Inventor Sketch Symbol Library Folder Full Of Taper Details

[Anonymous]

I am trying to create a sketch symbol library folder full of taper details.

I have many taper features already modelled up in various production shafts (ER32 Collect tapers to be specific).

Rather than having to model the taper into the shaft each time I thought I could just take the section view of the taper in one shaft drawing and use it to create a sketch symbol.

I can't seem to use the geometery within the view, nor can I use it to project to a new sketch, so far the inventor vendor has suggested I copy the view into Autocad and then copy it back into inventor as a new sketch and save it that way. Seriously?

The knowledge network states I can do it the way I initially planned but I must be missing something.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016...

Of course, now I've written it out, I wonder if what I should actually do is create a set of features that actually create the taper in the model without having to draw it out each time. Still, an answer to the above would be great.

Thanks

kelly.young has edited your subject line for clarity: Sketch Symbol

[mdavis22569]

I've always done it via a 2d AutoCAD ( saved down from Inventor)

and reading the link you gave  it mentioned:

• Translate any 2D geometry in an AutoCAD file into a sketch symbol.

I have to test, but I'm not sure how you'd full copy a 2d view from an IDW, maybe project it all...  

[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi Oliver,

If I understood your request correctly, I don't think you have to recreate those AutoCAD blocks as Sketch Symbol. You can certainly do that but I don't think you need to. Try this workflow.

1) Put the AutoCAD dwg file (containing blocks) in the template folder.

2) Start a new Inventor dwg based on the AutoCAD dwg file.

The AutoCAD blocks are available for you to pick and insert to the drawing sheet. Is this what you are looking for?

If you want to create 3D geometry from these blocks, you can either import the AutoCAD dwg file to a part or use DWG Underlay workflow (Part -> Import -> pick the dwg file -> pick a workplane and the origin; then use Project DWG Geometry command to project the geometry to the sketch).

Many thanks!