O-Ring Generator dialog box - Design tab

Specify an o-ring type and placement in the Design tab.

Connect to the Content Center server, and configure Content Center on your computer before you insert components using the O-Ring Generator.

See the Content Center Help, or About Configuration of Content Center Libraries to learn how to use the Content Center.

Access:

Ribbon: Design tab Power Transmission panel O-Ring

By default, the Design tab layout is set to insert radial seals. On the left side of the dialog box, specify the placement. On the right side, you are prompted to select an o-ring from Content Center.

Apply and OK commands are grayed out. They become available after you specify the placement geometry and select a family with a valid o-ring member. At that point you can insert an o-ring into the assembly.

Placement

Defines the placement of the o-ring.

Surface	Select a cylindrical face for an o-ring placement.
Reference	Select a planar face or work plane for an o-ring placement. Click Flip to flip an orientation of an o-ring.
Distance	Available for radial o-rings only. Specify the distance from the selected edge to the center of the groove.

O-Ring

Use the combo box to select an o-ring from Content Center. Make sure you installed the appropriate libraries to Content Center. For example, if the ISO library is not installed and you want to insert an ISO o-ring, you select the ISO Standard from the list, but no o-rings display. Also, a selected standard or category might not contain the correct size o-ring for the selected rod or bore.

You can narrow the selection - display o-rings according to Standard or Category.

The following o-ring categories are available:

• Radial External
• Radial Internal
• Axial External Pressure
• Axial Internal Pressure

To edit an o-ring, select the row with an o-ring.

	Click to display the Table dialog box, where you can select from other o-rings, if available.
	Click to browse the Content Center for an o-ring.
Preview	Displays the schematic image of the o-ring.

O-Ring Size Error

If the cylinder diameter does not match the o-ring data, an error message displays, and the OK command is disabled.

Results

To display the Results area on the right side of the Design tab, double-click the double line on the right, or click the chevron. Results display only if you specify the placement and type of the o-ring.

The Results pane provides an overview of o-ring parameters. You cannot edit values in the Results pane.

The following parameters are displayed in the Results pane:

• O-Ring Data
  • Distance from the Edge (X)
  • Shaft Diameter (d)
  • Cross Section Diameter (Csd)
• Groove Data
  • Groove Diameter (d ₁ )
  • Groove Width (b)
  • Radius at Base (R ₁ )
  • Radius at Edge R ₂ )

Graphical preview

A graphical preview of the selected geometry displays in Autodesk Inventor.

Use the 3D grips to edit the o-ring diameter, placement.

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