Inventor Tutorial for the iDoor – 22

Inventor Tutorial for the iDoor – 22 – Finishing the Skeleton

Add a .5′ dimension to the first line segment just drawn to fully constrain the sketch (an arbitrary number in this case as any number would work).

 Inventor Tutorial iDoor Page Twenty Two Image 01 - Ad Constraint

That’s it for the skeleton, now its time to create the solids. The first thing to do is turn on the visibility of all of the sketches except the Layout sketch. If any of the dimensions are visible, turn them off by right clicking on the sketch name in the browser and uncheck Dimension Visibility. Now rotate the skeleton into an isometric position similar to the one below.

 

Inventor Tutorial iDoor Page Twenty Two Image 02 - Reposition

…then right click on the little Home icon up by the View Cube, and select as follows…

Inventor Tutorial iDoor Page Twenty Two Image 03 - Reset the Home View

With the home reset, the part will now return to this exact orientation whenever you click on the Home icon. Now to extrude the solid bodies…

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