Inventor and Its Applications 2010

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Inventor
and Its Applications
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Exercise 12-7
1. Launch Inventor if it is not already open.
2. Begin a new part le using the Part-IN.ipt template from the New File dialog box.
3. Open a 2D sketch on the XZ plane.
4. Create the sketch shown in A. This is Sketch1 (2D).
5. Finish the sketch.
6. Open a 3D sketch.
Sketch1 (2D)
A
Inventor and Its Applications 2010
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Inventor
and Its Applications
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Exercise 12-7, (continued)
7. Select the Auto-Bend with 3D Line Creation check box, and specify a radius of .5 in the
Auto-Bend Radius text box.
8. Use the Line tool and the Inventor Precise Input toolbar to create the 3D sketch shown in B,
using the specied coordinates. This is 3D Sketch1.
Sketch1 (3D)
0, 2, 0
0, 3, .5
0, 2, 0
1, 0, 0
0, 0, 0
B
Inventor and Its Applications 2010
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Inventor
and Its Applications
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Exercise 12-7, (continued)
9. Finish the 3D sketch.
10. Use the Sweep tool to create a sweep feature using the following information:
Operation type: Join
Taper: 0
Profile: Sketch1 (2D)
Path: 3D Sketch1
The nished part should look similar to the part shown in C.
Inventor and Its Applications 2010
Copyright by Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.
Inventor
and Its Applications
St udent Web Si t e St udent Web Si t e
Exercise 12-7, (continued)
11. Save the part as EX12-7.ipt.
12. Keep Inventor open for the next exercise, or exit if necessary.
C