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Re: Four bar calculation help
Neat idea, I like four-bar linkages a lot (as my students will attest!)

I suggest you use Inventor, and learn how to link dimension parameters to an Excel file. This make it easy to change, and to create formulas for dimensions.

With an parallel arrangement like yours, the numbers are pretty easy, but don't have the time right now to do the math for you. Take a look at it and see if you can spot the symmetry and work it out.
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