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Wow, go away sailing for a few months and the smart ones keep not only finding solutions, but asking questions I didn't think to ask. Thanks everyone for your thoughts and suggestions. It's made me feel so much better, as I thought I must be a complete idiot that can't perform a simple task. I...

Hi Brains Trust, Has anyone found a successful method for sweeping along an angled circle, but keeping the shape parallel to a plane? In the drawings below, the first pic is there just for perspective, so you don't end up as confused as I am. Imagine a spiral staircase. Each step is slightly...

Hi Harold, 1. I've tried twice to download and open the sample model, but each time, I get one of the famous Alibre Error Messages. 2. Please refer to my pre-emptive apology regarding my mangling of correct terminology (drawing / model). Maybe i should model my dunce hat and rivets :)) 3...

Thanks for the prompt responses. Feeling rather foolish right now, because my original question does not adequately express what I am trying to do. With reference to my drawing, you will note that the bearing surface of the plate always remains perpendicular to the shaft itself. This is what I'm...

Hi All, Newbie to the forum, so please accept my apologies in advance for asking what will probably be some rather basic questions. My current project is somewhat like a 'swash plate' pump, in that a rotating shaft imparts linear motion to objects situated parallel to the shaft axis. Below is...