The Cylindrical Joint locates the two axes to one another, controlling four DoF's. The object part in this assembly is free to rotate about the specified axis and translate along that axis. Some example applications of this joint include a nut on a screw, a trombone, or the steering column of an aircraft yoke.

Within this section:

Feature Specification

Procedure

Feature Specification

Object and target features can be any of the following combinations:

Object Features	Target Features
One Feature to define an Axis	One Feature to define an Axis
A pair of Points (2) to define an Axis	A pair of Points (2) to define an Axis

Procedure

The cylindrical joint can be created for a variety of model applications, but the basic procedure is as follows.

STEP 1 Feature Tab:

Click in the Object Features box and select one or two features to define the axis of rotation for the part(s) to be moved.

Click in the Target Features box and select one or two corresponding feature(s) to define the axis of rotation for the target part(s).

An example is shown below where the axes of the cylinders are the Features.

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STEP 2 Move Parts Tab:

Parts should automatically be added to Move Parts based on the Tree structure of the model. Verify that these are the desired parts. Only two parts can be added to this list. The first part corresponds to the Object features and the second part corresponds to the Target features.

STEP 3 Settings Tab:

Update settings as desired.

STEP 4 Floating Tab:

Turn float on/off by checking the box after selecting the hole-pin pair from the drop-down list (if applicable).

Also See

Common Parameters