Help with Assembly Configurations

rex_hanson

I have a model of a segmented heating duct. It has five revolute joints. If I set the limits on each joint to be zero then the assembly is straight. If I set the limits on each joint to be 180 degrees, then the assembly creates a 90 degree bend. My question is how can I vary these rotation angles when I assemble the assembly into another assembly where there will be multiple instances with potentially different values for each joint angle. I was thinking maybe I could create assembly variables that could control the limits on the joints but I couldn't figure out how to create assembly variables. I then read the help documents on configurations but that all seemed to related to parts and not assemblies. Plus I wasn't able to find the configuration icon on my screen so I couldn't even play with it.

Here is a link to my model:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/e9f7e89cd05ce2eb4bac8d4e/w/c19b4049df4038fee42bba1f/e/daeee29ff76abd2f33525960

Here I have two instances of my sub-assembly. I'd like to be able to specify the angle for each joint and not have the value for joint_1 in the first assembly match the value for joint_1 in the second assembly. This would essentially give me two instances of the sub-assembly within the larger assembly.

Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?

Thank you!

john_mcclary

There are no assembly variables or configurations in OnShape yet.

You will need to make a copy of the part and modify as needed.

If you are using OpenBoM, keep the part names the same, and you can group by part name. Which should give you an accurate instance count in the assembly

john_mcclary

There are no assembly variables or configurations in OnShape yet.

You will need to make a copy of the part and modify as needed.

If you are using OpenBoM, keep the part names the same, and you can group by part name. Which should give you an accurate instance count in the assembly