MotionView User's Guide

PointToCurve Joint

PointToCurve Joint

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PointToCurve Joint

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Location: Advanced Joints panel - Connectivity tab

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Advanced Joints panel - Connectivity tab for a PointToCurve Joint

Advanced Joint type
drop-down menu

select an advanced joint type.

Body 1

select the first body constrained by the advanced joint.

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.

Point

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

Curve

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

Ref Marker

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