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bpenza1-Visitor
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May 1, 2018
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Mechanism Animation- Base Part won't stop twirling around

  • May 1, 2018
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I've got an assembly. A conveyor belt with baffle.  The parts all move properly, but the base structure keeps twirling around.  I can't get the base part to stay fixed.    I have created this assembly successfully and then unsuccessfully. Can anyone give advise on this?    Basically, how do we get a part to remain stationary while other parts are moving about?

 

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TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
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May 1, 2018

Fully constraining your grounded elements -should- solve your problem.

 

However, I've seen some bazar things out of mechanism.

All I can say is to start from scratch and follow all the logic you impart to the assembly.

 

If this is Creo 2 or 3 full version, I can look at it if you post it. 

 

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    bpenza1-VisitorAuthor
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    May 1, 2018

    Thanks, 

    I have done it a few times and sometimes it works fine and others, strange results.   I have noted that if I create some of the moving parts as separate items outside the assembly, I get much better results.   The making of parts within the assembly often causes me strange side effects on the animation side. 

    Thanks. for help. 

     

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    TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
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    May 1, 2018

    The only animation artifact I was not able to get around was the zoom factor.

    For some reason I couldn't keep the camera "fixed" and it kept adjusting camera's axial position.

     

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