topic Re: How to make part of alarm clock in Inventor Forum

How to make part of alarm clock

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:21:52 GMT

How are you able to make an .ipt of this part of a plastic part of an alarm clock?

Photos below.

Re: How to make part of alarm clock

Mark.Lancaster — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:29:26 GMT

@Anonymous

You would model it? Or am I missing something.. Or are you asking us how to model it?

What Inventor version?

Are you looking to make the mold as well?

Do you know the dimensional values of this part?

Re: How to make part of alarm clock

TheCADWhisperer — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:48:34 GMT

Has your teacher taught you how to model Revolve features? Extrude features? Measure with calipers?

Re: How to make part of alarm clock

mcgyvr — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 14:07:46 GMT

A quick attempt attached.. (modeled in 2017 version)

Re: How to make part of alarm clock

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:57:59 GMT

Educational Version of 2016.

How do I make the part itself?

Which features/ribbons should I use to make this part? Extrusion? Revolve? There are a lot of things that he has not taught us yet.

The dimension values are 49.69 mm in diameter for the thick outer part of the ring. The inside circle is 42.64 mm in diameter for the inside, smaller part of the ring. The dimension of the little thickness is 1.59 mm and the height is 8.97 mm. 7.23 mm for squares. (Measured with Digital Calipers).

Re: How to make part of alarm clock

Mark.Lancaster — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:08:40 GMT

@Anonymous

I'm adding my 2cents here... Really, your instructor has not even taught you how to sketch and to create an extrusion yet? That's basically like #1 in learning Inventor besides a few other stuff. Even if that's the case.. This alarm clock would not be your first project.

If you did already learned how to sketch, and create an extrusion or even revolve. Give a try yourself and then post what you have...

Re: How to make part of alarm clock

mcgyvr — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:31:53 GMT

@Anonymous Are you in class right now? If no when is your next Inventor class?

When that happens.. Get up and ask your teacher..

Let them know that you are having difficulty even getting started and let them actually "teach"...

Or just look at the part and use that brain... See what features you see..

Do you see circles.. IF so draw/extrude circles..

If you see squares.. draw/extrude squares..

Give it a try.. Model something.. Then post the ipt file (as far as you can get with it) and we can work with you (but your teacher should be a better source of instruction)

Re: How to make part of alarm clock

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:34:19 GMT

Here's what I have so far

Attachment.

Re: How to make part of alarm clock

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:35:36 GMT

I have posted the ipt, I do not know how to add the extra little details. My teacher is skiing, he isn't here today.

Re: How to make part of alarm clock

Rob67ert — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:54:00 GMT

Kick that teacher of the ski.
If he gets paid to teach you and you do this, I would like to have his job....I love skiing.

But forget that teacher and look in Inventor for the tutorials, there are some lessons on how to sketch and make features.