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Create a 3D model from an existing sketch using the Extrude command.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:03
In Inventor, an extruded feature adds depth to a profile or region, such as a 2D sketch.
00:10
Extrusions are building blocks for creating and modifying solid bodies within a part.
00:16
On the Home tab, open the Projects menu and click Settings.
00:22
In the Projects dialog, click Browse and navigate to where you saved the project files for this tutorial.
00:28
Select Steering Knuckle.ipj, and then click Open.
00:34
In the Projects dialog, click Done.
00:37
From the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.
00:42
Navigate to the 3D Modeling folder, select Steering Knuckle_001.ipt, and then click Open.
00:50
Creating an extrusion requires an existing profile composed of sketch geometry.
00:56
Begin with a finished 2D sketch in Inventor.
00:59
Right-click in the graphics window and from the marking menu, select Extrude.
01:04
This displays the Properties dialog.
01:07
Back in the graphics window, select the sketches to extrude.
01:12
In this case, two closed profiles are selected.
01:16
Immediately, the part updates as a solid body.
01:19
In the Properties dialog, specify the direction of the extrusion.
01:24
By default, the geometry extrudes in one direction with the extrusion end face parallel to the sketch plane.
01:31
When extruding in a flipped direction, the extrusion is opposite of the indicated direction.
01:37
You can also extrude geometry symmetrically, which extrudes in opposite directions from the sketch plane, using half the specified distance.
01:46
Extruding asymmetrically is similar, but you specify two values for each distance.
01:52
For this example, from the Direction options, select Symmetric.
01:57
You can specify the distance by using the glyph in the graphics window.
02:02
Click and drag the glyph to adjust the extrusion.
02:05
Or, set the distance manually.
02:09
Back in the Properties dialog, in the Distance A field, specify a distance of 0.12 in.
02:17
Click OK.
02:19
Creating extrusions in Inventor allows you to easily create 3D models from existing sketches.
Video transcript
00:03
In Inventor, an extruded feature adds depth to a profile or region, such as a 2D sketch.
00:10
Extrusions are building blocks for creating and modifying solid bodies within a part.
00:16
On the Home tab, open the Projects menu and click Settings.
00:22
In the Projects dialog, click Browse and navigate to where you saved the project files for this tutorial.
00:28
Select Steering Knuckle.ipj, and then click Open.
00:34
In the Projects dialog, click Done.
00:37
From the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.
00:42
Navigate to the 3D Modeling folder, select Steering Knuckle_001.ipt, and then click Open.
00:50
Creating an extrusion requires an existing profile composed of sketch geometry.
00:56
Begin with a finished 2D sketch in Inventor.
00:59
Right-click in the graphics window and from the marking menu, select Extrude.
01:04
This displays the Properties dialog.
01:07
Back in the graphics window, select the sketches to extrude.
01:12
In this case, two closed profiles are selected.
01:16
Immediately, the part updates as a solid body.
01:19
In the Properties dialog, specify the direction of the extrusion.
01:24
By default, the geometry extrudes in one direction with the extrusion end face parallel to the sketch plane.
01:31
When extruding in a flipped direction, the extrusion is opposite of the indicated direction.
01:37
You can also extrude geometry symmetrically, which extrudes in opposite directions from the sketch plane, using half the specified distance.
01:46
Extruding asymmetrically is similar, but you specify two values for each distance.
01:52
For this example, from the Direction options, select Symmetric.
01:57
You can specify the distance by using the glyph in the graphics window.
02:02
Click and drag the glyph to adjust the extrusion.
02:05
Or, set the distance manually.
02:09
Back in the Properties dialog, in the Distance A field, specify a distance of 0.12 in.
02:17
Click OK.
02:19
Creating extrusions in Inventor allows you to easily create 3D models from existing sketches.
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