Degree of Freedom
Degree of Freedom
(OP)
It seems to me that there was at one time a way of easily displaying the degrees of freedom that any part within an assembly had available after mating the part. I am currently using SW 2006, SP 4.1. Does anyone know of a command to allow me to graphically see the degree of freedom of a component?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
M.B. Price
www.assembly-testww.com
Automated Assembly & Test Systems






RE: Degree of Freedom
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: Degree of Freedom
Flores
SW06 SP4.1
RE: Degree of Freedom
It would take just as long (or longer) to select a command icon and then the component under investigation, than to simply grab and move the component to see which DOF exists.
If this is important to you, submit an ER to SW. However, if an ER hasn't been made for this, that's a pretty good indication that it hasn't been seen as a problem by most users.
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Degree of Freedom
I occasionally use the move component command. Under options, I check collision detection and stop at collision, and then I move the part. When the part hits the proverbial walls, I measure. Probably not what you are after, but a close, fairly easy work-around.
Reaper.
RE: Degree of Freedom
RE: Degree of Freedom
Flores
SW06 SP4.1
RE: Degree of Freedom
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Degree of Freedom
Flores
SW06 SP4.1
RE: Degree of Freedom
But now, whenever I (occassionally) have to do something in MDT, the DOF symbols seem to be more of a burden than a benefit.
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