Constraining motion of a pin in a slot

[AstroTerrapin]

Hey folks, i'm trying to do some very basic assembly constraints to make a linkage system.

I have been using the Touch Align -> Infer Center/Axis to make pin-hinges, but I am trying to now make a pin in a slot so that when I actuate the mechanism manually using the move component feature, the pin will move in the slot.

I know on solid works you can sketch a "track" that connects the centers of the two circles at each end of the slot and then constrain the pin's axis to that track, is there anyway to do this in NX?

I am using NX8.5 on mac

Thanks!

-Ben

 

[JohnRBaker]

Yes, we do something similar, per the attached example.

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[AstroTerrapin]

Awesome that is exactly what I was looking for.

Is there any way to constrain the motion so that when the pin hits the end of the slider it stops and the pin stays in the hole (rather than continue into the slot's solid body)?

Thanks so much!

-Ben

 

[JohnRBaker]

Not really.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[AstroTerrapin]

okay well thank you so much for your help!