Question
Constrain Angular Travel of Ball Joint?
Assembling a ball joint for a suspension for a car in Pro-E/Creo...
Constraining the ball joint is simple in itself, but it allows for 360 degrees of unconstrained motion about the center point. For modeling interference on a heim joint/rod end, this is unrealistic. I need to constraint the ball joint, lets say, to 50 degrees to movement off of a neutral axis through it, I.E. if the "axis" of the "ball" would create a "cone" in space if you were to move the ball joint about it's limit of rotation.
If anyone could help me out that would be great. I was thinking of making some form of constrait stating that the axis of the ball itself can't be more than 25 degrees off of a stationary axis... but I don't really know if I can do that.
Thanks!
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