iMateDefinitions.AddRotateRotateiMateDefinition Method
Parent Object: iMateDefinitionsDescription
Method that creates a new rotation motion iMate definition.
Syntax
iMateDefinitions.AddRotateRotateiMateDefinition( Entity As Object, Ratio As Variant, ForwardDirection As Boolean, [BiasPoint] As Variant, [Name] As String, [MatchList] As Variant ) As RotateRotateiMateDefinitionParameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| Entity | Object | Defines the entity and it rotation axis. The input object must be a planar Face, a revolved Face, a linear Edge, a WorkPlane, or a WorkAxis object. For planar objects the rotation axis is normal to the input face. |
| Ratio | Variant | Defines the rotation ratio value. This can be either a numeric value or a string. A parameter for this value is created and the supplied string or value is assigned to the parameter. The input value is unitless. |
| ForwardDirection | Boolean | Defines the direction of rotation of the objects with respect to the axis direction. If the input value is True then both objects will rotate the same direction around their axes. If False, then they will rotate in opposite directions. |
| BiasPoint | Variant | Point object that is used to help determine the initial position when this iMate definition is used. This provides some general control over the position of the occurrence when it isn't being controlled by another constraint. An example of when the bias points are useful is the case when the first constraint on a part is a mate constraint. In the case where the mate is between two planes, the parts can be positioned anywhere along the infinite plane that defines their mating contact. Using the bias points you can define the position of the two occurrences, relative to each other. If a bias point is not given, one is calculated that is at the center of the parameter range of the input entity. This is an optional argument whose default value is null. |
| Name | String | Specifies the name of the iMate definition. If not specified, a name is automatically generated. This is an optional argument whose default value is "". |
| MatchList | Variant | Array of Strings that specifies the priority order of the iMate definitions to match. This is an optional argument whose default value is null. |