Placed features

Placed features are common engineering features that do not require a sketch when you create them with Autodesk Inventor. You usually provide only the location and a few dimensions.

Dialog boxes define values for placed features, such as the Hole dialog box.

Standard placed features

The commands for placed features (fillet, chamfer, hole, thread, face draft, and shell,) are located on the Sketch and 3D Model tabs:

Fillet

Places a fillet or round on selected edges loops, and features.

Chamfer

Breaks sharp edges. Removes material from an outside edge and adds material to an inside edge.

Hole

Places a specified hole in a part, optionally with thread.

Thread

Creates regular and tapered external and internal threads on cylindrical or conical faces.

Shell

Produces a hollow part with a wall thickness you define.

Rectangular Pattern

Creates a rectangular pattern of features.

Circular Pattern

Creates a circular pattern of features.

Mirror Feature

Mirrors different type of features across a plane.