Autodesk inventor tutorial animation how to#

The вЂDrive ConstraintвЂ™ dialog can be used to record the motion in the viewport. Type in the вЂStartвЂ™ and вЂEndвЂ™ dimensions, press play and enjoy the view of a damper that is being compressed along with the spring. Expand the pop-up box, and tick the вЂDrive AdaptivityвЂ™ box. Right click on the constraint that was just created, and select вЂDrive ConstraintвЂ™ option.ДЎ2. Usually, this constraint would not make sense, but remember, we want the spring to compress.ДЎ1. Make sure you tick the вЂPredict Offset and OrientationвЂ™ box. Constrain the bottom ring to the top plane. Constrain the top plane to the top blue ring of the damper.ДЎ0. Make the two planes adaptive by right clicking on them and turning on вЂAdaptiveвЂ™Д©.

Type in the selected amount of revolutions you wish to have. This will allow the coil to be compressed, when the two projections move and change the created dimension. (I also included a вЂњ-10вЂќ (the diameter of the coil) to my height in order for the spring not to merge into the top ring of the damper). Now select the dimension that indicates the distance between the two projected planes. Click on the arrow next to вЂHeightвЂ™ and select вЂMeasureвЂ™. Click on вЂCoilвЂ™ feature and go to the вЂCoil SizeвЂ™ tab. The diameter of the coil that I chose was 10mm.Д§. You will need a center line and a circle at the bottom. Now, create a base for the spring on the same sketch. Inventor will ask you if you would like to create a driven dimension (this happens because the two projections are fixed at the moment) вЂ“ click Accept.Д¦. Add a dimension to display the distance between two projections. This is the one of the key elements for successfully making a component adaptive.ДҐ. The projections of the planes will move when the planes are moved. Project the two created planes on to the sketch. Make sure to place the sketch on the assembly of the damper. Make a plane on top of the bottom (blue) ring, and project another plane above the first. Create an empty part that will represent the springДЈ. This is a simple, two component assembly where the top of the damper can move up and down, just like any ordinary shock absorber.Дў. First, letвЂ™s open a simple assembly of a damper:

Autodesk inventor tutorial animation how to#

Let me clarify this with a small tutorial: How to make an adaptive springДЎ. In order to make a part flexible, the sketch of that part must change proportionally to the change of the position of certain components in the assembly. Personally, I do not use it very often, but it does wonders when I need to display the movement of suspension parts in a car. This is very useful when parts such as springs, rubber or any other flexible components need to be presented as a part of an assembly.

Using adaptivity generally means that certain aspects of a part will change as changes occur in the constrained assembly the part will adapt to fit the assembly. Adaptivity in Autodesk Inventor is something that appears frequently, but is rarely used appropriately.