How to keep components from shifting while using relations to control movement in an assembly?
I've been using relation formulas to create motion in an assembly part I've been working with. I'll try to explain it to the best of my ability. I have a Tower that rises up to a desired dimension. I'm using that dimension to control the angle of 5 arms that need to actuate outwards and extend out as the tower rises.
I have the Tower components assembled as a Slider mechanism that I can drag up and down. I'm using a 3D dimension to get the tower height and use it with other formulas to activate the angle and the distance of the arms.
The arms is composed of 5 sections that are interlocked with each other. All five but one are set up as a slider mechanism, with the final one controlled by a datum plane using a relation formula along with the tower height to get my desired results. So far, all the formulas in my relations work. The only problem I keep having is that the components of the arms don't fully extend out or retract as they are supposed to. The model doesn't fail and no matter where I set the Tower Height at, all formulas work but, not all components slide out or back in.
Can you guys tell where I messed up or is this just a glitch?
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