Assembly Constraints - Autodesk Inventor Assembly Tutorial | Autodesk Inventor 2021 IN DEPTH

In this video, I cover the MATE, ANGLE, TANGENT, INSERT, and SYMMETRY ASSEMBLY CONSTRAINTS. I genuinely appreciate you choosing to learn with Engineering Applied and welcome you to the Autodesk Inventor Tutorial Series (Autodesk Inventor Tutorial for Beginners) where we are taking an in-depth look into this awesome and easy to use CAD software! This video is part of a complete and easy to follow Assembly Creation Tutorial Module that covers all of the major tools and functions used to create 3D geometry. You can find the rest of the series on my channel under the "Autodesk Inventor Tutorials" Playlist. Also, check the end of the description for time stamps to specific functions in this video. If there is anything else you would like to see or learn about, feel free to reach out via the contact page on my website.

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Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro - Like, Subscribe, and Turn on Notifications! :)
0:44 - Practical Example Overview
1:41 - Tutorial Start (Assembly Constraints / Constrain Command)
2:36 - Mate Constraint (Assembly Setup, Selection Filters, etc.)
4:55 - Solution Section - Mate/Flush (Mate Constraint)
5:25 - Pick Part First Option
6:36 - Offset Parameter
7:45 - Show Preview Toggle
8:23 - Predict Offset and Orientation
9:20 - Renaming Constraint
10:02 - Limits Section and Accessing Extended Menu Options
11:48 - Mating Round/Cylindrical Features (Axis Mates)
14:31 - Angle Constraint (Directed Angle Solution)
16:10 - Undirected Angle Solution (Angle Constraint)
18:05 - Explicit Reference Vector Solution (Angle Constraint)
21:02 - Tangent Constraint
21:57 - Insert Constraint
23:15 - Lock Rotation (Insert Constraint)
24:41 - Symmetry Constraint
25:36 - Creating Mates Using Keyboard Shortcut
27:10 - Conclusion - Like, Subscribe, and Turn on Notifications! Thanks for watching! :)

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[krolmojrzesz]

Hands down, one of THE BEST tutorials EVER on any given topic. Hats off sir, hats off.

[wktdesign]

This is the best tutorial on Inventor assembly constraints.

[ChiragPatel]

Basic and fundamentals of constrain using in Assembly, are clear after watching this video. 🙆🏻‍♂️

[alexisorozcor-asesoresbim]

I'll watch this later but I'll give it thumb up in advance; I know it is another high quality video as always. Thanks a lot!

[eclecticmakerspace]

Great video! I finally can assemble parts the way I want them to be!

[MercedesBenzSLAMG]

Once again ! awesome video, appreciate the efforts put into the Video, waiting for more :) Thanks again

[michaelmcleary]

Another great video. Keep up the good work!

[maxbenifit]

Very well presented and explained!! Thanks

[yosree]

This video really helped. Big thanks!!

[reyarthurregis]

You sir are awesome! I appreciate all your videos and I have learned a lot from you. I am now gaining a stronger foundation on using Inventor.

I do have a question. When should we use joint and when should we use constraints? I do think they are similar in some ways and I want to know your perspective on this.

[tylerdickieson]

Thank you so much, very informative and clear

[controlsgirl]

another great and in depth video. I love the keyboard shortcuts. Is there a way to select the type of entity you want to select for the constraint without having to necessarily point and click on said entity? For example I will use AutoCADs workflow. I can activate the move command, select geometry, [enter], then right click and I will have a list of the different types of object I can select with my mouse OR I can type a keyboard hotkey for said object snap (m=midpoint, m2p=snap between two points, e=endpoint, etc). Once, I select the object snap entity, I hover my mouse over any area of that object and it'll snap to whatever entity I chose on that object.

So for your example, instead of clicking the face and dragging away, you could right click and select "face" and then hover by that face and you will know it is only going to select the face...not accidentally grab an edge etc.

[projectpegasus]

can i design a house frame using 2x4's ? i also want to model the utilities

[MrCavajan]

Thanks for a nice video. Could I download your parts so I can follow your video?

[matthewklinger]

Under the "productivity" section, you can hit that arrow (next to "create derived subdivision") and select ground. Then just ground the part at the origin.

[kolawoleoyewo]

please, there is no video on how you created that box, i want to know how you did that