Start New Part – New Sketch in Inventor referring to Lesson 1 – Getting Started.
Create a drawing:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Complete-Sketch.jpg)
Exit a Sketch and Extrude 2D sketch by 4 in.:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Extrude-4-in..jpg)
Using Look At tool, position your view on one of the ends:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Look-At.jpg)
Create a sketch:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/New-Sketch-using-Rectangle-Tool.jpg)
Usie a Rectangle tool with dimension 0.188:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Complete-a-sketch-.jpg)
Create void using Extrude > Cut tool:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Create-VOID-using-cut-command.jpg)
After making a void in your solid, your model should look like this:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Result-of-making-a-void.jpg)
Create Points on a Solid Model
Start a New Sketch on the front surface:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Start-New-Sketch-on-the-front.jpg)
While in the Sketch mode, using Point tool from the Ribbon, place two points as shown and exit a sketch:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Create-2-points-scaled.jpg)
Start a New Sketch on the highlighted surface:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Start-a-New-Sketch.jpg)
Place another Point as shown:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Add-Point.jpg)
Use Points to Create an Offset Work Plane
Start the Plane tool:
The Ribbon > 3D Model tab > Work Features panel > Plane tool
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Plane-tool-on-the-Ribbon.jpg)
Click on each of the 3 points drawn earlier, the software will create New Workplane using these points:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/New-Workplane.jpg)
Use the Split Command
Split the model using Split command:
The Ribbon > 3D Model tab > Modify panel > Split tool
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Split-Command-on-the-Ribbon.jpg)
Choose Select Tool and click on newly created Workplane:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Select-Tool-Workplane.jpg)
Then you will be asked to select the face. Click on the Face, it will become highlighted in green:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Select-Face.jpg)
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![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Opposite-Side-Option.jpg)
Click OK. This is a completed cut command:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Completed-Cut-.jpg)
Turn off Workplane visibility in the Project Browser:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Turn-off-Workplane-visibility.jpg)
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Workplane-turned-off-1024x791.jpg)