New User - Having trouble figuring something out - HELP!!

[ac_sheldon]

I am just learning Inventor.  I am building a fairly simple assembly where there is a hinged door that uses a gas spring to help open it (think a car hatchback).  I have built the door frame and have imported the gas spring from McMaster-Carr.  I can put the spring together so that the piston moves in and out and the ends can pivot about the balls.

However, when I insert the gas spring into my asembly, I cannot make it work.  I am using an Insert contraint to insert the pivot balls into their corresponding mounting holes on the door frame.  But I keep getting "Inconsistent Constraint" errors.

I have tried to assemble this every way I can think of and nothing seems to work.

I'm sure this is just a stupid newb error but I cannot figure it out.

HELP!!!

[JDMather]

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@ac_sheldon wrote:

I am just learning Inventor. 

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An assembly file (*.iam) is nothing more than a list of hyperlinks and a record of assembly constraints and a bit more.
You must include the part files (*.ipt) with any assembly.

[ac_sheldon]

Sorry - like I said - new user.

What is the best way to attach the file so you can see it?  There are bunch of part files in the assembly.

[JDMather]

How many of the parts are actually needed to demonstrate the behavior (likely not all).

Put in a folder and right click on the folder and select Send to Compressed (zipped) folder and then attach the resulting *.zip

or

File>Save Copy As>Pack and Go

[ac_sheldon]

Thanks for the reply.  I actually finally got it to work late last night.  I guess it was just a matter of selecting the correct part of the ball joint to connect to. 

I appreciate your response and now I know how to attach files!!  I'm sure this won't be my last question!!