How to rotate all propellers at same time ?
I made a quadcopter with four propellers. Is there any possible way to rotate all the propellers by rotating one?
I use SolidWorks 2015.
3 Answer
You could mate a reference plane in each prop back to the driving prop. Parallel or Perpendicular should work fine.
I think for it to work best, you'll want the reference plane to be in the center of the prop's hub.
You could try one of several 'Component Pattern' features to insert the four props in the top-level assembly. A 'Pattern Driven Component Pattern' would work If there is a driving feature you can reference in a part or sub-assembly. You could create a dedicated reference sketch and insert the four props with a 'Sketch Driven Component Pattern' or even a 'Circular Component Pattern'. In any of these cases the props will all rotate together.