The Mate Align positioning tools are more powerful than the standard positioning tools. For example, you can show the degrees of freedom colors and mate/align several objects at the same time.
Either the Relations module or the Assembly module must be active to use these commands.
For Mate Align positioning,
1. Click Structure and then, in the Part & Assembly group, click the arrow next to Position.
2. Click Mate. The Position dialog box opens with the Mate Align method selected.
The options available under Mate Align are:
• Mate - Mates the specified faces/edges/vertices together. (Adds a coincident relation with opposing normals which are hidden from view.)
• Parallel - Makes the specified faces or edges parallel.
• Align - Aligns the two specified faces, edges, or vertices.
• Align Axis - Aligns the specified axes.
• Offset - Offsets the elements by the specified amount (used with options Mate and Align).
• Reverse - Reverses the normals produced with the options Mate, Align, and Parallel.
• Clear - Clears all Mate, Align, and Parallel options currently defined. The already moved objects remain at their current positions.
Position.