Skip to main content
T
TomBurton1-Visitor
1-Visitor
May 10, 2012
Question

How to rotate a part about an implied axis?

  • May 10, 2012
  • 3 replies
  • 12715 views

I have a part that is "attached" to a larger structure by two pins in the structure mating to two holes in the part. (I hope that's clear!) I want to rotate the part about the axis implied by the two pins. I'm sure there's a relatively easy way to do this, but it is eluding me!

Thanks in advance,

Tom Burton

Zebra Technologies

3 replies

V
24-Ruby III
VladimirN24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
May 11, 2012

Tom Burton wrote:

...I hope that's clear!...

Can you provide a screenshot?

T
TimHarrison1-Visitor
1-Visitor
May 11, 2012

Does this help?

http://communities.ptc.com/message/176872

T
TomBurton1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
May 14, 2012

I'm able to get this far:

Untitled-1.jpg

If I could move the green and blue axes to intersect on the edge of the part (location shown below with the red line) I'd be able to rotate it as desired!

Untitled-2.jpg

Any ideas?

J
JeffreyCoon13-Aquamarine
13-Aquamarine
May 14, 2012

Tom,

When you select the part or edge in the Right-Click "Select Coordinate System". Does it change from Global

Global.png

the part number and face?

Face.png

Jeff

T
TomBurton1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
May 14, 2012

I'm not sure I follow you.

In the Home tab, I select the part in the sBOM. The part highlights, as expected. I then click Rotation Mode, and I get the double-circle plus 3 axes. If I then right-click and select Location / Select Coordinate System I get the Select Coordinate System window, with Reference: Global.

What then?

Tom

Terms & ConditionsCookie settingsAccessibility statement