Create an Edge Connector

Create an edge connector using the Box and Shell commands, and position it correctly relative to the edges of the board.

  1. Right-click the Edge Connectors:1 heading in the browser and select Activate Component.
  2. Click the upper left corner of the ViewCube as currently oriented. This is the corner where the Top, Back, and Right faces meet.
  3. If necessary to enclose the view, click the Zoom All command in the Navigation Bar. The model will be positioned as shown below.

  4. Click Home Solid Box.
    1. Click on the top surface of the board an inch or two from the corner nearest the bottom of the screen. The position is not critical at this step. We will constrain the location later.
    2. Drag the mouse towards the opposite corner of the board to start a rectangle. One of the two dimensions will be highlighted. The rectangle needs to be 5.75 inches long x 0.4 inches wide. Enter the dimensions in the appropriate order, depending upon which field is highlighted first.
      • Type 5.75 for the length, which is parallel to the long edge of the board, and press Enter to lock in the dimension.
      • Type 0.4 for the width, which is parallel to the short edge of the board, and press Enter to lock in the second dimension.
      • Press Enter once more to accept the rectangle.
    3. Drag the mouse upward to extrude the edge connector in the +Z direction.
    4. Type 0.5 and press Enter to lock-in the height.
    5. Press Enter once more to complete the Box command.
  5. Click Home Solid Shell.
    • Click the top face of the edge connector. A shell thickness field will appear with the dimension highlighted.
    • Type 0.15 and press Enter to lock-in the shell thickness.
    • Press Enter once more to complete the Shell command. The assembly should now appear as shown below.

  6. Click Home Constrain & Dimension Assemble.
    1. Click the visible bottom, long edge of the edge connector.
      • Click the near, long edge of the board.
      • Type 1 in the offset field and press Enter.
    2. Click the visible bottom, short edge of the edge connector.
      • Click the near, short edge of the board.
      • Type 1 in the offset field and press Enter.
    3. Press Enter once more to complete the Assemble command.

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Parent topic: Create Circuit Board CAD Model in Inventor Fusion