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[#1]

Is it possible to drive two constraints at once? I have a part that I want to record in an avi file both rotating & telescoping. If not possible to record both constraints moving at the same time can I at least record one moving then the other in the same avi file? Thanks in advanced.

[#2]

do a min and max formula

[#3]

Search the NG for Animator 2.5 it will allow you to
drive two or more constraints at the same time.

Kathy Johnson

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do
a min and max formula

[#4]

Check out Sean Dotson's Animator add-on.

www.sdotson.com

MechMan

[#5]

You might want to look into Sean's free Animator program. www.sdotson.com

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"garney" wrote in message news:f121903.-1@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Is it possible to drive two constraints at once? I have a part that I want to record in
an avi file both rotating & telescoping. If not possible to record both constraints moving
at the same time can I at least record one moving then the other in the same avi file?
Thanks in advanced.

[#6]

Animator is the easy way to do it (by the way it's
Sean AND Neil's program <g>)

I also have some tutorials on my site on how
to do it the hard way.  Look under Advanced Motion Part 1 and
2

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Is
it possible to drive two constraints at once? I have a part that I want to
record in an avi file both rotating & telescoping. If not possible to
record both constraints moving at the same time can I at least record one
moving then the other in the same avi file? Thanks in
advanced.

[#7]

Sorry Neil Munro.

MechMan

[#8]

I've not played with Sean and Neil's program, but
you can easily drive multiple constraints with plain Inventor.

It involves making one constraint use a parameter
of another: for example, your rotation is .7 x your mate offset...

Then you drive one constraint and lots of things
happen.

The constraint you drive could even be between two
hidden components.

G

[#9]

You mean after all this time I've been begging you
to put something like this built into Inventor and you still haven't taken a
look?

You are probably goofing off doing stuff like
fixing R6.  Jeeze <vbg and gd&r>

Take a look when you get a chance....

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I've not played with Sean and Neil's program, but
you can easily drive multiple constraints with plain Inventor.

It involves making one constraint use a parameter
of another: for example, your rotation is .7 x your mate
offset...

Then you drive one constraint and lots of things
happen.

The constraint you drive could even be between
two hidden components.

G