solo1 Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 ello' everyone. I just started using inventor 12 a few weeks ago and was just assigned to do this piece. I've never done anything this complicated and wasn't sure where to start. Should i start sketching from the point of the cylinder, or from the current front view? Maybe draw half of it then revolve it? I know the sequence of combining parts is key...any tips would be appreciated Quote
JD Mather Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 Complex? That's trivial. Start how you think it would be started and then attach your file here for suggestions. If you haven't read this, you might want to start here http://home.pct.edu/~jmather/SkillsUSA%20University.pdf Quote
solo1 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Posted October 23, 2012 heres my start at it. the top left "domed" part shouldn't be a problem, now I'm just trying to figure out how to do the "v" chamfer at the bottom Quote
JD Mather Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Seems like there is a mistake in there somewhere - but I have to run. (ahh - I see my mistake) Attach your ipt file here. Quote
solo1 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Posted October 23, 2012 JDMather, I thought that you had to draw a sketch on a plane and then extrude it, before drawing another sketch on a different plane? How do you draw a sketch on 1 plane, then change views and draw on a different plane while keeping the first view intact? Thank you much Quote
f700es Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Huh, that was fun. I did it in AutoCAD The holes are probably not correct as mine are just 12 dia but I think the rest is correct. I should look at some of JD's tutorials and see if I can follow them in Invt. Fusion. Might be good to learn some more. Quote
JD Mather Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 I should look at some of JD's tutorials and see if I can follow them in Invt. Fusion. I have never written anything (good) on Fusion. Fusion should not have been named Inventor - it is a completely different animal. Quote
f700es Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 They do seem to be almost different animals. Product tie-in/name dropping I guess. Quote
solo1 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Posted October 23, 2012 its nice to see that you both did this easily, but seeing the finished product doesn't help that much I thought that you had to draw a sketch on a plane and then extrude it, before drawing another sketch on a different plane? How do you draw a sketch on 1 plane, then change views and draw on a different plane while keeping the first view intact? Like Mather's first picture posted with just sketches Quote
JD Mather Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Finish Sketch. New Sketch. you might start here http://home.pct.edu/~jmather/AU2007/MA105-1L%20Mather.pdf 10 minutes later - done! (well except for fixing my errors, but since Inventor is a parametric program.....) Quote
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