BoltCutters Pivot problem.

BoltCutters Pivot problem.

I have been having a big problem with my boltcutters getting the blades to pivot at the right place. I used a blueprint and placed them in the same spot as they are in the blueprint but they do not work correctly. I tried moving the point around( hit and miss) but didn't get what I wanted. Is there a way to figure this out besides ( hit and miss)? I included a link to the .jas file along with the .gif animation and blueprint. Thanks
http://www.mediafire.com/file/tnyzottn4hj

Link not working. Too fresh?

should work now.http://www.mediafire.com/file/tnyzottn4hj

I´m pretty sure the answer is here if you need it somehow mechanical correctly: http://www.cheetah3d.de/forum/showpost.php?p=12488&postcount=8

Cheers
Frank

I have studied this but It just leaves me blank, with out a tutorial I am at a loss to understand what is going on. I will keep looking at it.

Hi Uncle,

uncle808us said:

I have studied this but It just leaves me blank, with out a tutorial I am at a loss to understand what is going on. I will keep looking at it.

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Sorry, no tutorials for these kind of things. I guess it's just a question of understanding well what these tags can do. Practice with one at the time and see what's happening when changing only 1 parameter.
Here is your boltcutter. Not an easy one to do with the only tags available... ! Mechanically correct although I didn't spend anytime to perfectly align the various axes.
Open the file and just run the animation. The only control to get things moving is the scale parameter of the "Scale Me" folder. That's the only 3 keys that were recorded for the animation.
Enjoy ...

File is here

amazing stuff francois !

Thanks Francois: This is a great study help. :icon_thumbup: