how to create a joint between a face and a plane
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In my Screencast I placed a point on an angle work plane at the origin. You can place it anywhere and then constrain it in the sketch or dimension it from the origin. Since I placed it at the origin, it is constrained automatically with a coincident sketch constraint. Also I used the circle center on the component surface to add my joint, it could be any point on the component and then add offsets if you need.
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Hi,
Your solutions works. However if I want to modify the angle....then it gets out of place.
As you can see: I have a sketch on a plane to orient the plane,
because I want to be able to change the angle easily.
Using the jargon from my previous CAD tool to create this I have to:
- Coincident mate with that plane and the face
- Coincident the bottom edge and the face
- Width mate: to center it
Is there a similar way to archieve this?
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If you apply your sketch on the plane and constrain it, there is no way the component you hook to it can move. The constraint between the point and the component key point will apply all the Coincidents and Mate you mentioned that you desire. In my model you can see I am opening and closing the lid on the box by modifying the angled plane. At no time do I have an issue with the lid trying to move off. I forgot to ground the green base until late in the Screencast but you are interested in the top only. I have attached my model this time so you can play with it. You need to do the same when you are asking a question about a particular model. If I had your model I could apply the sketch and joints to it and it would mean a lot more to you.
John Hackney, Retired
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