Need help concerning constraints in an engine

[Anonymous]

Hello! I am currently about six months into learning Cad and a few weeks ago I decided that I wanted to build a working engine. I have assembled many of the parts and now need help with connecting the motion of the camshaft to the engine rockers. I have no doubt assembled this engine innneficeiently and poorly and I'm sorry to anyone who attempts to help me in my endeavor. So, my main question is how to transfer the rotating motion of Camshaft. ipt to the rockerrod(s).ipt. As the camshaft spins the rocker rods are supposed to be pushed upwards by cams that move the rockers. The only way I could think to solve this was by putting a Mate constraint between testplata.ipt (sorry for the inconsistent use of Swedish it means "test plate") and the piston cover. This works in driving the rocker and spring but causes problems later down the chain in the camshaft. If anyone could think of a way where I could couple the motion of the crankshaft to the camshaft and then the motions of the cams to the rockers I would be very appreciative. I also encounter errors when doing basically anything most of these are harmless but if there is some simple solution It would be appreciated. The file structure for the project is quite big I will proceed to upload the entire folder. The file you should be looking for is 1_Motor_Assembly.iam 

[Fouad-l]

Hi @Anonymous 

Transitional constraint is typically used for this kind of applications.

https://blogs.autodesk.com/inventor/2019/01/22/quick-tip-transitional-constraint/#:~:text=Utilizing%....

 

 

[JDMather]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I also encounter errors when doing basically anything most of these are harmless...

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There is no logical reason to leave unresolved issues.

How much experience do you have with Environments>Dynamic Simulation?

Can you Attach *.zip rather than *.rar?