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Symmetrical six-bar linkage for a door
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Example · Basics · ASOMv10
Two-point synthesis for four-bar linkages
A four-bar linkage is to move a ball from a start position to an end position. With the two-point synthesis in ASOMv10, you find the right linkage in a targeted way.
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The task
One ball, two positions
The coupler of a four-bar linkage is to move a ball from a desired start position to a second desired position. With a ball, only the position matters, not the angular orientation – two points are sufficient as requirements. The end position is then deliberately changed once more and the motion is adjusted further.
What ASOM shows here
- The two-point synthesis leads you directly to a four-bar linkage whose coupler moves the ball from the start position to the end position.
- Move the end position, and the synthesis adapts the four-bar linkage automatically; you then continue to refine the trajectory and the course of motion.
- Element shadows as a preview and trajectories follow every change immediately.
Your benefits
Set the goal instead of trying out joint positions
You define the start and end positions instead of trying out joint positions by hand, and you see every change in motion immediately.
Optimize freely
Your requirements remain fulfilled while you continue to improve the path and motion. More on syntheses
New goal, no fresh start
If the end position changes, you continue working with the same linkage.
Clear to everyone
Element shadows and trajectories make the motion sequence immediately clear to your team as well. More on presentation
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