Most efficent way to cope a piece of angle

[dsheli]

Hey guys,

Fairly new to inventor but think I am picking it up well, especially for the little time I have had with the program. So attached are three images of what I have been working on. Basically I have HSS4x4x1/2 sections welded to the web of a C8x11.5. I had no problem coping the HSS4x4x1/2’s so they meet flush with the channel. My question is what is the best way to cope the angle going diagonally? For the HSS I used a plane with the dimensions projected from the end of the channel, then extruded across the HSS member. I hope the included screen shots can help everyone understand what I am looking at a little better.

Thanks,

dsheli

[Dadgad]

Is there an INTERFERE command in INVENTOR perhaps?

That would be an easy and relatively painless way to do it in Autocad.

[JD Mather]

Are you using the Frame Generator?

[ReMark]

Finally, one useful feature in Inventor I'd love to have in plain AutoCAD. There may be hope for Inventor after all.

[dsheli]

No I am not using Frame generator. Just checked it out and it makes things a whole lot easier! Thanks for the tip!