Rotating multiple parts together messes up positioning

Rotating multiple parts together messes up positioning

salesHYVRY
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Rotating multiple parts together messes up positioning

salesHYVRY
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I was trying to free-rotate this drivetrain with a lot of different parts and every time I hit confirm It messes up the positioning of all the parts, video below.

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salesHYVRY
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Heres the CAD files

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EdvinTailwind
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I would look for a part (or several) that has a constraint to the planes and/or axes in the assembly origin. These will make the rotation impossible to solve. At the same time there could also be parts not fully constrained to each other.

 

EDIT: Can't check the files at the moment as I'm writing from my phone. 

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swalton
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One thing to remember:

An assembly file contains the path to the various sub-components and the constraints between them.  It does not actually contain any geometry.

 

Use Pack-n-Go to collect all the files to actually open an assembly.  Use the .zip option or the native Window compression tool to create a package to share on the forum. 

 

It will be easier for forum users to help with your issue if you post the pack-n-go.

 

It also helps to state the version of Inventor that you are using.  Older versions of Inventor can't open newer version with a full model tree.  Sometimes forum users may post a solution or reference file in a version that you can't open. 

 

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Gabriel_Watson
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Assemble (tab) > (Relationships) Show, and see what constraints are preventing the move to be realized for all components.
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johnsonshiue
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Hi! I suspect a subassembly will help this case. When a group of components need to move together, usually putting them in a subassembly is a logical step.

Many thanks!

 



Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
Software Test Engineer