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Working with Multiple Parts in an Assembly

Sketching the Lower Contour

Autodesk Inventor software offers many tools for establishing geometric links between objects. To ensure that

the upper and lower contours remain aligned, you can use the Project Geometry tool to project the upper

contour to the sketch plane as reference geometry.

• On the Panel bar, click the Project Geometry tool and

then select the lower elliptical edge of Clamp_A:1 part.

To finish the lower contour sketch:

1. On the Panel bar, click the Center Point Circle tool.

2. Select the center point of the projected ellipse as the center

point for the circle and then click again just outside the

elliptical edge to define the circle.

3. On the Panel bar, click the General Dimension tool.

4. Select the circle, place the dimension just to the right, and

then select the dimension to define the value.

5. In the Edit Dimension dialog box, type 35 and press Enter to accept.

6. Press the Esc key to quit the General Dimension tool, and then click the Return tool to finish

sketching.

7. Return to the Isometric View.

Creating the Loft Feature

To create the loft feature using the two sketches you just

created:

1. On the Panel bar, click the Loft tool.

2. Select the upper elliptical sketch as the first contour.

The sketch is highlighted in blue.

3. To select the second contour, click once on the lower

sketch to define the sketch, and then select the circle to

identify which boundary on that sketch to use.

4. When the upper and lower boundaries are highlighted in

blue, click OK in the Loft dialog box.

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