Component assembly

[john]

Hi, i'm trying to find the correct/best way to position a number of components - tried joints but seems like it need 2 on the same component body which does work.

I want to have the roof slats sitting on the curved sidewall at the top end of each slat and the other end on top of the lower slat. - sorry difficult to describe. its for roof slats on a birdbox.

I created the powerpoint picture to show what the end vire would look like and the red circles showing the contact points.

Any ideas most welcome

Thanks

[TheCADWhisperer]

@john 

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

[jhackney1972]

Attached is a video showing my method of adding your singles.  I created a simple assembly to demonstrate the process on and it is attached for your inspection.

[john]

Thanks - file attached

[TheCADWhisperer]

@john 

I would do this design very differently.

Using arc in place of the spline would make manufacturability easier and as a bonus you could Circular Pattern all of the shingles except for the first one.

Let me know if you would like to investigate alternative modeling techniques.

[TheCADWhisperer · Accepted solution]

Since this assembly is not a motion mechanism - the components can be modeled from a single sketch in body position and Grounded.

Step through the Timeline.

[john]

Wow thanks so much for this and your time - very helpful. I'm learning new stuff every day.

[john]

Thankyou, this has certainly given me a different way of approaching the design. Appreciate you time on this.