topic Re: Creating an audio jack. in Inventor Forum

Creating an audio jack.

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:35:52 GMT

Hello,

I am looking for an advice, how to create the "cuts" at the audio jack rubber part (highlighted at the picture). The problem for me is that the part is created as a loft (cuz it needs an angle at my case) .. see the inventor 2014 part attached.

Re: Creating an audio jack.

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:39:21 GMT

I would do a square profile with a partial revolve, then mirror, for the parts that are missing material on the 'L' jack. Say from -15 to 15 degrees.

Re: Creating an audio jack.

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:43:06 GMT

See example.

Re: Creating an audio jack.

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 09:04:27 GMT

Hey Robert

I am not sure i follow you. I can't figure out how to do the sketch on a loft.

The revolve example does not opens (error in reading RSe)

Re: Creating an audio jack.

Neil_Cross — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:04:15 GMT

If you're using Inventor 2014, chances are most people will upload a file for you done in 2015 which you won't be able to open. That's the message you get when you try and open a file done in a later version of Inventor.

I was gonna give this a pop but I only have Inventor 2015 too, so you wouldn't be able to open anything I upload.

Re: Creating an audio jack.

Neil_Cross — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:27:53 GMT

This should do? There's probably a more efficient way of doing this but it's a quick job and get's the desired visible effect. All sketches and features are adaptive to a certain extent, but that part could be better if anyone is to open this up and poke holes at it! It was a 5 minute job after all The file is attached, but it's 2015 format so I'm afraid the OP may not be able to open it.

Re: Creating an audio jack.

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:48:02 GMT

Thanks ! Just got it to work, and then saw your post =))

Re: Creating an audio jack.

Neil_Cross — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:57:03 GMT

No probs I was considering going down the plastic part route and using the grill function, but an patterned extrusion seems to be just fine and a lot quicker as long as the extrusion profile doesn't clip the surrounding faces.