The Design Accelerator provides a set of generators and calculators that create mechanically correct components automatically by entering simple or detailed mechanical attributes. For example, use the bolted connection generator to insert a bolted connection at once. Insert the bolted connection by offering to select the right parts, select holes, and assemble components together.
Insert components using Design Accelerator generators and calculators:
- Work within the assembly or weldment environment.
- On the ribbon, select the Design tab. The available generators and calculators commands display. Generators and calculators are grouped according to functional areas. For example, all welds are grouped.
- Save the assembly before working with a generator or calculator.
Open a generator or calculator:
- Select the desired command.
- Open a generator from the Design tab and open a calculator from the Calculation tab.
- On the Design tab, specify the placement options and select the type of components you want to insert.
- On the Calculation tab, enter the calculation values. For Bolted Connection Generator and for some calculators, the Fatigue Calculation is also available to specify values for fatigue calculation.
- To insert designed components and calculations to an
Autodesk Inventor assembly, click OK.
Note: Only one generator or calculator can be open at a time. When one generator or calculator is opened and you want to open a new generator or calculator, the first is automatically closed.