Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Inventor Question



I wanted to know what constraints do on Inventor and how to use them. From the Autodesk website, I found that constraints prevent objects from changing as you add or move parts. I also found a tutorial that explains how to use constraints:
https://sites.google.com/a/eng.ucsd.edu/mae3/cad/inventor-animation-tutorial/inventor-constraints

There are two main categories of constraints -- assembly and motion. Assembly is used for joining pieces together, and within it there are 4 types of constraints:

  • Mate: attach flat surfaces
  • Angle: attach surfaces at an angle
  • Tangent: attach a round surface to a flat or round surface
  • Insert: put a round object into another round object

The motion constraints are more complicated and are only used for moving parts.

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