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Can anyone help me?
Jojo_Sirait
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I'm new to this software, if you can help me connect the Pin to the Rueda (Wheel), I would appreciate it.
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Have you tried the learning center?
https://learn.onshape.com/learn/learning-path/introduction-to-cad
(Has now looked at your link)
Ahh, a Geneva mechanism!
Not sure. I think this is one of the things which is tricky in Onshape. What do you mate the pin to? More Onsahpe cleverness than me is needed.
Onshape cleverness:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/02b50a75fa42454b1a7b3368/w/f1fc9588dbead1ba72a3419a/e/e4e7defb3acfa8b4a3b5293b
That is Onshape cleverness! How's it work?
There are two hidden parts connected by a tangent mate. As the long blue track moves, it moves the "playhead" piece up and down, which causes periodic rotation with a rack and pinion mate.
Ah! I'll have a second, third and fourth closer look.
Should there be a way to just 'do' this? How do other CAD packages handle it?
Is there an existing improvement request?
I think the other way to do it would be with actual physics/collision detection, which isn't really Onshape's wheelhouse.
A 'sticky' mate? When two edges\ surfaces are touching a temp mate is established? That could be tangent or slide or other option?