Chapter 4 Creating Placed Features After completing this chapter, you will be able to Create fillets Create chamfers Create holes Create internal and external threads Shell a part Add face draft to a part Create work axes Create work points Create work planes Pattern features Chapter 4 - Objectives Fillets Fillets add material Rounds remove material Fillet dialog box Constant Variable Setbacks Face Full Round Edit fillets type & radius Fillets Constant Tab Same radius from beginning to end Single set or multiple set Select Edge and Radius Preview image Select Mode Edge Loop Feature All Fillets All Rounds Fillets Constant Tab More options Roll along sharp edges Rolling ball where possible Automatic edge chain Preserve all features Preserve All Features Fillets Variable Tab Different start and end radius Edges Point Radius Position Smooth Radius Transition Fillets Setbacks Tab Transition from a vertex Three or more filleted edges meet at a vertex Fillets can have different radius Fillets Face Fillet Select two or more faces Faces do not need to be adjacent Consume features Fillets Full Round Fillet tangent to selected faces Select three faces Faces do not need to be adjacent Chamfers Beveled edges Interior & exterior edges Single or multiple selection Edit type or distance Method Distance Distance and Angle Two Distances Chamfers Method Distance Distance and Angle Two Distances Chamfers Edge and Face Edge Face Flip Distance and Angle Distance Angle Edge Chain and Setback Edge Chain Setback Preserve All Features Exercise 4-1 Creating Fillets and Chamfers Holes Drilled Counterbore Countersink Hole Type Simple Hole Tapped Clearance Hole Holes dialog box Placement Hole Type Size Drill Point Termination Holes Placement From Sketch Hole Center Sketched Entities Linear Select Face 1 st Reference Edge 2 nd Reference Edge Concentric Select Face Circular Face or Edge On Pont Work Point Positioned to an axis, edge or work plane Holes Tapped Hole Thread Type Size Designation Class Diameter Full Depth Left Hand Right Hand Holes Clearance Hole Standard Fastener Type Size Fit Exercise 4-2 Creating Holes Threads Internal and external Graphical representation Thread feature Hole tool vs. Thread tool Thread Feature dialog Excel spreadsheet C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor 10\Design Data\Thread.xls Standards Threads Location Tab Face Display in Mode Thread Length Full Length Flip Length Offset Specification Tab Thread Type Nominal Size Pitch Class Right hand or Left hand Exercise 4-3 Creating Threads Shelling Thin walls (thickness) Remove material (scooping out) Hollow inside Shell dialog box Shelling Remove Faces Thickness Direction Inside Outside Mid-plane Unique Face Thickness Different thickness Specific face thickness More button Shelling More Tab When no precise shell solution exists, allows a deviation from the specified thickness Mean Never too thin Never too thick Optimized Specify Tolerance Shelling Exercise 4-4 Shelling a Part Face Draft Feature that applies an angle Internal or external face Face Draft dialog box Fixed Edge Fixed Plane Pull Direction Direction Flip Faces Arrow displayed & direction Draft Angle Face Draft Fixed Edge Pull Direction Select near edge to start draft Fixed Plane Select planar face or work plane Flip plane if needed Select planes to apply draft Exercise 4-5 Creating Face Drafts Work Features Special construction features Help position & define new features Parametrically attached Types Work Planes Work Axes Work Points Different situations Work Features Creating a Work Axis Acts like a construction line Infinite in length Axis of rotation Creating Work Points Grounded Work Point Positioned in 3D space Not associated Remains in the specified location 3D Move/Rotate dialog box Exercise 4-6 Creating Work Axes Work Features Creating Work Planes Understand when you need to create a work plane Rectangular plane Parametric Larger than the part Edited and deleted like any other feature Methods lots of solution Visual Syllabus Work Features Creating Work Planes Types of Work Planes Angled work plane Offset work plane Tangent work plane 3-point work plane 2-edge or 2-axis work plane Midway between two parallel planes Feature Visibility Off or On Exercise 4-7 Creating Work Planes Patterns Duplicate the feature multiple times Distance or angle Types Rectangular and circular Suppressed Child - parent relationship Editing Patterns Rectangular Patterns Rectangular pattern dialog box Direction 1 Direction 2 Options - More button Start Termination Orientation Patterns Circular Patterns Circular Pattern dialog box Placement Creation Method Positioning Method Flip Linear Pattern Pattern Along a Path Ellipse, spline, series of curves 2D or 3D Exercise 4-8 Creating Rectangular Patterns Exercise 4-9 Creating Circular Patterns Exercise 4-10 Creating Path Patterns Summary ToDo This Create a hole featureClick the Point, Hole Center tool on the 2D Sketch toolbar to sketch a hole center (if using the From Sketch option). Click the Hole tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Create a fillet featureClick the Fillet tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Create a chamfer featureClick the Shell tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Create a shell featureClick the Shell tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Create a rectangular patternClick the Rectangular Pattern tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Create a circular patternClick the Circular Pattern tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Summary ToDo This Create a thread featureClick the Thread tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Create a face draftClick the Face Draft tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Create a work axisClick the Work Axis tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Create a work pointClick the Work Point tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Create a grounded work pointClick the Grounded Work Point tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Create a work planeClick the Work Plane tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Rectangular PatternClick the Rectangular Pattern tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Circular PatternClick the Circular Pattern tool on the Part Features toolbar or on the Panel Bar. Project Exercise Chapter 4 Applying Your Skills Skill Exercise 4-1 Skill Exercise 4-2