Joint using two faces

[idnarbjm]

Hi all,

     I'm still learning Fusion so this might be a simple thing for some people, but I'm used to Mates in Solidworks and haven't been able to figure this one out.

In the picture below I'm trying to do a joint between the two highlighted faces below.  I have the left part joined to the piece under it using a Slider joint, but I would like to position it in reference to the right part at a set distance.  I've tried selecting the faces, but it won't let me chose a joint type after that.  I've picked a mating point, but when I do that the joint just aligns the two mating points I pick.  I've attached the exported file for anyone that might be able to help.

[TrippyLighting]

You can try a rigid joint and move the location of the part using the  manipulator handle arrows and pivot.

By your description it is hard to assess how you want for the end result to be assembled.

[jeevesme]

Are you trying to make the push thingy stop before it hits the blade? Or are you wanting to set the push thingy a certain distance from the blade while maintaining the slider joint?

[idnarbjm]

The pushy thing (brake pad) needs to be set a distance from the blade.

[idnarbjm]

I tried that, but there is only one mating point on the blade when I select that it puts the points together.  That's not what I want.  I want the pad (left part) to stay where it's at, just be able to change the location left to right.

[idnarbjm]

This is how I want them to be positioned when the joint is done. 

[jeevesme · Accepted solution]

Delete your existing slide joint, Create a sketch on the blade, Project the Pushy Thingy on the sketch, get out of the sketch, create a slider joint between the Pushy Thingy and the Sketch, then Edit Joint Limits to set your Min, Max, and Rest as desired.

[idnarbjm]

This worked perfectly.  Thank you for the assistance today.

[TrippyLighting]

I am not sure I understand why the one slider joint needs to be deleted just to be replaced with another one.

[jeevesme]

It probably doesn't. When you go to edit the existing joint, there is a move command somewhere that was affecting the position of the parts so instead of figuring out where the problem was it was more efficient to delete the existing joint.