topic Re: Dragging components individually as in real time in 3D Part & Assembly Design https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152632#M8191 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Any suggestions ?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 06:55:06 GMT vrajan 2015-03-02T06:55:06Z Dragging components individually as in real time https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152631#M8190 Hi everyone,I have successfully created an assembly with full of mechanisms constraints. It contains 3 cylinders.1) For Rotating the member2) Extending the member3) Clamping the work (Jaw attached with the member) But i couldnt use drag option and see how it ill work in real time. Sat, 12 Dec 2020 15:09:11 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152631#M8190 vrajan 2020-12-12T15:09:11Z Re: Dragging components individually as in real time https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152632#M8191 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Any suggestions ?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 06:55:06 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152632#M8191 vrajan 2015-03-02T06:55:06Z Re: Dragging components individually as in real time https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152633#M8192 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This is really difficult to picture so you might attach some images or a video.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 07:32:25 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152633#M8192 TomD.inPDX 2015-03-02T07:32:25Z Re: Dragging components individually as in real time https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152634#M8193 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD> <P>Antonius Dirriwachter wrote:</P> <P></P> <P>This is really difficult to picture so you might attach some images or a video.</P> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE><P><SPAN style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><BR /></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">1,2,3 are cylinders enclosed inside supporting steel plates. Black circles are pivot points</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><BR /></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><IMG alt="Untitled.png" class="jive-image image-1" src="https://community.ptc.com/legacyfs/online/86237_Untitled.png" style="height: 627px; width: 620px;" /><BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 08:34:14 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152634#M8193 vrajan 2015-03-02T08:34:14Z Re: Dragging components individually as in real time https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152635#M8194 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>That helps. What physically maintains the angle?</P><P></P><P>You might consider putting angle limit on a pin constraints as a second constraint set.</P><P></P><P>I have seen some success in relations that make sure the rotation angles remain the same for each arm/cylinder. </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:08:28 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152635#M8194 TomD.inPDX 2015-03-02T17:08:28Z Re: Dragging components individually as in real time https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152636#M8195 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Nothing much of an angle.. also i need to work as in real time...</P><P></P><P>This is how my working process is</P><P></P><P><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;">1st Step:</SPAN></P><P></P><P>Cylinder #1 - <STRONG>Extracts</STRONG></P><P>Cylinder #2 - <EM>Freezed</EM></P><P>Cylinder #3 - <EM>Freezed</EM></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;">2nd Step </SPAN></P><P></P><P style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Cylinder #1 -<EM> Freezed</EM></P><P style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Cylinder #2 - <SPAN style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><STRONG>Extracts</STRONG></SPAN></P><P style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Cylinder #3 - <EM>Freezed</EM></P><P style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"></P><P style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;">3rd <SPAN style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Step</SPAN> </SPAN></P><P style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"></P><P style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Cylinder #1 -<EM> Freezed</EM></P><P style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Cylinder #2 - <EM style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Freezed</EM></P><P style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Cylinder #3 - <STRONG style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Extracts</STRONG></P><P style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"></P><P style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">This is the exact Order i have to drag the components. Sorry i couldnt provide a backup of the models. Can you please try and let me know how exactly?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Mar 2015 06:59:46 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152636#M8195 vrajan 2015-03-03T06:59:46Z Re: Dragging components individually as in real time https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152637#M8196 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Dragging components really doesn't work that way. It is very challenging to have this work.</P><P></P><P>Normally, it is done just the way you did with mechanism.</P><P></P><P>If you really want to get fancy, you could use slider controls to activate the cylinders. Like creating a UI in 3D space with gear links.</P><P></P><P></P><P>You can use save-as and save to ZIP. That creates a file with all the parts and assemblies.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Mar 2015 07:36:44 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Dragging-components-individually-as-in-real-time/m-p/152637#M8196 TomD.inPDX 2015-03-03T07:36:44Z