Inventor - ilogic Part or Assembly

3D Design Volume Model
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Hello

 

I'm new to Inventor. I have the 2015 student version.

 

I am looking to make a piece or sheet metal with rectangular openings. Using a form or an excel sheet, I want the number of holes to adjust to the user's choice.

How to do it? With Ilogic? an Ipiece?

 

I made a parameterized sketch and an extrusion. However, when I change the information via a form, it changes the sketch but the new holes are not made...

 

Thank you for your help
 


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Hi, I advise you to watch this tutorial: http://www.lynkoa.com/tutos/3d/truc-et-astuces-utilisation-de-microsoft-excel-dans-inventor
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Or this PDF: https://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=zJS4U5idGu_20gW3vYDIBA&url=http://www.groupeisf.net/TECHNOLOGIE_INDUS/Inventor/5famille_pieces.pdf&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAA&usg=AFQjCNHwUa1Aq2eKvRXeiHsl8XFmw4lbrw&sig2=5dXmAE7AsnQvCwr0xv4xvQ
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Hello

 

I work with inventor 2010 and all our parts are linked to an excel sheet.

 

In the excel sheet you can give all the characteristics of your part in the form of variables.

   

  1. Length
  2. Width
  3. Thickness
  4. Then the characteristics of the hole (length - width - positioning)
  5. And finally the number of holes

 

Once your excel sheet is made, you link this excel sheet to your part.

So when you edit it, your piece will update at the same time.

 

I do this kind of thing for the realization of stairs with variable widths, lengths, number of steps and everything works correctly.

 

If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to post, I'll try to help you as much as I can, even for your excel sheet and your piece.

 

Kind regards

 

 

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Hello and thank you for these answers.

 

I manage to control the sketch but this modification does not have an impact on the extrusion...

 

Thank you


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Here is the sheet metal...


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If you pilot the extrusion there should be no problem.

 

You just have to use the network function of inventor.

 

If you use Excel to control your part, you just have to calculate a number of extrusions calculated in relation to the length of your part.

 

Or to perform this calculation in the inventor user settings.

 

Give me all the characteristics of your part as well as the data that allows you to evolve your extrusion and I will make you a part (with inventor 2010).

 

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Hello

 

Maybe a clue here: they talk about checking a box, see the image of the second answer of Curtis_Waguespack

 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-General/Switch-from-SolidWorks-to-Inventor-iLogic-and-iPart-Help/td-p/4360163

 

 

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I'd be curious to see the model tree: are the cutouts defined in the same function as the basic extrusion?

 

For me, the shaft should have 3 functions: the base plate, a cut and a repeat.

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