topic Re: How can I pattern Joint Components along path in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

How can I pattern Joint Components along path

sunfffd — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:47:13 GMT

Hello,

I have created a two chain link components, they are joint with a revolute join.

I want to pattern it along a path to create a motorcycle chain.

There are 54 of them in the path. Is there a way to pattern them along the path having them joint together?

Re: How can I pattern Joint Components along path

jhackney1972 — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:36:18 GMT

Component Joints cannot be patterned. After patterning the chain links, the assembly joints will have to be applied or re-applied. The Screencast will show that existing joints are eliminated between individual components during the patterning. On the other hand, if you pattern a complete assembly, with joints, the joints are maintained within each complete assembly.

Re: How can I pattern Joint Components along path

sunfffd — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 06:33:14 GMT

Thank you.

In that case, I still have to link those joints manually, or maybe I will make a component with 10 joints, and pattern it.

Re: How can I pattern Joint Components along path

jhackney1972 — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:34:48 GMT

No, you can create an ASSEMBLY on all the links in the chain in the correct position using joints. This assembly can then be duplicated using the pattern command. Each of the patterned assemblies will be free to move about except for the original assuming it was fix in place using joints.