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sheet metal assembly

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 18:52:37 GMT

can anyone help me out, im struggling with this assembly

I have a tile and then a led channel, I need the led channel to sit on the 60mm deep angled side

with the 20mm bottom fold being on the underside off the face of the tile

thanks in advance

Re: sheet metal assembly

TheCADWhisperer — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:09:39 GMT

Have you installed all Service Packs and Updates for your version of Inventor?

I would not use Fold - I measured the end results and I will make a wager they are not what you intended.

No assembly file attached?

Re: sheet metal assembly

Thomas_Savage — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:12:13 GMT

Hello,

Do you mean like the print screen I attached?

Thomas

Re: sheet metal assembly

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:13:00 GMT

assembly attached

i had a flat blank and created folds just for this excercise

i already know everything works,just need to do an assembly

Re: sheet metal assembly

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:14:26 GMT

theangle needs to be the other way up

Re: sheet metal assembly

Thomas_Savage — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:18:17 GMT

Like the print screens attached?

Re: sheet metal assembly

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:20:32 GMT

as picture attached

really struggling with this

Re: sheet metal assembly

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:21:40 GMT

sorry my picture, the angle needs to be the other way up

Re: sheet metal assembly

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:23:50 GMT

yes thats correct, how do i do that please

Re: sheet metal assembly

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:24:47 GMT

thats it

Re: sheet metal assembly

TheCADWhisperer — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:24:49 GMT

Can you use the Free Move and Free Rotate as needed to line up the parts as close as you can get by eyeball and then attach that assembly (*.iam) file here?

Re: sheet metal assembly

Thomas_Savage — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:26:24 GMT

Hello,

Select constrain, and then just select the 2 faces that you want to place together.

Do it on the 2 faces that you can see from my print screen, that are together.

Thomas

Re: sheet metal assembly

Thomas_Savage — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:33:13 GMT

I have attached constraining the first face.

I selected the 2 faces that you can see that are coloured. Then just select ok.

Then they will be constrained. And just do the same with the top, and inside of the other 2 faces to constrain the top.

Hope this helps.

Thomas

Re: sheet metal assembly

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:47:54 GMT

just doesn't work for me however i do it

Re: sheet metal assembly

Thomas_Savage — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:49:58 GMT

On the idl tile select the side, not the top flange. Like in this print screen.

Then it will constrain to the side.

Re: sheet metal assembly

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:54:07 GMT

then it does this

Re: sheet metal assembly

Thomas_Savage — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:59:45 GMT

Yes that's how it should go.

Select ok.

Then pick the 2 faces I have attached. The faces with the arrows pointing to.

Then it will line it up.

Thomas

Re: sheet metal assembly

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 20:07:42 GMT

thomas

so simple, but its just not working for me.

thanks for your help though

if you get time, do you think you could do a video?

thanks

Re: sheet metal assembly

Thomas_Savage — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 20:10:29 GMT

You could have mates that you have placed that is over constraining and stopping you.

Start a new assembly, and do 2 constraints. The first one you did. And then the one I just shown you.

See if that works.

I will try do a video.

Re: sheet metal assembly

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 20:21:33 GMT

i think ive cracked it, i had 2 do 3 constraints though

ill attach assembly tomorrow as its not letting me attach files