How to move a component on self defined splined path?

MH9

Hi, I'm having issues withh the movement of the dark blue component. I want to drag it over the light blue rails, how to ? thanks (ps I've tried tangent constraint but it is not working on it)

MichaelPascoe

Currently, there is not a simple way to do this. 

Here is one way to do this:

• Create a guide surface or part face
• Create a slider part to go on your dark blue part
• Constrain two points of the dark blue part to one edge of the guide surface using two tangent mates
• Constrain the slider to the dark blue part using a slider mate
• Constrain one point on the slider to the other edge of the guide surface using a tangent mate

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/c08d9439034a7f2afc9885e1/w/d574852990d901aa7185ac02/e/aa20baad49153aee618f1b55

MichaelPascoe

Currently, there is not a simple way to do this. 

Here is one way to do this:

• Create a guide surface or part face
• Create a slider part to go on your dark blue part
• Constrain two points of the dark blue part to one edge of the guide surface using two tangent mates
• Constrain the slider to the dark blue part using a slider mate
• Constrain one point on the slider to the other edge of the guide surface using a tangent mate

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/c08d9439034a7f2afc9885e1/w/d574852990d901aa7185ac02/e/aa20baad49153aee618f1b55

MH9

Thanks @MichaelPascoe