Vice Not Working Properly

[cmmpro1]

Good morning,

I am starting a machining project where I will place the part into a vice to program around it. However, the jaw on the vice will not move or should I say, not flexible. How do I fix/modify that? I know how to do in InventorHSM but I need this for Fusion. Thank you for any help I receive on this.

[davebYYPCU]

Short answer is to assemble it on the base with Slider Joint.

[cmmpro1]

Good morning,

I tried the slider joint thing but it looks like this vise need a complete redo to get this to work. I am lost and mad at myself. Can someone send me some instructions on how to do this? I am better at reading and following directions than looking at videos. Thanks a million!! 

[jeff_strater]

@cmmpro1, if you are willing to share your design here, it will be much easier to describe a joint scheme that will work for your design.

[cmmpro1]

I have posted the vice that I'm having trouble with. Thank you for helping me!!!

[jeff_strater]

Thanks for the design, @cmmpro1.  I'll try to take a crack at this today.  The first thing I noticed is that your design contains only bodies, no components.  You need components to make joints.  So, the very first step is to use the "Create Components From Bodies" command:  

Then, we can define the joints for this model, between components:

[cmmpro1]

Thank you! I am going to continue to work it so I can learn this. What ever info you supply will be much appreciated. 

[jeff_strater]

Here is how I would go about the joints for this model.  The basic idea is: 

1. Create Components from Bodies
2. Capture Design History (so that you can use As-Built Joints)
3. Define Rigid Groups for a few subsets of the components that move together
4. Ground the base component
5. Define a Slider joint for the jaw that moves
6. Define a Revolute joint for the shaft
7. Create a Motion Link between the Slider and the the Revolute joints

Finished model is attached.   Here is a screencast:

Hope this helps you make progress

[cmmpro1]

Thank you!!! That was fast!!!. I am going to try it on another vice to see if I can do it.