Slider mate between fixed Assembly and element assembled from several pieces

lucio_pannitteri

hi, I have a question regarding the slider mate function. for example imagine a pneumatic cylinder a piston - rod block is composed of different elements and together they move inside the piston chamber. The connection of the rod-piston block with the cylinder chamber allows the simulation of the movement of only one component of the piston-cylinder block. what should i do to make all piston components on the cylinder move together in the chamber? the components of the piston-cylinder are locked together, yet they do not slide together in the cylinder. thanks for your advice

Alex_Kempen

In assemblies, group can be used to fix multiple parts together relative to one another.

Daniel_Kane

Hi Lucio. Any components that are expected to move together should be either Fastened together or combined using a Group command. Then, if you use a slider mate on one of the components, the rest will move with it as it slides. I have shown a simple example in the GIF below.