Joint>Rotational>Limits> How to set limits for a 4 axis hinge

[troyostrander]

Hello There,

Here's a pretty common a piece of hardware with some complex rotational relationships.   I'm working with a with hybrid model of imported geometry and new modeled geometry. I have everything assembled correctly and now I need to set this hinge at 90 degrees. I can get it close with some trial and error.

• I was hoping for a way set the joints perpendicular or parallel to some other geometry to really nail the 90 degrees.
• The it would be great if I could then reset the angular limits to zero as a new starting point

 See screenshots and P&G zip. 

[kacper.suchomski]

Hi

Make sure that there are no hidden (accidental or intentional) asymmetries in the geometry of imported components.

[troyostrander]

Thanks for the demo.

I'm most interested in getting the planes orthogonally aligned....Maybe another way to think about it is get these two planes parallel. See video demo and screenshots.

[CCarreiras · Accepted solution]

Hi!

I started to look at this hours ago, but had no time to finish and post it.

I finished now and post it now anyway.

Complementing the @kacper.suchomski good advice, i suggest also avoid Joints if you can use Constraints.
Joins are more complex to use, Constraints are more stable.

You can try the files.

Files attached (v2027)

[troyostrander · Accepted solution]

The answer was pretty simple. Use constrain > angular. See screenshots and video demo. Big thanks to  @CCarreiras 🏆 and @kacper.suchomski 🏆