MotionView User's Guide

CurveToCurve Joint

CurveToCurve Joint

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CurveToCurve Joint

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Location: Advanced Joints panel - Connectivity tab

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Advanced Joints panel - Connectivity tab for a CurveToCurve Joint

Advanced Joint type
drop-down menu

select an advanced joint type.

Body 1

the first body constrained by the advanced joint field is automatically populated.

Body 2

the second body constrained by the advanced joint.

Note - In the MotionSolve SolverMode, this body is automatically selected based on the body that the Reference Marker is attached to.

In the ADAMS SolverMode, this body can be selected explicitly.

Curve 1

the curve on body 1 which will be constrained to the curve on body 2.

Curve 2

the curve on body 2 which will be constrained to the curve on body 1.

Ref marker 1

the curve 1 origin will be placed at the location of the reference marker 1.

Ref marker 2

the curve 2 origin will be placed at the location of the reference marker 2.