How to draw a Boss-to-Base gusset

[rickduley]

How do I create a gusset between the Boss and the Base Plate, on the centreline, between the bolt holes?

If you shift the End of Part marker you can see how I did it, but it is a long and involved process.  

I have a memory of seeing an Inventor way of doing the job in some text I was reading when I started working with Inventor but now, when I need it, I can't find it.  I cannot even remember what the tool was called.  

Would someone please help me out?

Thanks

[IgorMir]

Hi Rick,

Can't open your file  but from the description I gathered - you are after "Rib" tool. Here is a part for you to look at.

Cheers,

Igor.

[JDMather]

See attached.  (I made other changes as well - make sure you can reproduce from scratch.)

[rickduley]

Now you both have me confused.  It seems the harder I try the confuseder I get.

I have tried everything I can think of to get these two to work.  I have tried putting tails on the Gusset Line as JD does, I have tried completing the loop in each case, I have tried them as they are shown in the IPTs attached.  No luck! 

I must be getting dumber as I get older, but I just can't see how this works.

I hope one of you won't mind doing a step-by-step for me.  It will certainly be appreciated.

Thanks

[rickduley]

Just for the record, I can get Extrude to recognize where I want to put a gusset.

It's just that Rib doesn't pay it any attention.  Of course, accepting this extrusion creates problems if I try to fillet the the Gusset-to-Boss join.

[IgorMir]

Well, if 'Rib' doesn't work (for whatever reason) then try another approach. Here is an example.

Cheers,

Igor.

[JDMather · Accepted solution]

Did you get your magic decoder ring for Inventor?

[rickduley]

Bingo!

Thanks JD.

As for decoder rings, 'fraid I'm still battling with "Swish and Flick!"