AutoCAD Inventor :: Showing Removal Clearance Lines?
Jan 3, 2013
When creating a piping part, like a strainer, I'd like to be able to show something to represent the area that needs to be kept clear to allow for removal of the filter cartridge. In AutoCAD I'd just draw a phantom circle and a few lines extending from it to show the needed room. Any way to indicate the area in an Inventor part that won't obscure parts of the main object or other objects that may be located behind? Transparent solids, or maybe sketch entities? It's primarily needed for design, but if it can show up in the 2D drawing (without totally blocking what's behind it) it would be a plus.
See the attached file for an example of what we've been doing in our AutoCAD models.
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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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Sep 10, 2012
When I use the DA to generate a bolted joint that utilizes flat head cap screws (English, 82 deg), the countersunk hole is not large enough and it leaves the heads sticking out slightly proud of the surface. Most of the time when I use FHCS fasteners, the heads must be below flush.
I went into the Clearance.xls file and increased the diameter values for the 82 degree holes. However, it doesn't appear that the DA actually pulls its hole data from this file. I saved the XLS file, closed it, closed IV, retarted IV, deleted the old DA assembly and started over. And I still got the same undersized hole.
However, I did verify that if I just place a HOLE on that point and set the hole as countersunk and clearance for that size of fastener, it will use the hole size that I specified in Clearance.xls.
Inventor 2014 64-bit SP1
Win 7 Pro 64-bit SP1
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Mar 14, 2013
I would like to add a "Shoulder Bolt" fastener (both Inch & Metric) to the Clearance.xls file so that when selected it would generate a counterbore hole the size of the shaft and a corresponding thread specific to the bolt size (all of which I can input in the table) but currently I have to do this manually by selecting a "counterbore - thru thread" condition.
Also, we use Helicoil inserts a lot and would like to add this to the Thread.xls but I need Inventor to differentiate between a standard threaded hole & the Helicoil so that the hole callout on the drawing will come in as desired.
Inventor Professional 2013
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Oct 12, 2012
In my drawing, of either a part or an assembly, how do I display tangent lines?
Windows 7 SP 1
64 Bit.
Inventor 2013
ACAD Mechanical 2013
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Jan 24, 2013
I added a new "Standard" and "Fastener Type" to the Clearance.xls file for my Inventor 2013. This was done in an effort to create a standard set of dowel hole sizes in our design department. So far it is working, however I have a few improvements I need implementing.
Changing the "Fit" name from "Close/Normal/Loose" to "Press/Nominal/Slip" to make it more user friendly in the hole wizard.DeterminE how to create a custom hole callout in .idw drawings for this new hole type. I would like to use the Hole Callout feature and have it automatically place our specific hole information/text for the machine shop to create the hole.
Ex..
Drill and ream for 1/4" Dowel hole
Press Fit
.2495 +0 -.0005
I have attached the clearance.xls file we modified to get this new fastener type to show up in our hole wizard.
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Jul 19, 2013
I needed to make a dome-like feature and the only way I could get something that looked even close to what I was modeling was to use the loft tool. I've attached the model of what I'm talking about (it's Inventor 2010) The problem is when I try to make a drawing for it, it won't show some of the lines on the dome feature. The only way the loft would work was if I checked the "closed loop" button. I tried checking the box in the drawing saying show tangent faces or something like that and that didn't work either.
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Aug 3, 2010
I'm having issues involving hidden lines that should not be hidden lines in the idw environment.
I am using Inventor 2010 suite, 64-bit. I have largish assembly modeled with several sub-assemblies and a few reference assemblies. Some of the reference models are shrinkwraps from other large assemblies (surface type shrinkwrap, link broken), and other reference models are acutal assemblies that I am unable to shrinkwrap because I need the positional reps that they provide.
When I place my parent assembly, with all the normal and reference models included, on an idw, large portions of the reference models do not show up. If I change my line style to show hidden lines, the missing parts show up. At first, I thought that it may be because the reference parts in question were not originally in the view due to the reference data margin, so I started a new sheet and set the margin large enough to show the entire machine, as well as the state of Michigan, before I set the base view, but I still don't get those parts unless I enable hidden lines.
Even at that, Inventor is not behaving consistently. Some of the parts that won't show unless hidden lines enabled are fabricated parts that I or a co-worker modeled, some of the parts were imported from SAT, STEP and IGES files, and some of them are shrinkwrap parts. On top of that, some of the parts will show up normal (without hidden lines shown) if I change the part's BOM structure from reference to normal, while others still will not show unless hidden lines are enabled, regardless of the BOM structure. Keep in mind, none of these parts are hidden behind anything in the model, even with everything visible in my design view rep, so what's causing Inventor to think these parts are hidden.
Computer Specs:
Dell Precision M6500 mobile workstation (purchased in April 2010)
Windows 7, 64 bit OS
Intel i7 processor
8 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M graphics
Inventor Suite 2010, Subscription Advantage Pack, SP3
Computer Specs:
Dell Precision M6500 mobile workstation
Windows 7 SP1, 64 bit OS
Intel i7 processor
12 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M graphics
Inventor Suite 2010, Subscription Advantage Pack, SP4
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Mar 14, 2013
I'm not sure if there's a way to stop this, but whenever I add parts to an assembly and switch to the drawing of the assembly, the hidden lines for those parts show up in every view of the assembly. Right now I'm having to go to each view and select the hide hidden lines option for each part. Is it possible to stop the hidden lines from showing up everytime I add a part?
Inventor Professional 2013
Intel Xeon W3680 @ 3.33Ghz
12GB DDR3 RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 2000 GPU
Windows 7 Professinal 64-bit
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J1.jpgJ2.jpg
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