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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1 Introducing Autodesk Inventor
- 2 Creating Sketches
- 3 Working with Sketched Features
- 4 Creating and Editing Placed Features
- 5 Creating and Editing Work Features
- 6 Using Projects to Organize Data
- 7 Managing Assemblies
- 8 Placing, Moving, and Constraining Components
- 9 Creating Assemblies
- 10 Analyzing Assemblies
- 11 Using Design Accelerator
- 12 Setting Up Drawings
- 13 Creating Drawing Views
- 14 Annotating Drawings
- Annotation Tools
- Using Styles to Format Annotations
- Working with Tables
- Creating Dimensions In Drawings
- Controlling Dimension Styles
- Placing Center Marks and Centerlines
- Adding Notes and Leader Text
- Using Hole and Thread Notes
- Working with Title Blocks
- Working with Dimensions and Annotations
- Printing Drawing Sheets
- Plotting Multiple Sheets
- Tips for Annotating Drawings
- 15 Using Content Center
- 16 Autodesk Inventor Utilities
- Index
Analyzing Assemblies
In this chapter, you learn to analyze assembly components for interference by simulating the
motion of the assembly components.
Checking for Interference
In the physical assembly built from your design, two or more components
cannot occupy the same space at the same time. To check for such errors,
Autodesk
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Inventor
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can analyze assemblies for interference.
The Analyze Interference tool checks for interference between sets of components
and among the components in a set. If an interference exists, Autodesk Inventor
displays the interference as a solid and displays the volume and centroid in a
dialog box. You can then modify or move the components to eliminate the
interference.
Analysis takes longer for complex assemblies. An efficient strategy is to analyze
only a few components at a time, such as those in close proximity to one
another. It is a good idea to analyze, reposition, and redesign components on
a regular basis rather than analyzing the complete assembly all at once.
To check interference within a set, select all components in the set. All parts in
the set are analyzed against each other, and interferences are shown in red.
To speed up the process, you can select only the components that you want to
check. For example, if you revise a part in an assembly, you can limit the
interference check to the components affected by the change. The volume and
location data are displayed when you click More in the dialog box, as shown
in the following illustration.
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