MotionView User's Guide

CurveToSurface Joint

CurveToSurface Joint

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CurveToSurface Joint

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Location: Advanced Joints panel - Connectivity tab

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Advanced Joints panel - Connectivity tab for a CurveToSurface 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

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

Surface

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

Ref Marker 1

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

Ref Marker 2

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