Create slider joints on two parallel shafts

Create slider joints on two parallel shafts

SGoldthwaite
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Create slider joints on two parallel shafts

SGoldthwaite
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I'm trying to create a slider joint on the Z-axis of a desktop CNC model I iimported from Solidworks.  There are two parallel shafts and a lead screw for the z-axis.  When I make a slider joint on one of the shafts, the z-axis head rotates a bit, but that kind of makes sense since I haven't constrained it to the 2nd shaft yet.  But when I try to add a slider joint to the second axis it fails.   What's the best way to do this?

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schneik-adsk
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Sliders only have one open degree of freedom, a slide along the shaft.
Change the constraint to cylindrical, so that is can slide AND rotate.

Cylindrical joints have two open degrees of freedom, translation and rotation.
Kevin Schneider
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SGoldthwaite
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Thanks.  I made the two joints cylindrical and now it works.

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