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In addition to a mate constraint on the faces of the bolt head and pliers, the
HEXBOLT and the PLIERT bolt hole are constrained along their axes.
4 Examine the DOF symbol.
It should show that only the rotational degree of freedom remains unsolved.
In this case, it does not need to be solved.
You could use the insert constraint to solve the same degrees of freedom as
the two mate constraints. By choosing the faces of HEXBOLT and PLIERT, the
parts would be aligned on their axes and mate constrained on their corre-
sponding faces.
NOTE To make part selections easier, use MOVE to reposition a constrained
part. The part will automatically move back to its constrained position once you
have added a new assembly constraint.
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