Inventor2011Weldments

Inventor2011
Weldments
EliseMoss

1.

GotoManageProjects.

Setthetutorial_filesasyouractiveproject.

2.

3.

4.

5.

BrowsetotheWeldmentsfolder.

OpenWelding.iam.

OntheAssemblyribbon:

SelectConverttoWeldment.

SelectYes.

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6.

SettheStandardtoANSI.

SettheWeldBeadMaterialtoWeldedSteelMild.

PressOK.

7.

8.

Thefeaturebrowserupdatestoshowthreetypesof
operations:

Preparations,Welds,andMachining.

HighlightWelds.

RightclickandselectEdit.
Youcancreatethreetypesofweldfeatures:fillet,groove,and
cosmeticwelds.
Cosmeticweldfeatures,thepreferredtype,arerepresentedby
graphicalelements.Youcanrepresentawidevarietyofweld
beadsascosmeticwelds,includingfilletweldsandvarious
groovewelds.
Weldpreparationsarenotrequiredforcosmeticwelds.Theweld
symbolcontainstheweldpreparationrequiredfortheselected
edges.

9.

Ontheribbon:

SelectWeldCosmetic.

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10.

EnableChain.

Selecttheloweredgeofthebrace.

11.

EnableCreateWeldingSymbol.

12.

Clickinsidethelowerweldsymbolbox.

SelectthesymbolforBevelWeld.

13.

14.

Fillinthesymbols.
Setthedepthto6mm.
TypeGforGrind.
SettoFlat.
PressOK.
Anannotationisattachedtotheedge.

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15.

RightclickontheBeadsfolderinthe
browser.

SelectFinishEdit.

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16.

Changetheviewusingtheviewcube.

17.

Ontheribbon:

SelectWeldFillet.

18.

19.

20.

Youneedtomaketwoselectionsofthetwofaces/edgestobewelded
together.

Selectthesidefaceofthebrace.
Clickonthe2button.
Selectthecylindricalfaceofthebutton.

Setthesizeto6mmx6.

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EnableCreateWeldingSymbol.

Fillinthevaluesforthesymbol.

PressOK.

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25.

Theweldisapplied.

RightclickontheWeldscategoryinthebrowser.

UncheckSymbolVisibilitytoturnofftheweld
annotations.

RightclickontheBeadsfolderinthe
browser.

SelectFinishEdit.

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26.

Ontheribbon:

GotoProcessMachining.

27.

Ontheribbon:

SelectHolefromthePreparationand
Machiningpanel.

28.

SetthePlacementtoConcentric.
Selectthetopfaceoftheboss.
Selecttheedgeofthebossforthe
ConcentricReference.
Setthediameterto30mm.
SettheTerminationtoThroughAll.

PressOK.

29.

NotethattheHoleappearsunderMachining.

30.

Ontheribbon:

Select2DSketchfromtheSketchpanel.

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31.

Selectthetopfaceoftheboss.

32.

Selectthetopedgeofthebossand
useProjectGeometrytocopythe
edgeintothesketch.

RightclickandselectDone.

33.

SelectFinishSketch.

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Ontheribbon:

SelectExtrudefromthePreparationandMachining
panel.

36.

Setthedistanceforthecutto1mm.

PressOK.

37.

RightclickonMachininginthebrowser.
SelectFinishEdit.

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39.

Ontheribbon:

SelectPreparationfromtheProcesspanel.

NotethatPreparationsarenowhighlightedinthebrowser.

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41.

Adjusttheviewasshown.

Notethattheweldsandmachiningoperationsaresuppressed.

42.

Ontheribbon:

SelectChamferfromthePreparationand
Machiningpanel.

Selectthetwoedgesindicated.

SettheDistanceto30mm.

PressOK.

43.

RightclickonPreparationsinthebrowser.
SelectFinishEdit.

44. SavethefileasWelding2.iam.

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45.

OpenWelding.idw.

46.

SelectBasefromtheCreatePanelonthePlaceViewsribbon.

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SelecttheModelStatetab.

Noteyoucanselectwhichstageyouwantto
appearintheview.

SettheOrientationtoLeft.

SettheWeldmenttoAssembly.

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50.

Settheviewtoshaded.

PressOKandplacetheview.

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53.

SelectBasefromtheCreatePanelonthePlaceViews
ribbon.

SelecttheModelStatetab.

Noteyoucanselectwhichstageyouwantto
appearintheview.

SettheOrientationtoLeft.

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54.

SettheWeldmenttoMachining.

55.

Settheviewtoshaded.

PressOKandplacetheviewbelowthefirst
view.

56.

SelectBasefromtheCreatePanelonthePlaceViewsribbon.

57.

SelecttheModelStatetab.

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58.

59.

SettheOrientationtoLeft.

SettheWeldmenttoWelds.

60.

Settheviewtoshaded.

PressOKandplacetheviewbelowtheother
views.

61.

SelectBasefromtheCreatePanelonthePlaceViewsribbon.

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62.

SelecttheModelStatetab.

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SettheOrientationtoLeft.

UnderPreparation,youcanselecttheentire
assembly,aspecificcomponentorthehole
features.

Selecttheassembly.

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65.

Settheviewtoshaded.

PressOKandplacetheviewbelowthe
otherviews.

Notethedifferencesbetweentheviews.

66.

Createaprojectedviewfromthesecond
view.

67.

Highlightthesecondview.
RightclickandselectGetModel
AnnotationsGetWeldingSymbols.

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68.

Theweldingsymbolsareaddedtotheview.

Zoomintotheprojectedview.

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70.

OntheAnnotateribbon:

SelecttheCaterpillartoolfromtheSymbolspanel.

71.

SettheTypetoPartial.

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SelectEdges.

Selecttheedgesindicated.

Notethecaterpillarannotationisaddedastheedges
areselected.

74.

SelecttheOptionstab.

SettheWidthto6mm.
SettheSpacingto2mm.
EnableSeamVisibility.

PressOK.

75.

Youmayneedtochecktheselectionofthe
edgestogetthecaterpillarannotation
orientedproperly.

76. Closewithoutsaving.

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