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efrench:
Usually, the best way to model a part is to do it in the place where it fits in the overall design. This works pretty well until you start changing the design. Then it's time to start using joints.
In other words, use dimensions and constraints to create the model of a part and joints to position the part/component. You can use the Align tool to position a body or a component, but the alignment will be lost if the aligned to component is moved. A joint will maintain the components relative position when one of the individual components is moved. You can also ground a component so it can't be moved.
Following Rule#1 will help keep the file organized and makes it easier to make modifications later.
chipenter:
I have tried to renew Fushion 360 after 1 year free , and it now wants proof that I am a studant , is there another way to renew .
awemawson:
I registered as a hobbyist, and my renewal went through smoothly. The student deal only runs for three years and I'm not a student anyway.
efrench:
You should be able to register as a hobbiest. The best place to ask is here.
PekkaNF:
--- Quote from: efrench on June 06, 2017, 05:24:31 PM ---Usually, the best way to model a part is to do it in the place where it fits in the overall design. This works pretty well until you start changing the design. Then it's time to start using joints.
In other words, use dimensions and constraints to create the model of a part and joints to position the part/component. You can use the Align tool to position a body or a component, but the alignment will be lost if the aligned to component is moved. A joint will maintain the components relative position when one of the individual components is moved. You can also ground a component so it can't be moved.
Following Rule#1 will help keep the file organized and makes it easier to make modifications later.
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Thank you, some 15 minutes of my work day goes when mechanical designers huff and puff about constraints and such stuff over a cuppa ..... so I should be versed, but is still does not mean that I understand anything. There seems to be a special lingo that sounds like a clear language, but seems to vary from program to program and user to user.
But your advice was clear and I think I got. I always liked the idea of parametric design anyways so using dimensions and offset planes and location from there sounds familiar.
Pekka
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