Cheers Ralf. That got me there : )I have used -> RMB on your *.avi file -> Open with -> Windows Media Player Legacy
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Thanks JimTry it in MP4
I did. If you go back to my original post you can download a model to play with in Alibre - obviously, without the dynamic ability. Just pull the weight on top of the coil down. Slowly!Thanks, Stephen, for the VLC recommendation. I downloaded it and installed it. I've had it on other systems I've owned and have been happy with it.
I am not clear on who built the spring in the video, or on what system. Is it adaptable to Alibre in any way?
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It could probably do with further attention. I re-worked it in haste, this afternoon, from the 2007 model...Oh' I just loaded the file in Alibre and it works. Wow what impressive design! Segmented and all. Now it just needs to recoil when pressure is released. Still one impressive design. I have I have to have a closer look.
This was done in 2007! No scripts then...Very Cool, Miles. Did you use the scripts?
Dependant on the specific model you're animating, you could drive the whole animation using the increments of height, or pitch, in the helical boss dialog box...Another way to do this is by designing the coil spring within the assembly and setting the spring height using a driven parameter linked to the surfaces that will be moving. Then when the pistons move, the spring will be resized. One limitation is that it doesn't resize the spring until you stop moving the parts. Here is an example file. The spring is a helical boss.
Of course that's not going to work... It's cool, though, to set the mouse wheel scroll setting to 1 line and the spinner increment in Part Settings to 1mm and use the mouse wheel to compress and decompress a spring : )Dependant on the specific model you're animating, you could drive the whole animation using the increments of height, or pitch, in the helical boss dialog box...
If you use Precise Placement to move the parts. Does it update between each increment of movement?One limitation is that it doesn't resize the spring until you stop moving the parts. Here is an example file. The spring is a helical boss.