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Hi I am creating a hole table, my datum corner has a radius, how do I select the intersection of horiz/vert lines to show the origin indicator? Many thanks in advance

How do I show in a drawing, the bend line of a bent profiled bar....(not folded as in sheet metal)I know how to suppress the bends, create sketches in the drawing and draw in the line by 'hand' but wondered if inventor can 'flatten' or similar to show my part in the flat state for the...

Hi there, just a niggle/irritation..If I modify a drawing and add a revision, why does the revision date automatically load the CREATION DATE in the box? It would make more sense to put the date of modification in the box. I know I can go in and manually edit the date.....but as I said an...

Hi there, ok I created a frame generated weldment made from 40 x 40 x 5 angle, placed this in my main assembly, then mirrored it...fine. I have now decided to change the original frame and use 40 x 40 x 3 angle, which is good, but the mirrored version does not update to represent the change, and...

Hi, I am new to this feature and admit am struggling. I have a sheet metal panel 1.2mm thick about 700mm x 180mm and I am trying to put a row of 170mm long creases into one face, so I thought I would try the punch tool, 5 hrs later I am no near cracking this part of inventor, have been on the...

Does anyone know when Autodesk Product Design Suite Premium 2015 is out? We paid our subs in March, Autodesk kindly sent out product Design Suite Premium 2014 which we already have. Now been told by our reseller that 2015 not ready for release (what would they have said if we were not ready to...

I know we cannot make weldments flexible, but why not...ok so I'm making two box section panels with welded corners, and they are joined via piano hinge which is plug welded to frames, now I want to drop this weldment into my GA but cannot make flexible and therefore cannot open or shut these...

Hello, has anyone in the forum got any experience with driving constraints/animating. I want to animate a flighted conveyor continually running, then, place an item on the conveyor and show the item being conveyed down the line. its important to show the flights continually moving around though...

Hello there, does anyone know how to create an 'S' shaped broken view of a shaft rather than the rectangular or structural? Thanks in advance

Hi, ok, I have placed a universal joint into a small assembly, made it flexible, and I can rotate it perfectly. Now then when i put the same joint into a larger assembly and make it flexible, cannot move it let alone rotate it. I have even tried to put the joint into the large assembly as...

Hello, (Inventor 2013 suite) I am trying to create a variable pitch worm screw,so went about trying the 3D Equation Curve with a view to sweep a cut down the length of a shaft, the 3D curve looks ok, pretty much what i wanted, but when i created a sketch to sweep/cut the end result went haywire...

Hi, I have created a simple mitered frame (see attachment), now then what I want to do is place a workplane midway thru upper section, what i thought the best was to edit that section, expand in the browser click on endplane to find what the parameter is in this case its d14, ok so i make this...

Hello folks, I have a shaft with impeller on one end, I need to show this impeller rotating continuously using the animation tools but when I tried this the impellers stops and starts momentarily after one full rotation ? while i'm here, does anyone out there know of any publications that...

Is it possible to install Autodesk 2012 suite onto the same machine that already has Inventor 2011 Pro? I need to keep 2011 running because of exisiting customers that have not upgraded. Any advice appreciated

Hello all, no matter what settings I try, I always fail to produce a spline in a hub bore using the connection generator. I can get the spline into the shaft, but not the hub. Is there tutorial for this, using inventor 2008 pro. Thanks in advance

I have placed a bmp image onto a sketch for a tetra pack product, but it does not show in .idw, how do I overcome this? Many thanks in advance

Does anyone know how to change the default thread designation (metric), for some reason unknown to me, the default has changed from std pitch to fine pitch?? Running Inv 2009 suite Thanks

Does anyone out ther know how to animate or manipulate 3 convolute air bellows from retracted state to expanded within an assembly? Just to make this more difficult, the bellows will actuate through an arc of approx 20 deg. Using Inventor 2009 suite. Thanks in advance

Does anyone know how to import 3DS max models into Inventor? Thanks in advance

For some reason the sketch command has gone from the IDW view, used to be near the 'Return or Update' button. I have tried rmb on icons, customise, but had no luck. Thanks in advance Using Inventor 2009