I am new to Inventor 2012 and am having trouble changing the "Front" view of my assembly. currently in my part the bottom view is what is shown when I click on "Front" view in my cube. Is there a way to correct this after the assembly is already complete? Thanks.
I am new to Inventor and more accustomed to using Unigraphics. I have two rectangular steel sections seperated and rotated 90 degrees to one another. They are also offset from center. I would like to get a smooth tangent curve to replicate the bend in the metal between the two. In UG, this...
I am working on a casting (see attached) and now trying to draft the body from the parting line on both sides. I have tried several times using "parting object" but keep getting an error. Is there an easier way to do this without remodeling the part? Thanks.
Similar to adding variable radius points on an edge blend, is there a way to do this on faces that you add draft too? For example if I have a forged part where the outside face varies between 10 and 20 deg draft, is there a way to model that? Thanks.
I have modeled a flat plate and united a cylinder that is perpindicular to the plate surface. Is there a way to draft the surface of the plate from the edges to the center axis of the cylinder? The plate is octagonal shape so each draft direction for a particular edge would be different. This...
I am using NX 7.5. I can start a new model with no problems but when I switch to the Drafting application I am stuck. When I click on "Start" in UG, the only thing that shows up is Gateway so I can't get back to the actual model. I don't really know if it is a computer problem or if it is a...
I have a slot punched through a thick solid body. On one end of the slot I need the edge to have a .13R blend while the other end is .38R. I have used variable radius points for blending before but when I try to use it on the slot it either changes it all to .13R or all to .38R. Any ideas on...
I am having trouble modeling the attached part. Extruding off of a curved face and getting the outside edges to match up with the circles has been a problem. Any advice you have on how to create this shape? Thanks.
I am having trouble modeling a cast hook that isn't symmetrical. I have attached the model that I have so far. The part has two hooks cast into it, one near the bottom which I have modeled already. The other one which I have sketched out on the model is near the top. They both have the same...
I am have set of surfaces and have sewn them together but for some reason am having trouble uniting these with a solid body. I have done this in the past but don't understand what I am missing in this case. I've attached the model to help show what I am talking about. Thanks.
I am trying to model a palnut and need to sweep a curve around a helix while staying tangent to the top surface. It is kind of hard to explain so I have attached the model I have started. I figured I could create the top surface as a sheet then thicken it. If you know of an easier way please...
Not sure if it is possible but I am trying to find a way for UG to tell me the x-y coordinates of various holes I have in a flat piece of steel without figuring each one out myself. If possible, I'd also like to export these coordinates somehow to be used for programming a machine. Any ideas...
I have never used motion simulation but would like to simply rotate an assembly around an axis. Is this something that is fairly easy to do? Any beginners tips? Thanks.
I am having trouble joining the two bodies that I have created using the swept feature. Along with that, I need to continue extruding the body along guides that change direction. Is there a better way to do this than the swept feature? I've attached my model to help show my problem. Thanks.
I am having trouble adding dimensions to my drawing in NX6. My model view is TFR-TRI in drafting. Since my dimensions aren't angled properly with the lines in the drawing, I am not coming up with the right numbers. I have tried using "Parallel", "Perpindicular", and "Thickness" dimensions but...
I have a solid model of a piece of flat steel with some bends in it. Near the end of the piece, I need to bend the edges at a 45 degree angle. Is there a way to do this without creating the whole part in Sheet Metal? Thanks.
I have a part where I need to define the crosshatch boundary manually. The problem however is that I only need the crosshatch to cover a section of the part and there is not line to define that boundary. I have tried to draw a line diagonal across the part but I am unable to select it when I...
I have been trying to simulate a force pulling on a block that is bolted down to a flat surface. When I apply a surface to surface contact between the block and the ground, the simulation will run with no errors but the results will not load.
The same simulation can be run without any contact...
