The 2D Blueprint
This is the very first step in creating any 3D feature in Inventor.
What is starting a 2D sketch?
The type of constraint that forces two lines to form a 90-degree angle.
What is the Perpendicular constraint?
The 3D feature created by pushing a 2D profile straight along an axis.
What is an Extrude?
The type of 3D feature created by spinning a 2D profile around a central line.
What is a Revolve?
The main window on the left side of the Inventor screen that lists all features, sketches, and work planes.
What is the Model Browser?
The tool used to clean up a sketch by removing unwanted segments of lines or arcs.
What is the Trim tool?
This constraint forces two lines or arcs to share the same center point.
What is the Concentric constraint?
The Extrude option used to remove material from an existing solid body.
What is Cut?
The specific line in your sketch that the profile spins around during a Revolve operation.
What is the Axis?
This tool lets you round off sharp edges or corners on a 3D model.
What is the Fillet tool?
The keyboard shortcut often used to exit a command like 'Line' or 'Circle' in a sketch.
What is the Escape (Esc) key?
To ensure two sketch entities, such as two circles, have the exact same size, you would apply this constraint.
What is the Equal constraint?
This type of extrusion applies the distance equally in two opposite directions from the sketch plane.
What is Symmetric?
The default angular value for a full rotation when using the Revolve tool.
What is 360 degrees?
The two primary types of constraints used to fully define a sketch: dimensional and ...?
What are geometric constraints?
This tool is essential for taking a profile, like a center line, from an existing feature and using it in your current sketch.
What is Project Geometry?
If a line is drawn perfectly straight up and down, this specific constraint is applied automatically.
What is the Vertical constraint?
This is a single closed loop in your sketch (the area or region that gets extruded).
What is the Profile?
Similar to Extrude, this Revolve operation removes material to create a concentric groove or channel.
What is Cut?
The Inventor environment where you define dimensions and constraints.
What is the Sketch environment?
When a sketch turns black, it means it is fully defined, also known by this technical term.
What is fully constrained?
To ensure a circle always touches a line at exactly one point, you would use this tangency-related constraint.
What is the Tangent constraint?
When using a Cut extrusion, this termination option will always remove material through the entire body, regardless of its thickness.
What is Through All?
To create a perfect half-sphere, you would sketch a half-circle and revolve it by this specific angle.
What is 180 degrees?
This tool allows you to create a hollow part from a solid one by defining a wall thickness.
What is the Shell tool?