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Help understanding basic constraints

michael.dockseyFCG86 — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:27:13 GMT

Having used Solidworks the concentric and mate constraints only do one thing. In Inventor a concentric constraint can do different things. How can Inventor just do a consentric constraint without a mate??????

Re: Help understanding basic constraints

JDMather — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:27:52 GMT

@michael.dockseyFCG86 wrote:

How can Inventor just do a concentric constraint without a mate?

@michael.dockseyFCG86

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I don't understand your question, can you elaborate?

Re: basic constraints

michael.dockseyFCG86 — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:44:53 GMT

I am looking for a full tutorial on how to use the assembly constraints. When I insert a bolt into a hole sometimes it gives me only a concentric constraint and other times it gives me both a concentric and a mate. What am I doing different? Many thanks

Re: basic constraints

JDMather — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:09:44 GMT

@michael.dockseyFCG86 wrote:
. What am I doing different? Many thanks

Can you Attach example files?

Re: basic constraints

michael.dockseyFCG86 — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:59:54 GMT

I am trying to constrain the seal in the groove. Many thanks.

Re: basic constraints

CGBenner — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:28:30 GMT

@michael.dockseyFCG86

Were you trying to attach a file? There is no attachment to your last message.

Re: basic constraints

michael.dockseyFCG86 — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:36:54 GMT

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I need to insert item 18 into the 5 sided slot. Many thanks

Re: basic constraints

JDMather — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:41:49 GMT

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Re: basic constraints

CGBenner — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:42:52 GMT

@michael.dockseyFCG86

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Re: basic constraints

michael.dockseyFCG86 — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:12:54 GMT

Files attached. Apologies for them to be missing.

Re: basic constraints

JDMather — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:23:16 GMT

@michael.dockseyFCG86 wrote:
Files attached. Apologies for them to be missing.

Do you see them Attached here?

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Re: Help understanding basic constraints

Gabriel_Watson — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:51:00 GMT

Maybe for your needs you should be using the Insert > Aligned constraint. It will do more than simply constrain the axis of the objects, so it saves you some time when you have to add bolts to holes, for example:

More about constraints under here:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2022/ENU/?guid=GUID-198F05E4-2973-4818-8F25-A0B8B9796D07