Kinematics of Invisible Hinge (Invisible Hinge with 7 Axes)

I think you are mis-interpreting that.
That hinge is meant to be put into wood doors (or else), where you have to cut/mill the correct “blind” hole for the hinge.
You don’t want to have the hinge visible from one side of the door (it’s an “invisible” hinge), so you have wood all around the hinge.
There is little-to-none gap, if you design correctly the holes in the door.

The hinge itself have a gap, but the gap is occupied by the door, usually.

… still, you want to have a minimum gap, because if the door touch near the virtual rotation point, huge strengths will apply (long lever), breaking your hinge …

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Riccardo,

Yes, you are right, I also came to this conclusion.
In my case, we are talking about folding doors.

Harald

I used the step solver and a record component.

Which Grasshopper file are you interested in? The Soss hinge or the Skateboard Miniramp which I first posted?

What do you need this for?

Hi Martin,

Thanks for the answer.
The Soss hinge. I want to see how this hinge work.
Harald

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Use the front view and drag the hinge somewhere close to the point marked on the screenshot.

soss.gh (357.5 KB)

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Hi Martin,

Thanks for the Grasshopper file.
Could you say, can I drag the hinge close to the point marked in the screenshot in Grasshopper or must I do manually in Rhinoceros?

Thanks in advance for your comments.
Harald

Martin,

Could you please explain to me briefly how I can simultaneously change the degree of opening of these hinges?
I can’t get it. I would be very grateful to you for your help.

Harald

Martin,

Did you offer to move beyond the point as Daniel shows it in the video below or in some other way?

Thanks in advance for your comments.
Harald

After opening the Grasshopper file I posted above, all you need to do is switch on the Kangaroo solver and then drag the part in the front view. You need to drag somewhere close to the hinge points on the part and if the range needs to be bigger, you can increase it in the Grab component.

Thanks Martin.
Harald

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Yes, if you choose the right profession