Create a Hole in the Part
Objectives:
![Autodesk Inventor Lesson 6 – Making Parts for the Assembly](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Autodesk-Inventor-Lesson-6-–-Making-Parts-for-the-Assembly.jpg)
Make a Part A
Use of X,Y, Z Planes
Start making a 2D drawing referring to Lesson 1 – Getting Started.
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Part-1-2D-sketch.jpg)
Extrude the sketch by 2 in.:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Part-1-Extrude-2-in..jpg)
Go to Model Explorer, and expand Origin:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Expand-Origin.jpg)
Click on the YZ plane in the Project Tree. The Y,Z will appear in the model:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/YZ-Plane.jpg)
Right-click on the X,Y plane in the Model Tree, drop-down menu will appear, click on the New Sketch:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Click-New-Sketch.jpg)
Click on the Home View button to orient a sketch as shown:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Home-Button.jpg)
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Orient-View-as-shown-1024x952.jpg)
Wireframe View
Turn the Wireframe view from the:
The Ribbon > View tab > Appearance panel > Visual Style Tool > Wireframe style
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Ribbon-Wireframe-View-.jpg)
Your model visual appearance shall change:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Wireframe-View.jpg)
Go to: The Ribbon > View tab > Navigate panel > Look At tool. Invoke the Look At tool:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/View-Look-At.jpg)
Left-click on the Y,Z Plane:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/YZ-Plane-in-the-Project-Browser.jpg)
The Y,Z plane becomes visible in the sketchL
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/YZ-Plane-Visible.jpg)
Project Geometry to a Sketch
Invoke the Project Geometry tool from:
The Ribbon > Project Geometry tool
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/The-Ribbon-Project-Geometry.jpg)
Click on the lines representing the cylinder. The outline of the 3D drawing will be projected onto a 2D plane using yellow lines:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Click-1024x842.jpg)
Draw a vertical line from the midpoints:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/draw-a-vertical-line-from-the-midpoints.jpg)
Draw a 0.5 in. circle in the middle of the line and delete the line:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/draw-a-0.5-in-circle-1024x945.jpg)
Delete all projected yellow lines:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Delete-Projection-Lines.jpg)
Exit of the tool. Your Model at this point should look like this:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Model-at-this-point.jpg)
Invoke the Extrude tool from the Ribbon, and Extrude the hole in the cylinder using Bi-directional cut:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Cut-a-hole-using-Extrude-tool.jpg)
Click OK to exit the Extrude tool. Your Model should like like this at this point:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/The-New-Hole.jpg)
Go to the View tab on the Ribbon and change the Visual Style to Shaded with Edges:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Shaded-with-Edges.jpg)
Shell Tool
To initiate the Shell tool, go to:
The Ribbon > 3D Model tab > Modify panel > Shell tool
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/The-Ribbon-Shell-tool.jpg)
Initiate the tool. The dialog box will open. Hover over the flat end of the cylinder, the surface will highlight:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/The-surface-will-highlight.jpg)
Click on the Surface:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/The-part-.jpg)
Click OK. This is how your model should look at this point with Shell Command executed:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Shell-Command-Executed.jpg)
Initiate the Look At tool:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/View-Look-At.jpg)
Click on the highlighted in green surface:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Click-on-the-highlighted-surface.jpg)
The Inventor will provide a perpendicular view:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Perpendicular-View.jpg)
Start 2D Sketch on the surface and draw Rectangle with the dimensions shown and constrained to the center point shown in yellow and click Finish Sketch:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Start-2D-Sketch-1.jpg)
The Rectangular is constrained and centered on the center point of the cylinder. Change the view to Home View:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Home-View.jpg)
Initiate Extrude Cut tool to cut back into our part 1.975 in.:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Extrude-Cut.jpg)
Click OK. Your part should look like this:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Completed-Part-A.jpg)
Save the Part, you will need it the next Tutorial.
Make a Part B
Start modeling a New Part as described in the Lesson 1 – Getting Started. Draw a circle 0.50 in. in diameter:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Draw-a-circle-0.5-in-1.jpg)
Go to the Ribbon and click Finish Sketch:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Finish-Sketch-2.jpg)
Use Extrude tool from the Ribbon to extrude your part by 1.875 in.:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Extrude-1.875-in-scaled.jpg)
Click OK. Your Part B should look like this:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Part-B-completed.jpg)
Save your Part B in the same folder as Part A:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Save-in-the-same-folder.jpg)
Make a Part C
Start modeling a New Part as described in the Lesson 1 – Getting Started. Draw a sketch like this:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Begin-New-Sketch.jpg)
Click Finish Sketch and extrude Part C by 2.25 in.:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Extrude-2.25-in..jpg)
Use a Fillet tool from the #D Model > Modify panel and apply 1.125 in. fillet to the end of the Part:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Apply-1.125-Fillet.jpg)
Go to the View tab and choose Look At tool:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/View-tab-Look-At-tool.jpg)
Select the surface:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Select-the-Surface.jpg)
Complete the Sketch of the Circle – dia. 2 in.:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Complete-the-sketch-of-the-Circle-dia-2-in.jpg)
Complete the sketch and change a view to Home from a Cube:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Change-a-View.jpg)
Using Extrude tool punch a hole thru the model:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Punch-a-hole-thru-the-Model.jpg)
The Model at this point should look like this:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/The-Model-with-a-hole.jpg)
Use again Look At tool:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Look-At-tool.jpg)
Draw a 0.50 in. circle:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Drill-a-0.50-in.-hole.jpg)
Drill a 0.50 in. hole:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Drill-a-hole.jpg)
Save the Part C in the same folder as a Part A and B:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Save-Part-C.jpg)
Make a Part D
Constrains Usage
Start modeling a Part D as described in the Lesson 1 – Getting Started. Draw a sketch like this:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Draw-2-circles-745x1024.jpg)
Go to the Ribbon > Sketch tab > Constrain panel > Equal tool:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Equal-Constrain.jpg)
Click on the upper circle and then on the lower circle. The circles become equal in diameter. Dimension the upper circle and the lower circle will follow:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/diameter-become-the-same.jpg)
Finish the sketch so it looks like this:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Finish-the-Sketch-1.jpg)
Extrude the sketch 0.25″:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Extrude-0.25-in..jpg)
The model will look like this:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Extruded-Model.jpg)
Draw circle on the surface:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Draw-circle-on-the-surface.jpg)
Extrude the circle into a solid 0.25 in.:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Extrude-into-a-solid-0.25-in..jpg)
Rotate the part to see other side:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Rotate-to-see-other-side.jpg)
Draw another circle on this side:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Circle-0.50-in..jpg)
Finish the model by extracting this side also by 0.50 inches:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Finish-and-Save-the-model-587x1024.jpg)
Save the model in the same folder:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Save-the-Part-D.jpg)
Make a Part E
Start modeling a Part D as described in Lesson 1 – Getting Started. Draw a sketch where centers are different and are not aligned, like this:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Draw-the-drawing-831x1024.jpg)
Go to the Constrain panel and choose Concentric tool:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Concentric-Tool.jpg)
Holding a SHIFT key, click on each circle. Software will make those circles concentric:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/circles-will-become-concentric.jpg)
Go to the Ribbon and click on the Vertical Constraint tool:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Vertical-Constraint-1024x143.jpg)
Click on the circle centers. All the circles will be aligned vertically:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Circles-aligned-vertically.jpg)
Using all the tricks you already know finish the sketch and extrude this sketch to 0.25 in. of thickness.
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Finish-the-Sketch-like-this-768x1473.jpg)
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Extrude-the-Model-0.25-in.-955x1024.jpg)
Save the Part E in the same folder:
![](https://gomeasure4me.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Save-Part-E-1024x743.jpg)