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Combining Mate Connectors
weston_thompson499
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I have a slider that I want to be able to rotate 90 degrees down when the slider reaches the end of its travel. I can't figure out how to both make it slide along the proper slot, then rotate it once at the end of its throw. Either the slider works, or the rotate, but not both. Ideas? Thanks!
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/b5c7090bce2e8814979857ab/w/33b1e2c3c4c2399835359a8b/e/ed2a8f0d7242051885a21304
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You can indeed put a rotate mate on top of a slider mate. It works, but you need some sort of helper geometry to fix them to. In your case, that would be the bolt that slides in the slot and rotates in the hole. You know there is a pin/slot mate, too?
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/d9c47acceaef4b056f3c70a3/w/9f5e52661006176e1ae76407/e/c0e1c7f9a326378bc4ae6752?renderMode=0&uiState=67c1d4998b4008709db7b182
That would handle both, though you'll have to find some other condition that initiates the rotation respectively blocks it while Part1 is still inside Part1. A joint does not rotate all by itself, so I guess there will be some yet unknown part that actuates the joint, right? Maybe you could use that.
Hey @weston_thompson499,
This is my solution but I cheated a bit 😉: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/41c8116b5567a69a1f2adee9/w/df2f421878c86b072c4659c8/e/ac9ed4e46856d3a4ffb66402
If you want to know more on how to do it check out this as well: Tech Tip: How to Use the Pin Slot and Tangent Mate for Complex Sliding Motion
If you want to go even deeper: New Custom Feature: Animate
Hope this helps. Cheers