It has a mounting interface (the four iMates on the holes) and a drive interface (the iMate on the shaft that rotates). The same iMates also serve to document the interface of the motor. They identify the geometry that is likely to be constrained when the motor is placed in an assembly.
For example, the four mounting holes and the shaft of a motor can all have iMates. iMates also document the way you intend components to relate to one another. You create or infer iMates when you want geometry to use in assembly constraints. Use infer iMates on a constraint when you have multiple components that must constrain to multiple instances of the same part in an assembly file. You can give the iMate a name or accept the default name. Or, right-click a feature in the browser and select Infer iMate. For example, one or more insert iMates can be inferred for a hole or a revolve feature. When you create the feature, select the Infer iMate check box to create an iMate automatically. You can infer iMates on a closed-loop circular edge for extruded, revolved, and hole features. In an assembly, iMates can be inferred on selected components, features, or constraints. To replace original constraints with new iMates, manually delete the constraints and apply new iMates.Īn inferred iMate is automatically calculated based on a special algorithm that places the constraint in a location likely to be the most useful. The iMates created with this method do not replace the constraints that were originally placed in the active assembly. Inferred iMate definitions are saved with the component. You can create individual iMates or composite iMates. To convert existing assembly constraints to iMate definitions, right-click a constraint in the browser and select Infer iMates. When placed in an assembly, all constraints are satisfied when matched to a component with a matching composite iMate.
You can select two or more iMates in the browser, and then right-click to create a composite iMate. Or, use the Infer iMates check box when creating or editing hole features or extrude and revolve features with closed-loop circular edges. On the ribbon, use Manage tab Author panel iMate to define an iMate when creating or modifying a component. The iMate definition is stored in the file, and when the component is placed in an assembly, it is automatically positioned (the iMate result). You define half of a constraint pair on a component. You create iMates as you create or modify a component or by inferring them automatically.