Piston to hinge or servo?
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Hello,
I'm trying to attach a piston to a hinge but I can't get it to work, is it possible?
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Yes, it is possible. Just group the hinge with the piston and then connect to the rest of the model. This works, but is not very rigid. (See the red group in the attached model file.) A better way is to put an intermediate block between the hinge and the piston, which gives a more rigid set up. (See the green group in the attached.) If the intermediate group spoils the visual look of the model it can be made invisible or made smaller. If making smaller, increase the density of the intermediate object to compensate and maintain the rigidity. For some applications you might actually prefer the more flexible result of the direct method.
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Thanx for the reply but sketchup crashes everytime I try to "play".
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@chriswman said:
Thanx for the reply but sketchup crashes everytime I try to "play".
Does anyone else have a problem with that model crashing? It seems to work OK on my PC. To ChrisWMan: Is it just my model crashing or are you generally having a problem with SP crashing?
I have attached a new file with examples of joining hinges and sliders. In this one I have not directly connected the hinge to the slider in case that is what is causing your crashing problem. Let me know if this one works. The small white connecting blocks can be made invisible if required.
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