AutoCAD Inventor :: Add Margin / Offset To Part Edge With Hole Pattern?

Feb 1, 2013

We have several chain guards which we punch from sheet metal.  We recently changed our practice to punch a hole pattern in the part rather than weld in a mesh screen - saves shop assembly/fab time.  See the attached 2 parts.

My question: Is there an automated way of delelecting all holes within X" of the part edge. Currently we have to go through one by one and it takes a lot of time. how to model this part more efficiently.  As you can see, the designer of the new part got lazy and did a rectangular pattern.  The goal would be to have a consistent margin around the full perimeter of the part more like the first.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Add Offset Hole To OD Of A Part

Nov 17, 2011

What I have is a round part with a few features. I drew it in Inventor until I got stuck with the last feature, which happens to be a hole, on the OD of the part that is at an angle (don't care what angle so long as it doesn't intersect with the hole next to it).

I have screen shot? both the mechanical 2D version and my 'so far' Inventor version, how I can go about modeling this feature?

Btw, the hole this has to connect to is the one highlighted green in the bottom pic or the only one dimensioned in the top pic.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Use Hole Command To Place A Hole In A Part

Oct 19, 2012

I would like to use the hole command to place a hole in a part. When I place the hole it won't allow me to use one of the origin planes to locate the hole from. Can I only locate holes off edges?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Rectangular Hole Pattern

Dec 1, 2009

Looking for some sample code for patterning a hole in a part using Inventor 2010. I dont need it to be selected because it is the only hole i have in the part. My main trouble is that I am having trouble withobjectcollection idea. As you can guess I am a newbie at Inventors API.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Hole In Flat Pattern Of Cone

Dec 4, 2007

I have a cone shaped part and would like to put a hole in the curved face. I would like have to hole square to the face in the flat pattern so it can be cut on the plasma table, is there a way to do this? I attached the part with holes in the approximate location.

Windows 7 Pro 64
i7-980X
12Gb ram
GTX460

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AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Create Pattern Different Hole Pitches

Aug 6, 2012

I have one part like below attachment image.in this part using patten in part level in single pattern only how to maintain different types of pitches.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Select New Hole Centers In Pattern

Apr 10, 2013

I have a part with a parametric pattern in the sketch. When the part gets longer, more holes centers are added to the sketch. However, Inventor does not automatically recognize and select the additional hole centers so the holes do not appear on the part.

If you are wondering why I don't just pattern the hole feature rather than pattern the center marks on the sketch it is because the part is a multi-body solid. The pattern feature does not allow you to select multiple solids. Since these holes need to go through 6 solids, I would rather create one sketch pattern and one hole feature than 6 feature patterns. (By the way, this is a major shortcoming to the mirror and pattern features in Inventor).

How can I set Inventor's hole feature to automatically select all centers (even new ones)?

Inventor 2013 SP1.1

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Pattern Of Bolts Free To Rotate About Hole

Sep 6, 2010

I have noticed that when I place a group of bolts in to a group of existing holes the pattern of bolts seem to be free to rotate about the hole selected when creating the bolt pattern.

I am using Inventor studio 2011 with windows 7

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Adding Clearance Hole To Part?

Mar 20, 2012

In the hole command i am trying to place a clearance hole for 10-32. When i click on teh clearcne hole icon it says loading therad data please wait and then nothing happens.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Create A Hole Table For A Part

Mar 8, 2013

I need to create a hole table for a part.  I would like the origin to be at the center of the part.  Problem is there is not a round hole at that location.  Attached is a similar part.  The one that I am doing is much larger and has many more holes... this is just an example.

How can I pick this as the origin of my hole table?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Creating Part That Also Contains A Hole Surrounding It

Jul 23, 2013

I am just starting with inventor and love the capabilities, which makes me think this is possible.  I am creating a cross dowel nut (also called a dowel nut) that looks like a barrel with a threaded hole on the side.  This nut is intended to be inserted into wood and connect with a screw.  Is it possible to create this cross dowel that also contains the hole surrounding it so when I insert the part into an assembly (a sheet of wood), the hole is created as well?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Create Odd Shaped Hole In Sheetmetal Part

Jul 3, 2012

I'm trying to create a hole in a sheet-metal part so that a pipe can be welded in it, see attached picture. What's the best method to do this? Because the flat-pattern of this hole isn't an ellipse-shape (more like an egg), it seems it's very difficult to do.

Product Design Suite 2014
Inventor 2012 SP2, Vault 2014
HP Workstation Z220
Intel Xeon 3.4GHz
16GB RAM
Nvidia Quadro 4000
Windows 7 Professional (64bit)

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Default Hole Size When Starting A New Part

Jun 22, 2006

Is there a way to default to a standard hole size when starting a new part? ie. If you mostly place 10mm dia holes can this size be configured to be default in lieu of 3mm on the hole dialogue box.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Hole Table Does Not List All Holes In Part

Aug 10, 2012

I have a sheet metal part which has several holes in, from which I have created a hole table. The hole table does not list all the holes in my part as I am only permitted to to select holes on one face of the part in the selected view. I have tried selecting all holes on the Isometric view however I cannt do this either.

Autodesk Inventor Professional 2013 SP2 64-Bit Edition
Windows 7 HP Z400, Intel Xeon W3550 3.07GHz
12.0GB RAM, ATI FirePro V4800 (FireGL)

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Hole Patching When Creating Derived Part

Aug 17, 2012

I am trying to patch up a bunch of small holes in a derived assembly. I've tried going to the options tab that comes up when deriving the part/assembly and plugging in values for the range of hole sizes to be patched, but I get no results when clicking ok. I have scaled down the assembly to 1/10 the original size. I set the range of holes to be patched from 0 to 0.25". The diameter of the holes in the assembly are only 0.017" after scaling down.

Inventor Professional 2013
Intel Xeon W3680 @ 3.33Ghz
12GB DDR3 RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 2000 GPU
Windows 7 Professinal 64-bit

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Link Hole Feature In A Part In Assembly?

Feb 22, 2012

I am trying to link a hole feature in a part in an assembly with the number of a particular feature in another part within the assembly. I have a base plate part with a coutersunk hole feature that I want to pattern by linking it to the number of bosses in another part within the same assembly.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Assembly Hole Feature To Be Transferred In Subsequent Part?

May 28, 2013

at assembly level hole feature shown only in assembly. how to create same feature at same position on parts.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Hole Note Doesn't Update After Change Part

Nov 28, 2012

Using 2013 sp1.1...After I change the hole size in the part, the callout in my hole note does not update. (crazy, I know).

If I pull a new hole note after the change, it has the correct dimension. But, if I change the hole size again, this new hole note does not update.I put the part on a new idw and it updates correctly, so somehow the idw is hosed.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Hole Feature In Solid Body Part File And Bolted Generator

Nov 21, 2011

If we require to create patterned holes thru a number of solids, this works great only requiring the one hole feature.

However, once an assembly is created with the parts, (these parts obviously have their own derived individual solids in them) when needing to place a bolted generated assembly to the patterned holes. It won't recognise the pattern.

So I've come to the conclusion that the bolted generator/drop place function really needs improvement for solid body modelling technique. (Mind you, the BG needs a complete rethink because its at about 50% complete).

What I can see needs to be added, is the functionality of the parts recognising the hole pattern. e.g. when using the make components function it gives an option to add a link to the hole feature.

My only other option at present is to create the holes within the assembly file and transfer the hole feature to each part file. This obviously loses the parametric functionality.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Derived Part Flat Pattern Or Multi Flat Patter In One Part?

Feb 17, 2010

I can't find a way to create multi flat patters in one part from a lofted sheetmetal part. Also, didn't the developers fix the 'can't make a flat pattern from a derived part'?

IV 2010 Suite
Digital Storm PC:
EVGA & Intel components
Win 7 Pro 64 bit

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Edge Bend For Flat Pattern

Jul 31, 2013

Any way of drawing an edge bend on a flat bit of copper so I can flat pattern it for the guys on the shop floor to make.

The problem comes with the edge bend, I have provided a picture of a simple bit of copper with various flat bends and a single edge bend. As the flat pattern shows to the right the edge bend is not flattered, This was drawn using a sketch the profile then using "face" . This is why I assume it does not work in flat pattern.

Is it possible to draw an edge bend with a command to allow it to flat pattern? if so which command and how?

autodesk 2012

Windows 7.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: IDW Not Showing Some Part Of Pattern

Nov 28, 2012

in pattern everything is visible, but i dont know why 3 one is not showing(marked) and also see, model tree of idw

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Getting Part Into Usable Flat Pattern

Sep 20, 2012

How to get this part into a usable flat pattern. I received the part originally as a stp file. I am running autodesk Inventor 2010.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Unable To Flat-pattern A Part?

Mar 28, 2013

make flat patern for this part. for screw.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Create Flat Pattern Of Attached Part

Nov 6, 2013

Is there any way to create flat pattern of a part I attached ?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Make Flat Pattern From A Part Of Cylinder

Dec 3, 2012

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Hole Table Formatting - Different Text Depending On The Type Of Hole

Nov 6, 2012

I've got a template with a set of Object defaults for an Inch drawing and a set for a Metric drawing.  I've just noticed that within my metric set, if I insert a hole table with tapped holes, the font on the tapped holes doesn't match the other hole types.  I'm searched around, but all the settings for the hole table style reference the same text style.  (Please see the attached image.)

So is there a way to set a certain hole type to have a certain font or size within a hole table?  Because if there is, I'd obviously like to remove it.....  But I can't seem to figure out where the issue is.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Ultimate 2013 - Cannot Add Hole To Existing Hole Chart

May 22, 2012

I am trying to add a hole to an existing hole chart.  I drop the part into a new drawing, set the ordinate "zero", and add a hole chart by selecting a few holes.  When I attempt to edit the chart: click chart, right click "edit", click add hole, select new holes, right click to create, the "create" selection is greyed out and all I have to choose from is cancel. I searched the forum here but could not find a reference to this a know issue.  Am I doing something wrong or is this a glitch of 2013. 

We are running win7 x64 machines and this happens on both the 2013 Ultimate and Premium editions of the product.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Can't Select Hole Edges When Creating Hole Table

Nov 19, 2012

I have had this problem intermittently for a few weeks since going to Inventor 2013 SP1.1.  I have a part within an assembly and that part has holes created in it before assembling it with other parts.  Now when I try and create a hole table in a drawing of the assembly I cannot select hole edges and the hole table is blank when trying to create it automatically from view selection.  I originally thought it may be an alignment issue but I have since aligned everything correctly and it still persists.  I can create the hole table if I import in just the part into the drawing but it will not allow me to create the table on the whole assembly. 

I can also create the hole table if I use "centred pattern" and create cross hairs on all of the holes however it does not give me correct annotations for the holes as shown in attachment and I can manually change the annotations but seriously this should not be required.  As shown in the screen shot it reads as A1 down to K1 instead of A1 to A10. .

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Control Hole Dimensions Called Out On Hole Chart?

Nov 28, 2012

Question:  Is it possible to control the Hole Dimensions called out on the Hole Chart?  As in controling leading/trailing zeros for main hole dim, alt home dim and tolerances?  Can you combine the Main Dim with the Alt dim in a single column, separated with parentheses? (same with tolerance?)

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Flat Pattern Of Part With Flanges And Fold Won't Generate

Sep 26, 2011

The last feature of this L-Bracket is a fold.  When I create the flat pattern it is only unfolded, not completely flattened.  Prior to INV 2009, I could get a wireframe flat pattern with the part still folded.  Since then, I have to unfold to get a flat pattern.  The only way to show the formed part and flat pattern in IN2012 is to use a derived part with the base component supressed and the base component with the fold supressed.

How to be able to simply flatten this part so I don't have to do extra work with two parts

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