align/ join bolt hole circles

[jeffS7STG]

I have spent hours searching forums and you tube videos and can not find a solution to my question.

how do you align or join 2 bolt hole circles? I am not talking about 2 items that have been sketched in f360 where the angles (rotation) of both are know, but one imported file and one from a f360 sketch.

 Think of it as changing a tire on your car. you need to line up the wheel(rim) with the studs of the axle ,the exact angles of the holes and studs are are not known. Then bolt (join) the wheel against the face of the axle.

It seems 3 steps are required;  Line up axis of the wheel and axle,  rotate one or the other until they snap into alignment,  then move(join) the wheel over the studs against the face of the axle. 

Is this possible? There is a lot of information on simple joint commands but not much else.

 The wheel and axle is just an example I thought any one over 50 who has changed a tire could relate to.

It could be pipe flanges, or gear drives, ect.

Thanks 

Jeff Britt

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@jeffS7STG wrote:

...but one imported file and one from a f360 sketch.

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Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

(If you have a Link glyph on the imported component - right click and break that link first.)

[chrisplyler · Accepted solution]

The combination of two Revolute Joints, if placed appropriately, will definitively position/align mating items based on matching holes, cylinders, sketch points or whatever, and lock them together into a "Rigid" condition.

Please note:

1. Your two items must be separate Components.

2. Ground at least one Component in your file...one that you don't expect to move and can be considered a "base" on which to Joint other Components.

3. Notice that for the placement of each Joint, I first selected a position on the Component to BE MOVED, and then selected a position on the Component to BE MOVED TO.

Other combinations, or even a single Joint, may provide the same result, depending on what you're working with. For example, you might just do a single Rigid Joint, and then enter an Offset or Angle value in the Joint Settings that will line things up.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/7accf921-4dd5-41fd-8c41-c80fb9c24a47

[jeffS7STG]

Awesome,

   learned two things;

How to align bolt hole patterns and I need a bigger monitor can barely make out the icons in your example.  Audio would be nice.  You have obviously changed a tire you understood my point.

Thank you very much

Jeff Britt  

[chrisplyler]

Changed many a tire in my day!

I do audio when I'm helping from home, but here at work I don't want anyone to know I'm goofing off! I try to go slowly, and pause to hover over icons before I click them, etc., so that hopefully the viewer can figure out what I'm doing. I also try to type a clear explanation of any important points I can think of.

Don't know if you figured this out already, but you can run the Screencast video in full screen mode by clicking on the little square in the lower right corner of it. Hit the ESC key on your keyboard to come back out of full screen mode.

[jeffS7STG]

I see an SCCA car in your pic area, 

What track is that,  Waterford hills , Grattan, Gingerman?

I live near Waterford Hills

[chrisplyler]

The car in my picture was built to race the 24-Hours-of-Lemons, an endurance race for $500 beaters (value limit does not include anything that is considered safety related). The pic was taken at MSRHouston.

I live near Dallas, TX, so I more commonly frequent MSRCresson and Eagle's Canyon Raceway. Just attended an SCCA time trial in Cresson a couple of weekends ago in fact.

[jeffS7STG]

My son and I have talked about doing the crap can stuff. they run some of those on the west side of Michigan. I was told an old BMW 3 series was good car to run. I am over here N. of Detroit, 

[chrisplyler]

The 325is does a very good job, yes, if you are a reasonable weekend wrench. Lemons has been one of most fun experiences I've ever had. I've never done Crap Can, but I assume similar levels of fun can be had. If you're thinking about it, I highly suggest a thorough reading of the rules as your first step.