Chapter 6

Simple Machines

Track Assembly 15
A. Insert Parts.

Step 1. Click File Menu > New, click Assembly and OK.
Step 2. Click Keep Visible

in the Property Manager, Fig. 1.

Step 3. Click Browse in the Property Manager, Fig. 1.

Step 4. Select your TRACK 15 file and click Open.
Step 5. Click OK
in the Property Manager. This will place Track 15
origin at the assembly origin and fix the position so Track 15 cannot
move.
Fig. 1

Step 6. Click Browse in the Property Manager, Fig. 1.

Step 7. Select your Track 6 file and click Open.
Step 8. Click approximately where the Track 6 is positioned in Fig. 2.
Step 9. Click OK
done.

in the Property Manager when

B. Save as "TRACK ASSEMBLY 15".

Step 1. Click File Menu > Save As.

Fig. 2
Step 2. Key-in TRACK ASSEMBLY 15 for the filename and press ENTER.

C. Mate: Tracks.
Step 1. Click Mate

on the Assembly toolbar.

Step 2. Click side face of Track 15 and side face of

Track 6, Fig. 3.
Step 3. Click Add/Finish Mate
in Mate pop-up
toolbar to add a Coincident mate, Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

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Step 4. Click top rear edge of Track 15 and top front

edge of Track 6, Fig. 5.
Step 5. Click Add/Finish Mate
in Mate pop-up
toolbar to add a Coincident mate.
Step 6. Click top face of Track 15 and top face of
Track 6, Fig. 6.
in Mate pop-up, Fig. 7.
Step 7. Click Angle
Set angle to 10 and press ENTER.
Track 6 should angle up in the rear,
Fig. 8. If positioned in opposite direc-

Fig. 5

in the
tion, click Flip Dimension
Mate pop-up, Fig. 7. Click Add/Finish
Mate
Step 8. Click OK
when done.

to add the Angle mate.

in the Property Manager

Step 9. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 6

Fig. 7

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