Help with finding the flaws in my model, new to this...

[chad711]

Edit 3: Putting this edit up top to save you some time 🙂 I have resolved my first issue by removing the angles as I mentioned and it will work with out the angles so that is fine with me. My 2nd question I am still not sure on. I have tried the align option but since the cylinder is part of the body as 1 I think that is my issue with using align? Right now I am using the Move option to try and eye ball it but still wondering if there is better method for perfect alignment. Thanks

Hi, new guy here, self teaching myself and popping in here when ever I find myself stuck or if I can't find a video online to answer my question. There is tons of info on youtube which has helped me a lot.

I've attached my project. I have two components that I have about done. Learned how to use the Join feature today which helped me see if things are aligning as I wanted. Turns out they are not.

My first question is on the cylinders you will see on the first component (shift paddle) that should align with the cylinders on the 2nd component (shift box). If you move the shift paddle down you will see they are not aligning to each other. What is the easiest way from here to get these to align to each other (the ones on top and the ones on bottom). I would need the cylinders on the shift box to move to align to the shift paddle (shift paddle cylinders I do not want to move). 

Second question is on the area where the two components join and the other end where it would be joining. If you look at the other side of the join you'll see the hole does not line up with the shift paddle. Is this due to the fact the shift paddle area that these extruded areas are on is angled slightly? Assuming so what is the best way to fix this? Guessing I may have to remove the angles (which if it fits I could live with out anyway).

Thanks for your help. If I am not clear on what I am describing let me know!

EDIT: I seemed to have uploaded the wrong one. Trying to fix now

EDIT 2: Should be the right one now

[davebYYPCU]

Your question is just about as unclear as the design intent of the file, you are new and you are close to what you want, I think.

Check the file, I have 

Grounded the block component.

Created a Joint origin in the middle of the shifter tube, pivot pin will come later?

Put a midplane and then a sketch with the pin hole - that lines things up.

Created the joint as Revolute, with the joint origin onto the sketch centre point.

As a newby you have been doing it the hard way,

with time you will avoid the move tool, align tool, and just put it where it should be. 

For example, the pivot pin holes in the block, were sketched and then extruded, ok,

but then you moved the holes, (not good, cause the sketch is now not aligned to the holes,)

- instead edit the position in the sketch, and all updates. 

so that said, - edit the sketch to make the pegs align.  

Might help....

[chad711]

Ok thanks for the tips. Yeah sorry my questions were not very clear. I was posting this in a bit of a hurry before I had to leave the house. I did go back after posting this and review my design and found a way to make things line up much better. This was literally my first thing I've ever made from scratch in a 3D program so I'm sure it looked a mess.