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Cylindrical joint

Menu access : Kinematics | Joint

Description :

Allows you to create a cylindrical joint between two elements.

We call cylindrical joint every joint of which the degree of freedom are: a same rotation and translation axis (O,X).

General philosophy:

  1. Select the CYLINDRICAL button.

  2. Select the base element.

  3. Select the linked element.

  4. Indicate the rotation axis and the translation axis (oriented).of the joint.

  5. Enter the joint name or select the ANONYMOUS button.

Specific point(s):

2 degrees of freedom :

  • translation along the axis direction.

  • rotation around the axis.

The driven joint(s) must be the only ones named before the creation of the scenario. They will be the only ones to appear on the scenario. You can give a name to the other joints in the symbolic tree .

Example:

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