Use this dialog to enter parameters for locknut groove feature in Shaft Component Generator.
- Access
- Ribbon: Design tab Power Transmission panel Shaft. On the Design tab, select Cylinder in the tree control. In the First edge features drop-down menu, select Lock Nut Groove..
Thread
Use the drop-down list to select the type of the thread.
Dimensions
Enables Locknut groove dimensions editing.
Use the drop-down menu to select a locknut groove from the Content Center.
Note: You must be connected to Content Center server and your computer configured to insert locknut groove from the Content Center.
Predefined thread types are specified on a spreadsheet. The default location is:
Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows 8: Users Public Documents Autodesk Inventor [version] Design Data.
- Name
- Displays the name of the parameter. Name of the dimension is used in the Calculation tab and in the Results pane. Column is not editable.
- Size
- Select the Size field to insert a value.
Select Measure from the context menu to measure dimension in the Autodesk Inventor window.
- Description
- Displays the description of the parameter. Name of the dimension is used in the Calculation tab and in the Results pane. Column is not editable.
- Custom
- Check the box to insert user values for locknut groove dimensions.
Note: You cannot edit values that are dimmed. They are calculated automatically.
- Preview
- Displays schematic image of the locknut groove feature.