What are the limitations of constraints in inventor?
What are the limitations of constraints in inventor?
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I was wondering if anyone knows if you can use constraints to limit the range of motion for a part? I want to be able to stop a part from moving past a certain point in an assembly but I still want it to be able to move. I am having trouble with things blowing up when I move them too far and was hoping I could prevent that.





RE: What are the limitations of constraints in inventor?
It is much easier to use contact solver on a few components that will hold everything together (like a cylinder or latch for example).
right click on the chosen parts, and "add to contact set", then before you drag anything (or drive a constraint), under "tools" "activate contact solver. With a cylinder you will need some clearance between the parts. It should stop motion at the end of the stroke.
RE: What are the limitations of constraints in inventor?
I had never used contact solver or the drive constraint function before though, didn't know how they worked. They are pretty easy to figure out.
I found using the contact solver that it seemed to stop the movement well before contact, I may be wrong, or my parts may contact in a place I'm not seeing. I'll play around with it and see what I come up with.
Thanks for the help
RE: What are the limitations of constraints in inventor?
Another option is using "animator" from Sean and Charles. htt
Or check out this neat add-in from Matt H htt
If you are running R10, you will have a bunch of other "animation" options built into Inventor Studio.
Contact solver works pretty well with driving constraints, and you can really start to see the actual movements.
RE: What are the limitations of constraints in inventor?
Thank you for the advice and the links, now I need to see if I can fix the model without causing any other problems.
RE: What are the limitations of constraints in inventor?