Creating Custom Frame Profiles

In this demo I will show how to create custom profiles for use with the Inventor frame generator.

I will cover sketching, part modeling, iPart creation, custom content library creation, authoring/publishing the profile, and creating a basic frame.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Autodesk
• Inventor
• Sketching
• Part Modeling
• iPart Creation
• Authoring
• Publishing
• Profile
• Creating a Frame

[pigzepenguin]

Thanks for the video went more in depth than the other ones I have seen. How ever I do have a question. So for a frame I am using a length of c-channel that has pre-drilled holes in it. How do you have it so the holes come across in the profile?

[JohnHelfen]

@pigzepenguin I haven't done it, but I would see if you can create an iLogic rule in the custom frame component. iLogic is a rules based design system in inventor that allows you to change design settings and parameters based on certain criteria.You could write a rule that changes the number of holes in an array based on the overall length of the part. If the part is 1 inch long the array is set to 1, if the part is 2 inches long then set the array to 2 and so on. Hope this helps.

[coquicr]

Again, thanks for the upload.Very easy to follow. I have a couple of questions.

1- How would you go about adding new profile sizes to a family that has already been created?

2-I made a circular profile which worked fine in frame simulator but I also made square profiles which didn't work ok. In the simulation environment, "Beam properties" shows Wz value (in mm3) is missing. I don't even know what this W values are. Moment of inertia and polar moment of inertia values do show up. Any ideas?

[JohnHelfen]

@coquicr To add new sizes you need to go to the manage tab, to the content center section and select editor. In the editor select your shape, then select the family table button in the toolbar. This will bring up the table of sizes you can add rows using right click "add row" and ad as many different sizes as you need. Remember you need to make sure the library is enabled for the project to see your custom shapes.

[JohnHelfen]

@coquicr When creating the profile there are a lot of things that need to be filled in if you want full functionality for beam element analysis. You must not have filled in all the values when you authored the profile. The video only shows the most basic info needed to create the frame member.

[coquicr]

Question: How would you go about adding new profiles to a custom family that has already been created?

[JohnHelfen]

@coquicr You wouldn't ad new profiles to a custom family, the profile is kind of what makes it a family. You need to add a new family for each custom profile shape. What you can change is the size of members of the family. So if you create a profile like the one I made in the video, you could have different widths, heights, even notch sizes, but you can't add a new profile shape. Does that make sense?

[8738996]

Perfect!!!! This video helped a LOT !!!

Thanks

[theslimeylimey]

Thanks! This saved me a lot of messing around. I notice on another video that selecting shell option when extruding allows you to see the frame box as a surface without covering up your frame.

[coquicr]

Thanks Thanks Thanks!