From the course: Autodesk Inventor 2018 Essential Training
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Create a sweep feature - Inventor Tutorial
From the course: Autodesk Inventor 2018 Essential Training
Create a sweep feature
- [Voiceover] We're now ready to look at the sweep feature. In order to create a sweep, we need two things. We need a profile that's gonna be swept, and we need a path that it's gonna be swept along. To begin, we need a blank part file, which I have open on the screen. I'm gonna right click and select New Sketch, and I'm gonna select the XY plane to sketch on, and what we're gonna do here, is we're gonna create a path that we can sweep up a profile along. I'm gonna start by right clicking and selecting Create Line. Hover over the center of the sketch and left click to start the line, and I'm gonna drag upward, to about .75 inches. It doesn't have to be exact, and I'm gonna left click. Now, I could continue creating lines just by left clicking anywhere, but I'm gonna show you a trick. I wanna actually create an arc here. If you hover your line back to the end point on the previous line, you'll notice a small gray dot appear. When you see that, if you left click and hold your mouse…
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Part feature introduction6m 11s
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Create a base extrusion feature10m 30s
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Create an extrusion to next face5m 35s
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Extrude enhancements2m 40s
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Create revolves10m 11s
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Complex shapes with the loft tool8m 48s
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Add control to a loft by Create rails9m
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Create a sweep feature5m 28s
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Create a sweep feature with model edges2m 28s
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