Transcript
00:09
In this exercise, we will be using the Tolerance Advisor Tool with Inventor Professional.
00:17
So once you create your first Tolerance feature with Inventor,
00:20
you'll notice the Tolerance Advisor is automatically going to show up in this tab here.
00:25
So underneath your part name in the browser, you'll see a list of warnings and error messages.
00:32
So general warnings will show up here.
00:34
And then if it's calling out a specific dimension that has a problem, it'll show up with a drop down folder like this.
00:43
So let's take a look at this "Diameter Dimension" here. "Diameter Dimension 1."
00:47
It says "Zero-value (or inconsistent) tolerance not allowed." If I'm not sure what that means,
00:53
I can get more information by right-clicking on the issue and going to "More information."
00:59
This will automatically open up that specific page in the Help manual and provide a resolution.
01:07
So it says, "To resolve this error, apply a tolerance to the sketch or feature dimension."
01:12
So the dimension does not have a tolerance applied to it. So it's not valid for GD&T.
01:19
So in order to fix that, I just need to go back to Inventor and apply a Tolerance to that 1.75 inch feature.
01:26
So I can click on that dimension. It highlights it in the graphics window.
01:30
I can double-click on it to open it up and then I'll double-click on the 1.750 value here.
01:37
And I'm going to change it from "Default" to "Limits-Stacked."
01:43
And I'm going to go ahead and make the upper limit a little larger. I'll go ahead and just make it 1.76.
01:51
So now there's a tolerance associated or there's a range for that diameter that it can fall within.
01:57
I can then hit the "Check Mark," it updates that value.
02:02
And now you'll notice in the Tolerance Advisor, that warning message has gone away.
02:09
Now you'll see there are two error messages remaining. The first one says "Model contains external annotation elements."
02:15
This error message shows up any time you have dimensions or notes that have been added on to the 3D model,
02:23
that are not analyzed by the Tolerance Advisor.
02:26
So these dimensions here are not controlled by the advisor.
02:31
And so you want to make sure that if you add additional dimensions, that they are basic,
02:36
or you have a note like I do that says, "Unless otherwise specified, all dimensions basic."
02:41
So I've covered my bases there. I can ignore that message.
02:45
Now, the second message I get is one or more surfaces are unconstrained.
02:50
If I'm not sure what surfaces still need to be managed with a Tolerance,
02:56
I can use the Face Status Coloring tool which is at the bottom of the Tolerance Advisor browser.
03:02
So if I click on this to turn it on, you'll see anything that's fully constrained will show up green,
03:07
anything that's partially constrained will be yellow, unconstrained will just be gray,
03:12
and then constrained by a surface profile will be light blue.
03:17
So as you add additional tolerances, these surfaces should change color.
03:23
So if I add a profile tolerance to this internal surface here,
03:28
it should turn green. So if I go to Tolerance Feature,
03:31
and I go ahead and I select all these internal faces, so I'm going to hold "Shift" while I do this,
03:38
so that I can click those four faces.
03:42
I'll then hit the "Check Mark,"
03:44
and it adds a profile tolerance to those relative to A, C and B.
03:53
Now, if I click the "Check Mark,"
03:57
notice now with face status coloring on, it's turned those surfaces green.
04:02
So they are fully constrained because I've related it to A, C and B.
04:08
Now, they'll turn light blue if you've added a general profile note.
04:12
So a specific profile note like this turns them green.
04:16
If I add a general profile note, so I'll click on "General Profile Note," I'll click in the top left corner.
04:26
If I apply something like that and I go ahead and I right-click on the profile and I edit,
04:32
I'm going to change the DRF to ACB, Click "OK."
04:37
And then click "OK" again,
04:39
you'll notice that every other surface now is light blue because it's been picked up by a general profile tolerance,
04:44
whereas the specific profile tolerance will activate a green coloring.
04:50
And now all surfaces have some type of tolerance on them.
04:53
So that error message in the Tolerance Advisor has now gone away.
04:58
And this drawing is mostly complete.
05:02
I can then go fine tune it with additional notes and call outs.
05:05
But for now, I'm happy with the results.
00:09
In this exercise, we will be using the Tolerance Advisor Tool with Inventor Professional.
00:17
So once you create your first Tolerance feature with Inventor,
00:20
you'll notice the Tolerance Advisor is automatically going to show up in this tab here.
00:25
So underneath your part name in the browser, you'll see a list of warnings and error messages.
00:32
So general warnings will show up here.
00:34
And then if it's calling out a specific dimension that has a problem, it'll show up with a drop down folder like this.
00:43
So let's take a look at this "Diameter Dimension" here. "Diameter Dimension 1."
00:47
It says "Zero-value (or inconsistent) tolerance not allowed." If I'm not sure what that means,
00:53
I can get more information by right-clicking on the issue and going to "More information."
00:59
This will automatically open up that specific page in the Help manual and provide a resolution.
01:07
So it says, "To resolve this error, apply a tolerance to the sketch or feature dimension."
01:12
So the dimension does not have a tolerance applied to it. So it's not valid for GD&T.
01:19
So in order to fix that, I just need to go back to Inventor and apply a Tolerance to that 1.75 inch feature.
01:26
So I can click on that dimension. It highlights it in the graphics window.
01:30
I can double-click on it to open it up and then I'll double-click on the 1.750 value here.
01:37
And I'm going to change it from "Default" to "Limits-Stacked."
01:43
And I'm going to go ahead and make the upper limit a little larger. I'll go ahead and just make it 1.76.
01:51
So now there's a tolerance associated or there's a range for that diameter that it can fall within.
01:57
I can then hit the "Check Mark," it updates that value.
02:02
And now you'll notice in the Tolerance Advisor, that warning message has gone away.
02:09
Now you'll see there are two error messages remaining. The first one says "Model contains external annotation elements."
02:15
This error message shows up any time you have dimensions or notes that have been added on to the 3D model,
02:23
that are not analyzed by the Tolerance Advisor.
02:26
So these dimensions here are not controlled by the advisor.
02:31
And so you want to make sure that if you add additional dimensions, that they are basic,
02:36
or you have a note like I do that says, "Unless otherwise specified, all dimensions basic."
02:41
So I've covered my bases there. I can ignore that message.
02:45
Now, the second message I get is one or more surfaces are unconstrained.
02:50
If I'm not sure what surfaces still need to be managed with a Tolerance,
02:56
I can use the Face Status Coloring tool which is at the bottom of the Tolerance Advisor browser.
03:02
So if I click on this to turn it on, you'll see anything that's fully constrained will show up green,
03:07
anything that's partially constrained will be yellow, unconstrained will just be gray,
03:12
and then constrained by a surface profile will be light blue.
03:17
So as you add additional tolerances, these surfaces should change color.
03:23
So if I add a profile tolerance to this internal surface here,
03:28
it should turn green. So if I go to Tolerance Feature,
03:31
and I go ahead and I select all these internal faces, so I'm going to hold "Shift" while I do this,
03:38
so that I can click those four faces.
03:42
I'll then hit the "Check Mark,"
03:44
and it adds a profile tolerance to those relative to A, C and B.
03:53
Now, if I click the "Check Mark,"
03:57
notice now with face status coloring on, it's turned those surfaces green.
04:02
So they are fully constrained because I've related it to A, C and B.
04:08
Now, they'll turn light blue if you've added a general profile note.
04:12
So a specific profile note like this turns them green.
04:16
If I add a general profile note, so I'll click on "General Profile Note," I'll click in the top left corner.
04:26
If I apply something like that and I go ahead and I right-click on the profile and I edit,
04:32
I'm going to change the DRF to ACB, Click "OK."
04:37
And then click "OK" again,
04:39
you'll notice that every other surface now is light blue because it's been picked up by a general profile tolerance,
04:44
whereas the specific profile tolerance will activate a green coloring.
04:50
And now all surfaces have some type of tolerance on them.
04:53
So that error message in the Tolerance Advisor has now gone away.
04:58
And this drawing is mostly complete.
05:02
I can then go fine tune it with additional notes and call outs.
05:05
But for now, I'm happy with the results.
