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Adding Joints
Permanent joints are the most commonly used joints and are based of different
combinations of rotating and translating degrees of freedom.
1 Click the Convert Assembly Constraints tool.
2 Select the Pillar part (2).
3 Select the Link part (3).
4 Select the check box next to both constraints, and then click Apply.
5 Select the Link part (5).
6 Select the Jack Body (6).
7 Select the check boxes next to the mate constraints, and then click OK.
Two more joints are needed to complete this kinematic chain. Though
you could convert the existing constraints, for this next workflow you
create the joints manually.
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