AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Constraint A CHAIN
Nov 28, 2011I am currently creating a chain block to be animated later on. But, I do not know how to constraint it.
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AutoCAD Inventor :: Angle Constraint / Drive Constraint
Jul 30, 2012I am designing a vertical axis wind turbine just for some practice (just started using Inventor) and everything was going smoothly until I tried to "animate" it spinning. First, I set up a work plane that goes through the center of the structure, and then I clicked angle constraint "explicit reference vector." After watching several youtube videos, I figured that I should click on the work plane, click on another reference point, and then click another point that would be orthogonal to those two (right?). Well after I choose the first point, Inventor will only allow me to choose the center axis as the second option (which I think should be the third option).
View 6 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Create Sink Chain
Feb 9, 2012I am using Inventor 2010 and I trying to create a sink chain (you know like the chain on a plug in a sink)! How would I construct this model?
View 1 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Create A Roller Chain
Apr 30, 2012I am trying to create a roller chain as part of a cad drawing of a bicyle.
I created a link of the chain (pic attached) and I am following this video to repeat it as a rectangular pattern : [URL]....
However the links are not following the path they're supposed to - I can't attach that file right now.
Anything that I should do different from the video? I have been using inventor for a little while but I've never used the adaptive stetches or the functions thing ot a rectangular pattern that is not in the shape of a rectangle.
AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Select Chain Loop On Chamfer
Aug 12, 2013I wanted to chamfer a poligonal faced part, but had to select the edges one by one.
The Edge Chain buttons were grayed out, why?
AutoCAD Inventor :: Double Pitch Chain Animation
Nov 12, 2013How to model a double pitch chain with sprockets so that it can be animated to show visual movement/rotation.
This chain assembly is made up of 6 sprockets.
AutoCAD Inventor :: 3D Models Of Roller Chain Sprockets?
Jan 15, 2013Any good place to get 3d models of roller chain sprockets? I've been looking for a while now but i can't find anything that provides the variety or accuracy i need.
View 9 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Roller Chain Generator Without A Closed Loop?
Dec 20, 2013I'm designing a lift truck with a "chain over" lift - the lift cylinder has a sprocket mounted on the end of the rod, and the chain is grounded on one side. The other end of the chain is mounted to a lifting carriage so that as the cylinder extends and pushes the sprocket up, the chain rolls over it and the carriage moves up (at twice the speed of the cylinder). This is nothing new - it's pretty much how every single fork truck in the world operates.
My question is this: can I use the roller chain generator to model this chain, or should I model the links and array them along a path? My thinking is that if I can use the chain generator, I should be able to animate the chain using Dynamic Simulation. But the chain generator seems to require a minimum of 2 sprockets in order to work - there's no way that I can see to have a "non-looped" chain or any way to just ground the end of the chain.
2014 Product Design Suite
W7Pro-64
Intel Xeon E5-1620 @ 3.60 GHz 16GB RAM
Dual 1GB NVIDIA Quadro K600 graphics
AutoCAD Inventor :: Healing Chain Centerline That Has Broken / 2012
Nov 1, 2011how to heal a chained centreline between a row of hole features?
Here is my current work practice...
I have a panel with a row of hole features, they are not an array as the pitch between holes typically varies.
I create a chain of centres along the row.
I copy the panel and drawing to make a similar part but I remove one of the holes from the middle of the row.
Now the chain centreline is broken, obviously missing a feature and I cannot find a way to heal the centreline unless I delete and recreate it.
There is also the switcharound too where I add a hole within the row.I typically have to do this for nearly 60 similar panels.
AutoCAD Inventor :: Attach Sliding Object To Roller Chain
Feb 11, 2013I've got a chain that runs between two sprockets. In between the sprockets is a slider that needs to be attached to the chain so that the rolling of the chain moves the slider back and forth.Right now the chain just runs straight through the slider, it isn't connected at all. I can't find any way to tell Inventor that this slider is connected to the chain.
View 2 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Frame Generator For Chain Link Fence
Apr 24, 2012Has used the frame generator to model the posts and horizontal pipes that would go into a chain link fence?
We have generated several fence models as simple part files. They work in that they get the basic idea across and they're fairly quick to create. But I started thinking about a more detailed model and I wondered if it would be an appropriate use of the frame generator.
AutoCAD Inventor :: Move Part Along Curve With Chain Drive In Assembly
Oct 4, 2012I have two set of chain drives connected to each other through a common axle. The motor (which is not visible in my assembly) drives the yellow sprocket.
The two sprockets mounted on the grey axle is attached with a key way so when the yellow sprocket turns, the two chain drives turns.
I want to attach the blue sled on the blue chain, the red sled on the red chain and then rotate the yellow sprocket so both of the sleds moves with their chains (at the same speed/ time).
The blue sled is going to move a rolled bar (the orange one) on the floor (glass square) a certain length and then the red sled is going to "take over" and continue to move the bar on the floor.
I want to make sure I´ve got the spacing between the sprockets in the short chain drive (red) correct so the red sled takes over when the blue sled disappears under the floor.
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Edit: I use IV 2012, but I also downloaded IV 2013 professional (trial) so I can use the dynamic motion.
AutoCAD Inventor :: X / Y / Z Component Constraint
Aug 14, 2012I have an assembly which has components mated to a radial surface, I need to locate the center of a round slot against an axis, I have X Y coordinates, how can I constrain that part to those X Y coordinates?
Attached is a picture of the assembly.
AutoCAD Inventor :: Fix The Angle Constraint?
Mar 10, 2010Maybe I've just been doing it wrong for the last 5 years, but the Angle constraint is obnoxiously unpredictable. When I constrain a part in an assembly with an angle constraint from the assembly origin plane (or anything else), Inventor always has two solutions; a positive and negative.
Is there something I'm missing here, or is just a design flaw we have to live with?
AutoCAD Inventor :: Placing Tangent Constraint
Jun 1, 2012I am trying to place a tubes cylindrical surface to another tubes cylindrical surface using add constraint. How do I specify which side of the target surface to apply the constraint ?
View 4 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Transitional Constraint Between Pin And Surface
Apr 16, 2013I have a question regarding a transitional constraint between a pin and a surface within an adaptive assembly.
I would like the pin and the surface to be transitional only when the two parts "interfere" with each other.
At the moment with the example attached part A is remaining tangent to part B, restricting the necessary movement of part B to function properly in the mechanism.
In simplified terms I need part B to be able to break free of the "transitional constraint" of part A under certain movement conditions within the mechanism.
AutoCAD Inventor :: Parallel Constraint In Assembly
Dec 29, 2011This is probably a simple one that I am missing, but how do I get a parallel constraint applied to these two edges.
View 4 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Deleting Coincident Constraint
Aug 15, 2008I have noticed what I consider a bug in AI2009. When trying to delete a coincident constraint using the show constraint command, it is impossible to do so. All other constraints I can delete while I am in the "show constraints" dialog box, but not coincident constraints. As soon as I get out of the "Show constraints" command, the yellow dots are still showing and I can then hover over them and they highlight so I can delete them. Is this how it was intended or should I be able to delete them like the others while still in the "show constraints" command?
View 9 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Constraint Symbols On Cursor Gone?
Oct 8, 2013I'm running 2014. Somehow, in my ignorance, I have managed to turn off the constraint symbols that show up beside the cursor as I'm sketching.
View 1 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Expand Constraint Window
Dec 18, 2012Is there a way to expand the constraint window so that I can see my entire parameter formula? In the image below, my equation is cut off in the "offset" window. Or am I supposed to be inputting the parameters in some other manner?
View 9 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Parametric Constraint Errors
Jul 24, 2012I'm having a really difficult time maintaining my parameters when making changes to the part I've made in the attachment. The control parameters for this part are:
-100 mm distance between 15mm circles
-1 of the 15 mm holes
-30 mm hole
I am new to inventor but I would also like to be able to set up my constraints correctly. I'm also not sure if my sketches are ideal for this part either. I usually get an error concerning my fillets from the base to the center support beam when I try to change the 100 to 75.
AutoCAD Inventor :: Unable To Delete Constraint
Jun 14, 2013How do you delete a constraint between a point and the center point of a line? (in the sketch environment)
View 2 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Revolution Constraint For A Bolt
Jul 19, 2012I've assembled a bolt and a slide block that is constrained to a base plate and am able to put everything in motion. I have the slide block constrained to slide the distance of the base plate and when I reach the end the bolt continues to rotate when, if this was a real part, should stop. How can I get this bolt to stop once the slide block reaches its ending constraint?
View 2 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Deleted Origin Constraint
Sep 28, 2011How do you constrain an object to the origin once the origin constraint has been deleted. I'm not really sure how it became unconstrained in the first place. When I try to constrain the drawing using the coincident constraint it won't allow me to select the origin.
View 1 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Fixed Placed Components With One Constraint
Jul 5, 2012Why can I not constrain placed objects with three constraints? Anything I place constrains with one constraint then is virtually fixed (without being) and cannot even be moved to allow for further constraining.
View 9 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Assembly UCS To Part UCS Constraint
May 16, 2013My need is to assembly parts into an assembly by a known position in the assembly. The part has a UCS and I create UCS on the assembly programatically. What I cannot do is to constrain the two UCS. I tried this (Inventor 2013 x64 on W7/W8 64, c++ 2010 by the way DEBUG mode is not working from the IDE):
CAssemblyComponentDefinition compDef = doc.get_ComponentDefinition();
// MOdules UCS
CUserCoordinateSystems coords = compDef.get_UserCoordinateSystems();
CTransientGeometry geom = m_InventorApp.get_TransientGeometry();
CMatrix matrix = geom.CreateMatrix();
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AutoCAD Inventor :: Take Two Object Z Axis And Constraint Them To Be Same
Apr 19, 2013Basically, I would like to do this:
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(i.e., take two object Z axes and constraint them to be the same), but in C#. In particular, what puzzles me is that I cannot make
'Get the Z-axis work axis from the occurrent.
Dim oPartAxis As WorkAxis
Set oPartAxis = oPartOcc.Definition.WorkAxes.Item(3)
in C# because the Definition object has not a WorkAxis instance.
AutoCAD Inventor :: Drive Constraint In 2013
Jul 30, 2012See attached screen shot.
To activate the new position of the assembly of approx 5k instances takes about 5 minutes in IV 2013 when using Drive constraint. The larger the assembly the longer it takes
In IV2011 takes about 10 seconds. I've never seen the "Not responding" sign in Drive constraint window in previous versions. I'm just wondering how can avoid this "New feature" of 2013.
AutoCAD Inventor :: Slow Reaction For Constraint
May 10, 2012We have an interesting problem after reinstalling the software. We found that there is a time lag between the mouse pointer and the line highlight to indicate we have click the correct entity. The video attached in the link below may be able to explain our problem better. In the video, we move the mouse to where we want it and it shows a time lag.
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AutoCAD Inventor :: Can't Select Sketch Constraint
Oct 12, 2011 I can't seem to get inventor to select a given parameter inside a sketch. It keeps giving me an error.
All I want to do is to have inventor Select / Highlight a parameter inside of a sketch so the user can clearly see it in the window. Ive tried heaps of different selection options, I just can't work out what ive done wrong.
Sub GetParameter()Dim TargetName As StringDim oCompDef As PartComponentDefinitionDim oSketch As PlanarSketchDim oConstr As DimensionConstraintDim oParam As ParameterDim oCmdMgr As CommandManagerTargetName = d0 ' parameter nameSet oCmdMgr = ThisApplication.CommandManagerSet oCompDef = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.ComponentDefinitionFor Each oSketch In oCompDef.Sketches For Each oConstr In oSketch.DimensionConstraints If oConstr.Parameter.Name = TargetName Then Set oParam = oConstr.Parameter oSketch.Edit Call oCmdMgr.DoSelect(oParam) Exit Sub End If NextNextEnd Sub
AutoCAD Inventor :: Rotate WITH Constraint In Assembly?
Jun 24, 2013I have an assembly wherein one part is mated to another grounded part, with a face-to-face coincident mate. The click + drag type of movement appears to move the part, while continually solving this constraint.
However, it seems like there is no way to do a rotation in the same manner, where the constraint is continually updated. There appears to only be the "Free Rotate" command, which ignores the constraints.
Is there really no way to do this in Inventor? The application is that I am laying out a mold for many, many small parts, and I am trying to move and rotate them into position to get good packing efficiency and density. Each part will be attached to a mold base with one of the aforementioned face-to-face constraints, then slid & rotated around manually.
This seems like a really important piece of functionality. Solidworks can certainly do this, do a part rotation in an assembly, while solving for existing constraints.