https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-change-the-revolute-joint-snap-point-when-using-quot/m-p/13385803#M3292 <P>I have an assembly where a door is fit in a frame. There is a small margin, so no faces are touching directly. I can joint the door in place easily with the "Between Two Faces" selection: the door is now centered between the left and right door post, and aligned at the bottom.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="door_1.jpg" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1480709i9B9E787D5F722E28/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="door_1.jpg" alt="door_1.jpg" /></span></P><P> </P><P>But I want the door to pivot of course. And if I change the joint I just made to "Revolute", it will rotate around the middle of the door (the snap position I made with the selection tool).</P><P>How can I still center the door, but have it rotate around a different point?</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="door_2.jpg" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1480710iA966EC9EB531C5F6/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="door_2.jpg" alt="door_2.jpg" /></span></P><P> </P> Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:28:17 GMT robert_roosL5G95 2025-03-23T16:28:17Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-change-the-revolute-joint-snap-point-when-using-quot/m-p/13385803#M3292 <P>I have an assembly where a door is fit in a frame. There is a small margin, so no faces are touching directly. I can joint the door in place easily with the "Between Two Faces" selection: the door is now centered between the left and right door post, and aligned at the bottom.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="door_1.jpg" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1480709i9B9E787D5F722E28/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="door_1.jpg" alt="door_1.jpg" /></span></P><P> </P><P>But I want the door to pivot of course. And if I change the joint I just made to "Revolute", it will rotate around the middle of the door (the snap position I made with the selection tool).</P><P>How can I still center the door, but have it rotate around a different point?</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="door_2.jpg" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1480710iA966EC9EB531C5F6/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="door_2.jpg" alt="door_2.jpg" /></span></P><P> </P> Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:28:17 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-change-the-revolute-joint-snap-point-when-using-quot/m-p/13385803#M3292 robert_roosL5G95 2025-03-23T16:28:17Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-change-the-revolute-joint-snap-point-when-using-quot/m-p/13385838#M3293 <P>Please attach your model. &nbsp;Open in Fusion, select the File menu then Export and save to your hard drive. &nbsp;Attach the file to a reply post. &nbsp;If your file is a F3Z file you may have to Zip it first.</P> Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:07:06 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-change-the-revolute-joint-snap-point-when-using-quot/m-p/13385838#M3293 jhackney1972 2025-03-23T16:07:06Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-change-the-revolute-joint-snap-point-when-using-quot/m-p/13385850#M3294 <P>My bad, I thought the situation was basic enough.</P><P>This is a small part in a larger model I don't want to share yet, but I made a demo that still shows exactly this problem. I updated the original post: <A href="https://forums.autodesk.com/autodesk/attachments/autodesk/124/337928/3/Door%20Demo.zip" target="_blank" rel="noopener">download link</A>.</P><P>Note that in my demo this could be avoided with an "As-Built Joint", but in my real case it's a linked component instead, so it's not an option.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks!</P> Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:30:33 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-change-the-revolute-joint-snap-point-when-using-quot/m-p/13385850#M3294 robert_roosL5G95 2025-03-23T16:30:33Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-change-the-revolute-joint-snap-point-when-using-quot/m-p/13385900#M3295 <P>Hi,</P> <P>watch screencast and ckeck joint setting</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6370430457112w928h540r291" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6370430457112" data-account="6057940548001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6057940548001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6370430457112w928h540r291'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6370430457112">(view in My Videos)</a></div></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>günther</P> Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:32:31 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-change-the-revolute-joint-snap-point-when-using-quot/m-p/13385900#M3295 g-andresen 2025-03-23T17:32:31Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-change-the-revolute-joint-snap-point-when-using-quot/m-p/13385997#M3296 <P>Thank you for this very clear video! Indeed, using an offset in the joint is one solution. And using parameters would save me from having to define a dimension twice (as a derived dimension).</P><P>I'm guessing there's no way to separate the revolution axis from the "Between Two Faces" selection option then?</P> Sun, 23 Mar 2025 19:45:37 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-change-the-revolute-joint-snap-point-when-using-quot/m-p/13385997#M3296 robert_roosL5G95 2025-03-23T19:45:37Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-change-the-revolute-joint-snap-point-when-using-quot/m-p/13386030#M3297 <P>Hi,</P> <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/16871896">@robert_roosL5G95</a>&nbsp; schrieb:<BR /> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>I'm guessing there's no way to separate the revolution axis from the "Between Two Faces" selection option then?</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Between 2 surfaces makes no sense here.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Günther</P> Sun, 23 Mar 2025 20:44:07 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-change-the-revolute-joint-snap-point-when-using-quot/m-p/13386030#M3297 g-andresen 2025-03-23T20:44:07Z