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Compressing Springs in Assemblies?

Compressing Springs in Assemblies?

Compressing Springs in Assemblies?

(OP)
I'm currently working on a couple assemblies in Inventor 5.3 that involve the compression of springs.  To simplify the assembly for discriptive proposes I basically have a spring mounted vertically between two horizontal plates.  What I would like to occur is that as the plates move together the spring should compress.  Is this actually possible in Inventor?  Or am I out of luck on this?

Any comments would be greatly appreciated,
Thx
-Edgewise

RE: Compressing Springs in Assemblies?

Edgewise - I have seen this done, our CAD guru showed me a working example last year. I think that it was an adaptive part. You might want to check out the website cbliss.com, there may be a sample, along with a lot of other cool objects.  Keep looking for the solution, you should find it.

JKG

RE: Compressing Springs in Assemblies?

(OP)
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, I've found the example on cbliss.com and that was exactly what I was looking to do.  Good to see it's actually possible.

Thanks again for the help.
-Edgewise

RE: Compressing Springs in Assemblies?

Howdy guys,
I can't seem to find the spring file on the cbliss website?  Any chance you could point me to the direct link where you found the spring files you needed?  I need to use a spring in a ratchet assembly and I need it to function in a contact set for testing the interaction of the other parts.
If you know where I can download an entire ratchet mechanism that would be good too.  
Thanks -

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