fixing components in solidworks assembly without fixing mates..

2 answers

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  Sankar Ram about 4 years ago

  If you want to fix the components in space in what ever potion they are right now, then you can use lock mate.
  select mates-> lock-> then select the components and select the assembly origin.

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  Aled J Taylor about 4 years ago

  Try distance mates between the planes in the assembly and faces or planes in the parts.

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     Aditya Mistry about 4 years ago

     thanks, it worked in some..but how to achieve such assembly shown in this ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_G85786JEw ). he mated using coordinate ystem. I dont get it..