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In assembly, how do I connect the this
adil_yitiz
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Hi, I am learning about animation and would like to ask for help. The purple sliders are supposed to eventually push buttons on the blunt end, moved by the dark grey lever. The pointy part pushes the light grey see-saw.
1950s_TV_Console_Parametric | Assembly 2
I am looking for learning material specifically on animations, the mating and the DOF relationships. Or any tips and tricks.
Thanks.
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Hello. I googled DOF and found 'depth of field'. Are you referring to limits of motion? Here's a video explaining mate connectors in Onshape. From your description, it sounds like you need at least a Revolute mate for the light grey lever and Slider mates and perhaps Tangent mates for the purple slides. The document you posted is 'view only'. If made Public, others can play around with it to see what works. - Scotty
DOF= degrees of freedomI don't quite follow the ask, though. One of the purple sliders is seemingly immobile. How should they actuate?
@robert_scott_jr_ DOF is an acronym for "degrees of freedom" — see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degrees_of_freedom_%28mechanics%29