Point on Profile Joint

 

 

 

 

This command allows to create a point on profile joint between 2 rigid groups. The rigid group of the point will follow the trajectory provided by the profile.

 

Creation stages / Use:

 

Click the icon or select Mechanism > Other joints > Point on profile... command from the drop-down menu.

 

  1. Select the rigid group of the point.

  2. Select the rigid group of the profile.

  3. Select the point.

  4. Select the profile.

  5. The Maintain tangent option allows you to always have the point rigid group tangent to the profile. For example, a cart (point rigid group) must follow a curve (profile rigid group) by keeping the tangency with this curve. To have the same result without this option, 2 points are needed on the profile.