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articulation points?
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Sun, 17 Nov 2002 04:45:49 GMT
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just wanted to ask some fellow mech-ers exactly what constitutes a point of
articulation.  i am just finishing my second mech and i used at lease seven
ball joints for the shoulders, hips, waist, and feet.  i also used plate
hinges in elbows and knees.  how many p.o.a. is that?



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  Re: articulation points?
 
Hello, I would define a POA as a point when mobility occurs whereas the rotattion is counted once. That is to say if a Shoulder joint spins forwards and back it counts as one POA and should not be counted as two. Example: In this picture of the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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