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Chapter 2 2011
Chapter 2 2011
Chapter 2 2011
All Decimals Changes the decimal display between all decimals and the number
of decimal places specified in the document settings
Exercise 2-1
• Creating A Sketch with Lines
Exercise 2-2
• Creating a Sketch with Tangencies
Constraining the Sketch
• Step 2 - Geometric
Constraints
– Apply behavior
– Create relationships
• Status Bar
• Fully constrain
• Use projected origin point
– Constraint Types
• 12 geometric constraints
Constraining the Sketch
• Geometric Constraints
– Dragging a Sketch
• Constrained or Not
• Geometry stretches
– Showing Constraints
• Show all & Hide all F8 and F9
• To see applied constraints
• Objects change color
– Deleting Constraints
• Right-click or Delete key
Construction Geometry
• Sketch tab > Format panel
• Add dimensions and
constraints
• Not visible when a feature
is created
• Always available in the
sketch
Sketch Degrees of Freedom
• To see the open degrees of freedom in a
sketch
– Right-click and click Show All Degrees of Freedom
Exercise 2-3
• Adding and Displaying Constraints
Adding Dimensions Manually
• Step 3 – Adding Dimensions
– All dimensions created are parametric
– Control & change size of geometry
– General Dimensioning
• Create linear, angle, radial, or diameter
• Automatically snap
• Extension lines
• Preview image
– Dimensioning Lines
• Endpoints - two
• Length
– Dimensioning an Angle
• Two lines
• Arc
Adding Dimensions
–Dimensioning Arcs and Circles
• Default: Arc = radius
• Default: Circle = diameter
–Linear Diameter Dimensions
• Revolved part
• Represent a quarter outline
• Axis of rotation
–Dimensioning to a Tangency
• Arc or circle
• Constraint symbol changes
• Two quadrants
Adding Dimensions
• Entering and Editing a Dimension’s Value
– Automatically appear
– Change the value
– Edit Dimension option
– Default value
– To change double-click
– Enter exact value
– Accurate to six decimal places
– Smallest dimensions first
– Fractions
Adding Dimensions
•Entering and Editing a Dimension’s Value
–Repositioning a Dimension
• New location
• Origin points cannot be moved
–Over-Constrained Sketches
• Inventor will not allow
– over-constrain
– duplicate constraints
– conflict with another constraint
–Driven dimension
• Reference dimension
• Parentheses
• Over-constrained dimensions option
Adding Dimensions
•Auto Dimension
–Automatically apply
• Dimensions
• Constraints
–State number of dimensions or constraints
required to fully constrain the sketch
–First apply critical constraints and dimensions
–Will not override or replace existing constraints or
dimensions
Exercise 2-4
• Dimensioning a Sketch
Move and Scale Tools
• Move sketch objects to another location
– Move or make copy
• Scale a sketch
– Enter scale factor
– Pick two points
– Relax dimensions
– Relax constraints
Opening/Importing AutoCAD Files
• Copy to clipboard within Inventor
or AutoCAD and Paste in
Inventor
• Open/Import AutoCAD &
AutoCAD Mechanical Files
– New Drawing
– New Part
– Title Block
– Border
– Symbol
– 2D and 3D
• Import 2D geometry to an active
sketch (part or drawing)
Importing Other File Types
• DXF
• Alias
• IDF Board File
• IGES
• JT
• Parasolids Binary Files
• Parasolids Text Files
• PRO/Engineer Files
• SAT
• STEP
• SolidWorks Files
• UGS NX Files
Exercise 2-5