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Inventor Lesson 5

This document covers various aspects of creating auxiliary views, drawing inclined lines, and dimensioning in CAD software, specifically Inventor. It explains the use of aligned and angular dimensions, methods for selecting multiple objects, and the concept of regular polygons. Additionally, it includes instructions for drawing threads and a practical exercise for creating a polygonal part in Inventor.

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Inventor Lesson 5

This document covers various aspects of creating auxiliary views, drawing inclined lines, and dimensioning in CAD software, specifically Inventor. It explains the use of aligned and angular dimensions, methods for selecting multiple objects, and the concept of regular polygons. Additionally, it includes instructions for drawing threads and a practical exercise for creating a polygonal part in Inventor.

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INVENTOR

LESSON 5
ANGLES
Auxiliary Views
When a model has an inclined side, its plane is not parallel to the horizontal and
vertical sides of the glass box. If the inclined view is drawn in one of the predefined
views in a multiview drawing, some or all parts of the object will not be their true
size and shape. To correct this, an auxiliary view is drawn instead of a predefined
view. An auxiliary view is a view looking perpendicular to the inclined plane as
shown.

Broken Views and Break Lines


To simplify or speed up drawing some of the views of a multiview drawing are only
partially drawn. In these cases, the cutoff (sometimes called the broken) portion of
the view is not required for the reader to visualize the object. Auxiliary views are
frequently cutoff. When a view is cutoff, a break line is drawn to indicate where the
view was broken as shown. A short break line and a long break line are drawn
differently as show.
Drawing and Dimensioning Inclined Lines
Drawing and dimensioning inclined lines in sketches is a simple operation in Inventor compared
to most CAD systems. The reason for this is that you can guess at the angle when drawing the
inclined line rather then entering the exact number of degrees. After the sketch is complete, the
angle is dimensioned using the exact angle and Inventor will adjust the sketch to match.

Aligned Dimensions
An aligned dimension is a dimension measuring the true length of a line or the true distance
between two points. See Figure 17-3. The extension lines will be perpendicular and the
dimension line will be parallel to the line or an imaginary line between two points.

Placing an Aligned Dimension


To place an aligned dimension, enter the GENERAL DIMENSION command or the shortcut D
and regardless if you are selecting a line, two points, or two lines to dimension, the same Aligned
dimension icon will display as shown
Angular Dimensions
An angular dimension is a dimension measuring
the angle between two lines or the angle between
the imaginary lines between three points. The lines
cannot be parallel to each other.

Placing an Angular Dimension


To place an angular dimension, enter the GENERAL DIMENSION command or the shortcut D
and either select two lines or three points to place the angular dimension between.

The Two-Line Method


Select the first line. It will change colour. Move the cursor onto the second line and without
selecting it, note how it changes colour. The Angular Dimension icon will display as shown.
Select the second line. Drag the dimension to locate it.

The Three-Point Method


Select the first two points and move the cursor onto the third point as shown. The second point
MUST be the vertex of the angle. The Angular Dimension icon will display as shown. Select the
third point and drag the angular dimension to the desired location.
EDITING GEOMETRY

Selecting Objects
Up to this point in the book, the only way that has been shown how to select objects was to pick
them, one at a time. A quicker and more efficient method of selecting multiple objects is to use
either a window or a crossing window. Study Figure 18-1 and start using windows and crossing
windows when selecting multiple objects in both Sketch or Model mode.
WORK FEATURES
REGULAR POLYGONS
A polygon is defined as any plane figure bounded by straight lines. A regular
polygon is a polygon that has equal angles, equal sides and can be inscribed in or
circumscribed around a circle. The first eight regular polygons are shown.

Any regular polygon can be inscribed in or circumscribed around a circle as shown,


using a hexagon.

It is important to understand and know the geometry involved to construct a triangle,


square, hexagon, and octagon as shown. Study each one and try to understand how
they are constructed and the angles used to construct them.
Drawing Threads
The THREAD command is used to draw exterior threads or interior threads on a 3D solid model.
The threads created using the THREAD command are not actual threads constructed on the
model. They are simply a graphical representation of the threads. A real life solid model created
from the Inventor part would not be threaded. Actual threads can be created but this is a much
more advanced feature that is taught in the Inventor Advanced book. The thread specifications
can be applied to the thread in the sketch and then be used when creating the working drawing of
the part.
EXERCISE

Step 1
Using the NEW command start a new part file using the template: English-Modules Part (in).ipt.

Step 2
Save the file with the name: Inventor Workalong 19-1.
Step 3
Draw the Base sketch on the Top or XY plane.

Step 4
Project the Center Point onto the Base sketch.

Step 5
Enter the POLYGON command and set the number of sides to 6.

Step 6
Enable the Circumscribed Polygon icon. Snap to the
Center Point for the centre and select a radius of
approximately 0.75 inches. (Figure Step 6)

Step 7
Add the dimension from the Center
Point to the left line.
Step 12
Start a new sketch on the extruded circle. Draw and dimension a 1 inch circle using the centre of
the circle to snap to. Extrude the circle 3 inches.

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