How to make Rigid Group rotate as a single unit?

[Inspections_JCH]

I have read similar posts but sill do not see the key answer. I made a rigid group out of two components A and B.

I create a Rotate Joint between Component A and Grounded Component C. When I animate the joint, Component A rotates, but component B stays in place. NOTE: Capture History is turned on.

[TrippyLighting]

There is a hole host of reasons that this does not work for you as you'd expect.

As such, if you can share you model that would help.

[Inspections_JCH]

Shroud 01 Throat should move with Thruster 1 - see model file attached to this thread

[etfrench]

It does   Can you make a screencast showing how it doesn't?

[laughingcreek · Accepted solution]

animate joint just animates the specific body component/body that is joined, and leaves other items in place.   It's a way of isolating the specific joint and components you are working on.   You can right click the joint in the browser and select animate model to get it to do what you want

[Inspections_JCH]

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@laughingcreekwrote:

animate joint just animates the specific body component/body that is joined, and leaves other items in place.   It's a way of isolating the specific joint and components you are working on.   You can right click the joint in the browser and select animate model to get it to do what you want

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Thanks to all who replied. I was using "Animate Joint" rather than "Animate Model" to visualize the movement of the joint. The Animate Model is the one I should have used and it shows how the two parts move together as expected.