About this tutorial

Build structural frames.

Category

Mechanical Design

Time Required

55 minutes

Tutorial File Used

Start a new assembly file

frame_generator.ipt, frame_generator_hybrid.ipt

Note: Click and read the required Tutorial Files Installation Instructions athttp://www.autodesk.com/inventor-tutorial-data-sets-2014 . Then download the tutorial data sets and the required Tutorial Files Installation Instructions, and install the datasets as instructed.

In this tutorial, you create structural frame assemblies in a standards-based, automated fashion with Frame Generator.

First you use a predefined skeletal model consisting of unconsumed sketches to determine the placement and extent of frame components, such as square tubing and c-channel. Then you fit those components together with miters and cuts.

Finally, you use a hybrid model consisting of a solid and sketches to place the frame components. The Frame Generator process saves extensive assembly and part modeling.

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