In this section, we will apply the tangent mate to the cylinder and base that were highlighted in the initial drawing. To do this, follow these steps:
- Go to the Mate command and select the Tangent mate
- Under Mate Selections, select the two faces, as shown in the following image:
Note that the positions of the cylinder will shift as the mate takes effect.
- Apply the mate by clicking on the green checkmark
After applying the mate, it's good practice is to drag the cylinder to see what effect it has. You will notice that the cylinder will move while keeping a tangent relation with the side we selected in the base part. In this example, we applied the tangent mate to two faces, but we can also apply the mate in the same way to two edges or to an edge with a face.
This concludes this exercise on applying the tangent mate. Next, we will start applying the concentric mate.