@c_chandler068 wrote:
You're going to have to explain how it could be done using "Flexible", because I'm not seeing it... as far as I understood it, both "Flexible" and "Adaptive" bring the allowed movement from sub-assemblies to the master assembly.
If this is an incorrect impression, please clarify for me.
Those cylinders are physically changing location, not sliding along a track or anything. (Basically the Join point in the assembly changes).
Heh, I just checked and those cylinders have already been made "Flexible" so I could check the clamping stroke and make sure everything was where it needed to be.
Without actually seeing the iam files I'm not really going to guess here (but I did some given the details I have so far)..
I have NO idea what in that 2d image you posted is what.. I don't know whats the clamp assembly.. I don't know what the clamped part is,etc..
2d drawing really gives very little information as far as this discussion is concerned..
But I see something thats either constrained to one set of holes (I assume in some base plate) and another versions where its constrained to 2 other holes..
I see the potential for "flexible"..
"Flexible" simply allows parts in a subassembly to move anywhere their degrees of freedom allows them to...
Adaptive is a totally different beast and is really not related to flexible at all..
To give a generic example.. I have numerous "fastener kits".. Its a subassembly with only 40 washers being constrained to 40 nuts.. No other constraints..
I use that same kit on multiple assemblies and their location could be all over the place and all independent of each other.. The only constant is that 1 nut and 1 washer move together.. But they can be anywhere..
So each is physically changing location with respect to each other..
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