I have a series of door leaves that are hinged together (like a bifold door, except more leaves). I want to animate the staged opening of the door from a 'stacked' position to fully stretched out. I would like to script the animation so that the first hinge opens fully without affecting the other hinges. Once the first hinge is fully opened, the others would be scripted to be opened.
The assembly is flexible, I have hinge mates and I utilize a motor in the animation for each hinge. The problem is that opening the first hinge will have an effect of slightly opening (or closing the second and so on). This occurs because when the stack is rotated by the first hinge, Solidworks has a habit of maintaining its orientation, this way the second hinge is unintentionally opened by the movement of the first.
How do I effectively interlock or prevent the other hinges from opening for an animation?
The assembly is flexible, I have hinge mates and I utilize a motor in the animation for each hinge. The problem is that opening the first hinge will have an effect of slightly opening (or closing the second and so on). This occurs because when the stack is rotated by the first hinge, Solidworks has a habit of maintaining its orientation, this way the second hinge is unintentionally opened by the movement of the first.
How do I effectively interlock or prevent the other hinges from opening for an animation?