Rotate multiple joints simultaneously

[Anonymous]

Model:  https://a360.co/2Dq8E5O

I'm trying to make it so all the components move at the same time.  I've tried to do a motion link and that works, but it is only between two at a time?  I suppose I could daisy chain them all, but that doesn't seem ideal.  I guess what I'm asking is what is the proper way to accomplish this?  I will likely be adding more joints to this and would hate to repeat the motion link ten times for each joint....

[TrippyLighting]

Motion Link are available through the Assemble menu.

They allow you to link the motion of one joint to another one. Yes, it only allows two at a time, so you'll have to create several. This allows you the flexibility of creating chained motions. Not needed for your application but can be useful.

[TheCADWhisperer]

When I click on your link it says Unauthorized.

Can you share the link, or better yet, File>Export and then Attach your *.f3d file here?

[Anonymous]

I can't seem to find the option to export a .f3d file, but I've attached a .f3z that it called an archive.  Hopefully that works.

Edit - Attaching the file doesn't seem to work?  Here is a direct link...

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yEoDhLPJAmcwtWSA9wziYQPyAl8IKvV9

[TheCADWhisperer]

If you have linked files you will not be able to export in native format.

If you check your last response (with a web browser - not email reply) do you see any Attachments here?

[Anonymous]

I do not see any attachment on the post.  Do you see it?

Here is a screenshot that hopefully conveys the goal.

[chrisplyler]

If you want all of the card holders to rotate together, you could define a User Parameter to the desired angle value, and set all of the Joint angles to that User Parameter.

[Anonymous]

I attempted your solution.  It works for the initial set, but it seems that the joint will not update when the parameter is changed.

I'm thinking I need to start over with a simple test model.  Somehow, when attempting to do a motion link, the first component slides as well as rotates...  I'm spending too much time trying to figure this out, but I want to since I expect that it will help with future projects.

[TrippyLighting]

Here's a link that explains how to share a model.

[Anonymous]

Thanks.  I think the first time I didn't check the Allow Download button.  Here's the second attempt.

Holder - https://a360.co/2FG3OUC

Assembled - https://a360.co/2DoSSZ9

[TrippyLighting · Accepted solution]

Hmmm .... I am a bit unsure where to start.

Fusion 360 works best when you have all geometry in place to assemble things. That means in this case that there is a central component missing (which might only include a sketch ) that you can assemble all the card holders to.

Right now that card holder component is really an assembly with only one subcomponent. In order to assemble it to something you created a sketch one level above that component and attached he component to the ends of that sketch. That makes no sense whatsoever.

Also each Fusion 360 design/file already is a component, so there was need to create an extra component in that card holder, unless you were going to add more than one component in that design.

 Attached is a functioning assembly.

[Anonymous]

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@TrippyLighting wrote:

Right now that card holder component is really an assembly with only one subcomponent. In order to assemble it to something you created a sketch one level above that component and attached he component to the ends of that sketch.

That was created in an attempt to avoid having to create the joint manually each time.

That makes no sense whatsoever.

Lol.  Yes, many of my designs I'm sure are filled with much of that.  I've started several designs from scratch, simply due to too many changes and trying to figure out  how to do things.  Just the learning curve I guess.

 Also each Fusion 360 design/file already is a component, so there was need to create an extra component in that card holder, unless you were going to add more than one component in that design.

I thought step one was to always create a new component and activate it.  I am planning to add more to it.  In this specific situation though, the card holder, is there a problem with having it in a component inside the design?  Or is it just that it's not needed?

I'm accepting your post as the solution, as the model clearly does what I asked.  I'll be studying it for a bit till I understand it better.  I wish there was a way to do it with the pattern tool, but I suppose you wouldn't often have to do so many.  Thanks for showing me!