SW animator

[vscid]

Hi,

I am a begineer in SW animation and I had the foll. questions:

1] I have a simple rail and a carriage (sliding on the rail). When I call out the linear motor, the carriage slides along the rail, but doesnt stop. How do I make it stop at a particular location?

2] If I have this rail and carriage subassembly in another assembly, how do I make the carriage slide in this top level assy.?

I am using SW2006.

Please help.

 

[gwinslow]

1) You can add mates that allow motion within limits to have the carriage stop
2) In your top level assembly, select your carriage subassembly>properties>under "solve as" check "flexible"

3) See SolidProfessor - Training for SolidWorks and SolidWorks-related Products and SolidWorks Modeling Techniques