Inventor animation rotation problem

Inventor animation rotation problem

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Inventor animation rotation problem

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     Please see the picture.  I am trying to simulate a crane picking up a rectangular box in one spot, and setting it down at another.  In the attached picture the circle represents the range of the crane, and the rectangles represent the boxes.  The problem I am having moving the box along the circle.  When I first tried to rotate it with the crane, it rotated, but stayed in the same spot.  Then I changed the origin in the box's part file so it was at the crane.  Now when I try to rotate the box moves in the correct path, but when it gets to the destination, the orientation is wrong.
     If I try to rotate the box when it at the destination, it will change position.  I feel I am going about the rotation wrong.  I imagine there is a much simpler way I am not aware of, or not thinking of.  If anyone can point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it.

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JDMather
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Can you attach your assembly here?


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     Unfortunately I cannot post the actual file for legal reasons.  However, before I made this I tried to learn how to animate with a simple version, which I have attached.  Please open the crane.iam assembly.  Please ignore the extra files in the zip, and please ignore the rotation not being centered correctly.  This file is easy to understand if you just view the animation.  The problem is the orientation of the box is not what I want.  I need to have the box rotated in a circle to simulate the crane's path.  This requires the origin to be at the center of rotation.  However, to re-orient the box I would need to rotate at a different center of rotation.  I'm not sure how to do that, or if it is possible.

     JDMather.  Thank you for responding.  This is the first time I have posted, but I have read many of your responses to other posts and they have helped me learn inventor.

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