Mates within SOLIDWORKS assemblies fall into two major parts—standard and advanced. This chapter will cover using advanced mates within the SOLIDWORKS assemblies environment. These include profile center, symmetric, width, path mate, linear/linear coupler, distance range, and angle range. For each of the mates, we will learn what it does and how to use it. These advanced mates will enable us to generate assemblies with more complex part-to-part interactions than when only using standard mates. So, by the end of this chapter, you will be able to generate more complex interactions within assemblies, which is an expected skill of a SOLIDWORKS professional. 

The following topics will be covered in this chapter: 

• Understanding and using the profile center mate 
• Understanding and using the symmetric and width mates
• Understanding and using the distance range and angle range mates
• Understanding and using the path mate and linear/linear coupler mates