snap to other magnetic mates. They utilize a “ground” plane, a plane or face that dictates the shared plane that components reside on. Magnetic Mates can be used in a variety of ways; most commonly for layout. They can also be utilized for assembly configurations to swap out components; magnetic mates can make this process very efficient.Adjust the magnetic mate proximity through the system options (under performance). Making the proximity smaller will mean that the component must be dragged within closer vicinity of another component for the magnetic mate to snap into position. Now, opening up our straight piece, we can create the connection points for the magnetic mates. Navigate to the Toolsmenu and select Asset Publisher . (Shown below)