{"id":19338,"date":"2018-02-22T11:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/?p=19338"},"modified":"2018-02-22T10:17:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T15:17:17","slug":"solidworks-2018-making-magnetic-mates-even-snappier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2018\/02\/solidworks-2018-making-magnetic-mates-even-snappier.html","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS 2018: Making Magnetic Mates Even Snappier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2017, ‘Magnetic Mates’ was arguably one of the best new features, but as the Beatles put it: \u201cIt\u2019s getting better all the time!\u201d. With SOLIDWORKS 2018, things are not only getting better, snapping objects together is getting easier too.<\/p>\n

Frustratingly, when using Magnetic Mates in 2017 there was often a struggle aligning connection points whilst ensuring the orientation was correct. However, good news awaits you as you read on! Basically, now it\u2019s just: snap, snap, snap, snap!\u2026giving you \u2018The Power\u2019 to build awesome facility layouts with just a few clicks of the mouse.<\/p>\n

So, new to SOLIDWORKS 2018 are three pretty awesome Magnetic Mate enhancements, making snapping more user-friendly, intuitive and fun!<\/p>\n

Number 1: The ability to alternate between the active connection points.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When using a Magnetic Mate to insert components, using the square bracket keys will enable you to do the following:
\n\u2022 \u2018[\u2018 cycles between the connecting points on the moving component
\n\u2022 \u2018]\u2019 does the same but on the static component<\/p>\n

This allows us to design our Slot Car racing tracks with a breeze!<\/p>\n

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New to Magnetic Mates: The ability to alternate between the active connection points.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Number 2: The new Magnetic Mates Lock symbol has come to greet you.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In SOLIDWORKS 2017, locking the Mates was a bit of a chore; searching for the mate in the FeatureTree, right clicking and selecting Lock… In 2018, the Lock symbol pops up upon Snapping, greeting you and begging for a click. Just one click and the mates are locked in position.<\/p>\n

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New to Magnetic Mates: The Lock symbol has come to greet you.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Number 3: Multiple Ground Planes (Yes, you can now Mate directly to floors and walls!)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Now, in 2018, you can define multiple Ground Planes, allowing users to create multi-story layouts with multiple planes or floors. Imagine a giant 3D Jigsaw in the real world. This is now replicable in SOLIDWORKS\u2019 virtual world by just dropping the pieces of your jigsaw, automatically snapping into place.<\/p>\n

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New to Magnetic Mates: Multiple Ground Planes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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SOLIDWORKS 2018\u2019s new Magnetic Mates make large layouts a quick, simple task. What you will notice is super-fast placement of components; getting it right the first time; increasing your efficiency, accuracy and productivity.<\/p>\n

Tailored towards facility layout, Magnetic mates can be used for many other applications, just like with our slot car track model – in fact, it can be used for any assembly. Magnetic mates are a fantastic tool for increasing productivity and in 2018, they are now even more user-friendly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2017, ‘Magnetic Mates’ was arguably one of the best new features, but as the Beatles put it: \u201cIt\u2019s getting better all the time!\u201d. With SOLIDWORKS 2018, things are not only getting better, snapping objects together is getting<\/p>\n... Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":19339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2142,35,36],"tags":[678,1708,2129,1040,60,453,619,2217,2290],"class_list":["post-19338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solidworks-2018","category-tips-tricks","category-usability","tag-hints-and-tips","tag-magnetic-mates","tag-solidworks-2018","tag-solidworks-tips-and-tricks","tag-tech-tip","tag-tips-and-tricks","tag-whats-new","tag-whats-new-2018","tag-whats-new-in-solidworks","avhec_catgroup-all"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19338"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19476,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19338\/revisions\/19476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}