PLEASE HELP ME TO ASSEMBLE THIS CHAIN THESE GEARS...PLS
PLEASE HELP ME TO ASSEMBLE THIS CHAIN THESE GEARS...PLS
Ankush,
This question comes up fairly often, so searching in the forums with the right search terms will probably get you a number of interesting answers. I suspect that it may be easiest to use mate sketch elements; points at the pivots of the links and a Fit Spline in the assembly. Getting the gears to align properly between the links may be tricky. I think you can only get that to work through a limited rotation.
Jerry S.
Ankush -
Here is a youtube video showing an example of mating chain so it can move. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUm30f3BNDc I have this bookmarked as I don't use chain often enough to remember.
You will want to define a continuous surface body.
Then use a cam mate such that a reference point in your chain is on that surface.
DO I PREFER PATH MATE? BUT HOW I DONT KNOW