Mechanical actuator assembly in Kangaroo

Hi everyone,
I am trying to make a simple mechanical assembly in Kangaroo(first steps) that rotates a table(the HSS) with help of an actuator:

  1. is the actuator movement
  2. is the rotation axis

I tried it with the following set up:


I dont know how to connect the actuator with its arm to give it the correct movement vector and freedom.

Thanks for everyone looking at this!
File:201126_Kangaroo_Mechanics.gh (405.0 KB)

I added a collinear goal for the actuator and the piston.

You can use the grab component to move parts in the Rhino viewport.

201126_Kangaroo_Mechanics_grab.gh (428.4 KB)

I’ll try to get your initial solution going …

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In this definition, you can set the length of the actuator.

201126_Kangaroo_Mechanics_set_length.gh (420.4 KB)

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Thanks a lot @martinsiegrist!

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