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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