Create parts from sketches.
- Category
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New Users
- Time Required
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60 minutes
- Tutorial File Used
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Start a new part file (metric).
In this tutorial, you work with various commands and workflows in Inventor to build 3D parts.
This tutorial exposes you to various feature creation commands and workflows you can use when you create 3D parts. If the finished part is the correct size and shape, your modeling effort is successful.
In this exercise, two nearly identical parts are created that are intended to be placed on opposite ends of a cylinder assembly. You build the first component to the point that it contains all the common features. Then you finish each part with its respective unique features.
Objectives
- Create a part from a sketch.
- Add dimensions and constraints to sketch geometry.
- Create and use parameters.
- Use feature commands such as Extrude and the Hole command.
- Use the pattern command to array features.
- Save a copy of a part as a new file.
Prerequisites
- Complete the Sketch Constraints and Introduction to Direct Manipulation tutorials.
- Know how to set the active project and navigate model space with the various view tools. See the Help topic “Getting Started” for further information.
- Set these options in Application Options, Sketch tab:
- Apply driven dimension - Select
- Grid lines – Clear
- Minor grid lines – Clear
- Axes - Select
- Snap to grid – Clear
- Edit dimension when created - Select
- Autoproject edges for sketch creation and edit - Select
- Autoproject part origin on sketch create - Select
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