Create and modify frame members - Exercise

Open the Mounting Frame.iam assembly file from your working folder.
Activate the Design tab from the Inventor ribbon.
Select Insert Frame from the Frame panel.
Set the Family to ANSI MC/C – U-Shape.
Set Size to C 3 x 3.5.
Select the 4 surface edges along the bottom of the frame skeleton (as shown).
Select the white circle (as shown) to position the frame members on the outside of the surface.
Click OK three times to create the frame members.
Select Insert Frame from the Frame panel.
Set the Family to ANSI AISC (Rectangular) - Tube.
Set Size to 2 x 1 x 1/8.
Select the white circle (as shown) to position the frame member on the inside of the surface edge.
Click the green plus sign at the bottom of the dialogue box to Apply and Create new Frame.
Create another vertical frame member on the other side of the skeleton. Make sure the position mirrors that of the opposite side.
Click the green plus sign at the bottom of the dialogue box to Apply and Create new Frame.
Click the angled edge of the surface (as shown) and select the white circle to position the frame to the outside of the body.
Create another angled frame member on the other side of the skeleton. Make sure the position mirrors that of the opposite side.
Click OK to confirm and review the current frame structure.
Select Insert Frame from the Frame panel.
Click the 3 horizontal edges at the top of the frame (as shown).
Select the white circle to position the members on the inside/bottom of the surface (as shown).
Select OK to create the frame members.
Right-click on the Frame Skeleton component the browser and select Open.
Click the Parameters icon at the top of the Inventor window.
Change the frame_width parameter value from 7 in to 10 in.
Click Done.
Save and close the Frame Skeleton part file.
Perform a Local Update on the Mounting Frame assembly.
View the completed frame and make sure it’s correct.
Save and Close the assembly.

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