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The Frame Generator
The Frame Generator will create internal or external frame assemblies for machines. The Frame
Generator functions by creating a skeleton part to define the frame within an assembly file. You
use the skeleton to place and size the frame members. You can then use multiple skeletal mod-
els within an assembly to create frame members, and you can create frame members between
skeletal models. You can also create frame members from the vertices and edges of existing
subassemblies. This ability allows you to build framing between other components within an
assembly. Joining frame members together and adjusting the end treatments for connection
between members is a simple matter when using the Frame Generator. Joining frame members
with weld gaps and coped joints is supported.
The Inventor Studio
Inventor Studio is an environment within Autodesk Inventor with a complete set of tools for
creating and editing renderings and animations. With Inventor Studio you will be able to create
animated renderings and photorealistic still images of parts and assemblies to help visualize the
appearance and motion of designs before they are built. Inventor Studio allows you to specify
geometry and apply settings for background lights and cameras to create a scene for rendering
or animation. You can create and save multiple animations within any one assembly file. You
can use Inventor constraints and parameters to drive animations within the assembly file. In
addition, any changes that are made in the part or assembly file will be transferred and reflected
in the rendering and animation files.
The Content Center
The Inventor Content Center libraries provide the designer with standard parts (fasteners, steel
shapes, shaft parts, and so on) and part features. You can access the Content Center libraries
from the Content Center in the Assembly tool panel, and you can share the libraries between
users to provide a high level of standardization. The Content Center dialog box permits you to
look up standard parts and features and insert them into an assembly design. You can create
custom Content Center folders to allow users to create custom parts for use within the Content
Center. Content Center parts allow users to specify ANSI, DIN, ISO, and other international
standard parts within the design environment.
The Bottom Line
Create parametric designs. The power of parameter-based design comes from the quick
and easy edits, when changing a parameter value drives a change through the design. To
make changes easily, though, you need to follow certain general rules so that the changes
update predictably.
Master It You want to create a model of a base plate, a rectangular-shaped part with
a series of holes and rectangular cutouts. What would your initial sketch look like in
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