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Origin of inserted component different directions than top-level origin directions

janodi — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:45:33 GMT

Hi,

I'm inserting a drawer slide via "Insert McMaster-Carr Component". The inserted component has its own origins. The origins of the inserted component do not line up with the origins that exist for the top-level design origins. So, when I rotate the drawer slide to match the top-level origin directions that I want, the drawer slide's origins also rotate and continue to "mismatch" the top-level design origins.

When I go give the drawer slide subcomponents motion, the joint command uses the drawer slide's Axis orientation for the joint and not the top-level design axis orientation. This is as expected, but I would like to know how I could align the drawer slide component's axis orientation to the top-level design's axis orientation so that the motion described with the joint follows the top-level design's axis orientation.

Can someone tell me how to align a component's origin orientation to the top-level's origin orientation?

Thanks,

Jim

Re: Origin of inserted component different directions than top-level origin directions

JBerns — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:25:58 GMT

@janodi

Are these AutoCAD parts (DWGs) or are these Fusion 360 parts?

AutoCAD does not have a Joint command, but Fusion does.

Perhaps this may be better posted to the Fusion forum.

Re: Origin of inserted component different directions than top-level origin directions

janodi — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:19:52 GMT

Thanks for the reply. I'm a newbie alright. It is for Fusion 360.

Thanks again for pointing this out!

Re: Origin of inserted component different directions than top-level origin directions

JBerns — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:38:13 GMT

You're welcome. I hope the Fusion Community can help with an answer.