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Mate

Mates can be used to transfer several parameters with the type List. This syntax can be used, for example, for the placement of parts that are to be rotated at the same time around one or more axes, or also for the placement of parts on a mounting rail at a spacing to each other.

Syntax for the placement on a mounting rail without spacing:

=List{'source-Mate','destination-Mate'}

To position an object relative to a parent, a movement from a handle on the parent to the mounting point (handle M4) on the component to be positioned is written to a list by means of the Mate parameter. In practice, this is used to create end-to-end connections between devices that have parts at their disposal, for example, motor switches with auxiliary contacts, or to deliberately create gaps between devices, e.g. to comply with SNRs.

Syntax for the placement on a mounting rail with spacing:

=List{'source-Mate','destination-Mate',<offset>}

The following diagram shows the result of specifying =List{'M4','M2',100} for the Mate parameter of the Endblock component in relation to its parent on a mounting rail:

For the placement of parts directly on a mounting surface, spacings in all directions as well as rotations around all axes can be specified.

Syntax for the placement on a mounting surface with rotation around the X-axis and with spacing in different directions:

=List{'source-Mate','destination-Mate',<angle>,<dx>}
=List{'source-Mate','destination-Mate',<angle>,<dx>,<dy>}
=List{'source-Mate','destination-Mate',<angle>,<dx>,<dy>,<dz>}

Syntax for the placement on a mounting surface with rotation around all the axes and with spacing in all directions:

=List{'source-Mate','destination-Mate',<angleX>,<angleY>,<angleZ>,<dx>,<dy>,<dz>}