Assembly. I need a dimension in a part to change -relative to the position of an other part .

peter_hansen527

In an assembly I have a curved (like a more or less flatten S) leaf spring fixed in one end. When a tube is sliding along the leaf spring from the fixed end, the leaf spring should give way and be totally flatten.
I have made 2 configurations controlling the offspring dimension in the leaf spring part (max. and min.) Both in the sub assembly and in the top assembly.
I can make an animation for the tube movement?

Thanks 
Peter
 

NeilCooke

No, that is not possible, especially since it is deforming geometry. However, if you really need this animation, you could create a config of the spring in multiple deformed shapes, create a screenshot of each position, then assemble the images in a movie editing software. 10 fps is usually good enough for an animation.

NeilCooke

No, that is not possible, especially since it is deforming geometry. However, if you really need this animation, you could create a config of the spring in multiple deformed shapes, create a screenshot of each position, then assemble the images in a movie editing software. 10 fps is usually good enough for an animation.

peter_hansen527

Thank you for the answer!
It was what I feared/expected . I will make a series of configs...

NeilCooke

@peter_hansen527 rather than create a series of configurations, try driving it from a configuration variable. The variable could drive the position of the tube and the deformation of the spring. You could then just change the variable without having to create a huge table.