Inventor Multi-Body Parts Tutorial

Brian Halicki

28 Nov, 2016 12:02 AM

Create a Reinforced Vacuum Hose which is a Multi-Body part of a clear hose with a wire molded inside.

1. Step 1:

   Create a Reinforced Vacuum Hose which is a Multi-Body part of a clear hose with a wire molded inside.
   

   

2. Step 2:

   With the steps provided below, this process creates multiple bodies within a part to model a reinforced hose.
   The following steps will be to:
   • Make the reinforcement wire inside a hose using a coil.
   • Extrude a tube and specify that the extrusion is not merged with the wire component of this part.
   The specifications of the hose: .75” I.D. x 1.125” O.D. and a .020” diameter wire reinforcement inside the hose. Set the material type as PVC on the new part. Start making the reinforced wire of this hose, create a centerline on the top plane and dimension the radius .437”.
   Create a horizontal construction line .437” long, a circle (.020”) on the end of that line and a vertical construction line from origin for the coil operation.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Start coil command and specify Pitch and Height .
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Completed Coil.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Create a sketch with 2 circles, the hose I.D. .750” and O.D. 1.125”.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Select Extrude and select the New Solid button for the Hose Feature.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   Extrusion over the coil feature shown.
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Select Solid 2 (Hose Extrusion) in the Features tree and set the display as Blue (Clear).
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Completed Hose.