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Driven constraint

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garney
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Driven constraint

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.
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Message 2 of 9
jiml
in reply to: garney

do a min and max formula
Message 3 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: garney

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
Message 4 of 9
MechMan_
in reply to: garney

Check out Sean Dotson's Animator add-on.

www.sdotson.com

MechMan
Message 5 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: garney

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.
Message 6 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: garney

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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Sean Dotson, PE

href="http://www.sdotson.com">http://www.sdotson.com

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weak..
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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.
Message 7 of 9
MechMan_
in reply to: garney

Sorry Neil Munro.

MechMan
Message 8 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: garney

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
Message 9 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: garney

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....


----
Sean Dotson

href="http://www.sdotson.com">http://www.sdotson.com

...sleep is for the
weak...
----


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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

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