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I want to use center point arc slots to create a mechanism to lock a couple of tubes together, however I've found that they don't seem to follow the rules for using parameters, and I can't get the resulting sketch to be constrained. I create my named params, assign them dimensions and an angle, then create my slot. Then there are 3 problems:
1. The result is not constrained (blue lines), and I've had problems with adding constraints where it tells me things are overconstrained, but I can't figure out what hasn't been constrained.
2. When I change the params in the editor it doesn't reflect any changes in the sketch.
3. When I try to add dimensions to the resulting slot the units that it asks don't match what I entered to create it. For instance, dimensioning the arc segment for the center of the slot asks me to enter a length, but I specified an angle originally.
It seems like this type of slot is only useful if you know exactly where you want it, and aren't going to change it. Otherwise it would be more efficient to create it by hand using arc segments, half circles and the like. That I know how to be constrained and parameterizable.
I've been using fusion for a while, but I'm entirely self/youtube taught, so I'm sure there are huge and weird gaps in my knowledge. Any help would be appreciated.
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