Joint origin leaving component when creating joint.

valerio.galieni — Wed, 26 May 2021 15:43:11 GMT

I'm trying to create a fixed joint with a specific alignment between two components. I've created one point on each of the two components, that I would like to be aligned by the joint. However, when I create the joint, instead of the component moving from its original position to its destination, it is the point within the component that moves.

Can someone suggest a solution, or a different workflow to obtain the same result? Thanks!

Screencast of the issue is here: https://autode.sk/3fniKYj

Re: Joint origin leaving component when creating joint.

jeff_strater — Wed, 26 May 2021 15:53:56 GMT

you have activated a sub-assembly when you placed the point:

So, as a result, the new point belongs to that sub-assembly:

so, when you create a joint to this point, only the sub-assembly will move. This does not move any of the child components of the sub-assembly.

To get this to work, the usual way is to put the point inside a lower-level component. If the rest of the components are then joined to that one, everything should move together.

There are other ways to do this, which involve creating a rigid joint between child components and the parent sub-assembly origin, so that the sub-assembly all moves as a group.

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Joint origin leaving component when creating joint.

Re: Joint origin leaving component when creating joint.