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Use the Joint command to join a component to a sub-assembly.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:03
In Inventor, the Joint command helps position a component and define the motion in an assembly.
00:10
In this example, you add a Joint definition between a carriage plate and a placed component.
00:16
From the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.
00:20
Select Ember-LD-ASM_002.iam, and then click Open.
00:27
Use the Joint command to define the location of the added component.
00:31
In the graphics window, right-click to open the marking menu, and select Joint from the overflow portion of the menu.
00:39
Select the cylindrical extrusion on the bottom of the inserted component SWZ-W-104003:1, and then select the hole in the carriage plate.
00:52
The Joint command allows you to create a realistic relationship between these components.
00:57
If the component is placed upside down, select Flip from the mini-toolbar, and then click OK to create the joint.
01:06
You can save and close this sub-assembly.
Video transcript
00:03
In Inventor, the Joint command helps position a component and define the motion in an assembly.
00:10
In this example, you add a Joint definition between a carriage plate and a placed component.
00:16
From the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.
00:20
Select Ember-LD-ASM_002.iam, and then click Open.
00:27
Use the Joint command to define the location of the added component.
00:31
In the graphics window, right-click to open the marking menu, and select Joint from the overflow portion of the menu.
00:39
Select the cylindrical extrusion on the bottom of the inserted component SWZ-W-104003:1, and then select the hole in the carriage plate.
00:52
The Joint command allows you to create a realistic relationship between these components.
00:57
If the component is placed upside down, select Flip from the mini-toolbar, and then click OK to create the joint.
01:06
You can save and close this sub-assembly.
Industry:
Process manufacturing, Secondary education, Vocational education, Colleges and universities
Role:
Mechanical engineer (MEP), Mechanical technician/designer (Product and manufacturing), Mechanical technician/designer (MEP), Mechanical engineer (Product and manufacturing), Student (18 plus), Teacher/faculty
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