Quick Answer: How do you use the pin slot mate on Onshape?

How are mates applied Onshape?

Once a Mate is created and listed in the Mate Features list, select a Mate (or Ctrl-click to select more than one) and drag/drop to reorder them in the list. This will help put the most important mate features higher and more visible in the list. Onshape solves mates simultaneously so order won’t affect a Mate.

What is mate connector in Onshape?

Mate Connectors are unique to the Onshape platform and provide utility for more than assemblies. When it comes to sketching your part designs, using a Mate Connector as the sketch plane can provide a few advantages that may not be immediately apparent.

What does a cylindrical mate do?

Mate two entities allowing translational movement along the Z axis and rotational movement about the Z axis (Tz, Rz). Mate two entities allowing translational movement along the Z axis and rotational movement about the Z axis (Tz, Rz).

How do you show all mate connectors Onshape?

And don’t forget the keyboard shortcut “K” (shows / hides all MCs) and “J” (shows / hides all mates). You can pretty quickly cycle through the visibility states for Mate Connectors, select the one you want, then hide them again.