Basic Assembly Constraints

For this activity we used many different shapes. We had to assemble these different shapes and put them together in a certain order, place, and position. To complete each of these steps and in order to put these different shapes into the base block we had to use the place constraints function. We had to use diferent methods to work the place constraints function. We used the mate contraint, flush contraint, and we changed themotion, etc. The basic purpose of this activity was for every student toknow how to use the place contraint function very well.

Reminder

All of these activities posted on the blog (exept for the ones sketched on paper) were all done on the 2011 version of Inventor.

Water Bottle

In this activity I first inserted a water logo onto a sketch plane. Then I used the decal function to wrap the image around the pre-existing bottle design. After that all there was left to do was change the color of the bottle. (Decal is a function that allows the user to place an image onto a model surface)

Wrist Band

In this activity I used the emboss function to project a text down on the surface of the pre-existing wrist band and extruded the letters to a distance of 0.2 inches. The emboss function allows the user to raise a design from a surface or carve a design into a surface. 

Left Half

In this activity I used the mirror function to add a duplicate mirror image of the existing geometry on the other side of the right face of the object. ( The mirror function allows the user to create a mirror image of the existing geometry)

Fillet Chamfers

In this activity I used the fillet function to apply a .25 inch radius to the corners of the original sketch. (The fillet function also can allow the user to create a rounded blend where two surfaces meet to form an angle). After I used the fillet function I used the chamfer function. With the chamfer function I applied a .25 inch by 40 degrees to the edges of the pre-existing sketch. ( The chamfer function also allows me to apply an angle surface where two existing surfaces meet to form an angle)

Threaded Rod

In this activity I used the the thread function to place right-hand 5/8 UNC thread along the entire length of the cylinder's curved face. The thread function also allows me to simulate the appearance of threads on curved surfaces either a cylinder or a hole.

Spring

In this activity I used the coil function to turn the pre-existing circle into a spring form by coiling around the y axis of the cartesian coordinate grid. The spring has a height of 6 inches and the circle is revolved around the y axis a total of 5 times. The coil function also allows the user to extrude a closed profile along a helical path around an existing axis.

Paper Clip

In this activity I used the sweep function to extrude the pre-existing circle along the existing path to create the form of a paper clip. I was able to do this because the sweep function allows me to extrude a closed profile along a path. The path may be opened or closed.

Rib Support

In this activity I used the rib function I turned the original existing line profile to create a .125 inch support web between the two perpendicular surfaces. A rib is a thin flat member that acts as a brace support. It's also referred to sometimes as a web.The rib function allows me to place a support between two intersecting surfaces. 

Shell Tray

In this activity I used the shell function. This function will allow me to remove the unnecessary mass from a feature. The resulting geometry will have a wall thickness. I rotated the object so that it's underside was visible. Then I used the shell function to pocket out the material on the bottom side of the object. 

Rectangular Pattern Along A Path

Just like in the previous activity I used the rectangular pattern function for this one. I used the function to copy the existing rectangular extrusions 13 times along the curved path of the base feature.

Rectangular Pattern

In this activity I used the rectangular pattern. This function allows the user to make copies of an existing feature in one direction or two directions together. I used the rectangular pattern function to copy the existing cylindrical extrusion six times horizontally and four times vertically.

Circular Pattern

In this activity I used the circular pattern. The pattern function allows the user to make multiple copies of an existing feature in one of three different ways. The circular pattern is also used to array a hole around a center axis. In this case I used the circular pattern to copy the existing hole on the circular plate a total of 10 times.

Loft

In this activity I used the loft function on a original sketch provided. The loft function allows the user to create a solid or surface by blending two or more shapes that are located on different planes. In this case i used the loft function to blend three different profiles into one solid object.

Drilled Holes

In this activity we used the hole function on the original sketch. With the hole function we drilled a counterbore, countersink, threaded hole, and clearance hole. I used different measurments and different taper degrees for each hole that was drilled.

Revolve

In this project we opened a file called. The revolve is a function that allows the user to extrude a closed profile around a fixed axis up to 360 degrees. We used that function in order to revolve the sketch around 360 degrees