SOLIDWORKS: Using Mate References

Are you tired of doing the same mates over and over again? Now you don't have to! Mate references allow you to automatically add mates on parts and assemblies. You can even create named references that make parts always fit together the same way. This video will show you how.
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[@williamhoward7121]

Excellent examples, thanks for taking the time to make it!

[@amiducheval]

Thank you for explanation. I just got any question: for example if you have to connect two same connector at each end of a cable, for example, how do you proceed?

[@SkyCharter]

4:06 This did show how useful this tool is, thanks, but also highlights how far we've come not understanding there's no such thing as a DB37... or DB9, etc. as shell size is determined by the second letter.

[@vision9829]

Extremely time saving feature, since I work with around 20-25k parts at a time.

[@johnkerr7703]

So, my heartburn is mating a connector to a chassis, and worse yet, when the connector comes in at an off angle (90,90,180 for example), then making it worse, for example, a db9, db15, db27 on the same chassis surface. I lose alot of design time just doing mating.

[@scglegacy_of_discord8807]

Please make tutorial for drawing DB9 , DB25 , DB37 male-female connector.