using autodesk inventor to assemble a trinket box

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Trinket Box Assembly

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Trinket Box AssemblyWe are now going to look at joining our Trinket Box together by using an Assembly Drawing.

Select the ‘Standard iam’ template

Make sure the metric tab is selected

Select OK

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Trinket Box AssemblyWe are now in assembly mode. Everything is just about the same…

This toolbar is called the ‘Assembly Panel’ and has some different functions on it

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Trinket Box Assembly

1.Select ‘Place component’

Lets place our first component

2.Select ‘Box Long Side’

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Trinket Box AssemblyClick on the screen

to DROP the component.

Click and Drop again to place another.

Then press ESCAPE so you don’t end up

with three

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Trinket Box Assembly

Place two Short Sides

Change the colours to 4 different colours

This will make it easier later on

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Trinket Box Assembly

Select the Constraint tool. In total we will place NINE constraints on the parts.

Now we are going to start adding the ‘glue’ to join all of our components together…

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Trinket Box Assembly

1. This button here is pressed in and it wants you to select the first face to ‘mate’….

2. Click on this face here

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Trinket Box Assembly

1. Now it is asking you to select the second face…

2. The second face is tucked behind here

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Trinket Box Assembly

2. Select the second face

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Trinket Box Assembly

Select Isometric View, it now looks something like this… Lets select the next two faces to join together

Click apply to finish the constraint

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Trinket Box AssemblyNow lets apply the second constraint

2. This is the first face to select

1. Select the Flush command

3. This is the second face to select

Apply the constraint

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Trinket Box AssemblyAlmost there. We’ve just got to make sure that the Biscuit Joints are lining up

2. This is the first face to select

This is the second face to select

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Trinket Box Assembly

These two sides are now fully constrained and can’t be moved.

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Trinket Box Assembly

Constrain the other joints, in the same way, so that it looks like this

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Trinket Box AssemblyNow place the Box Base . . . And we’ll start constraining

We’ll have to zoom in and rotate so we can see inside the Biscuit Joint

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Trinket Box Assembly

1. This is the first face to select

2. This is the second face to select

Mate the two surfaces together

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Trinket Box Assembly

Now in the same way, mate the base to the inside of this area

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Trinket Box Assembly

Lastly mate this small surface

To the UNDERSIDE of the base

In this view, the box has been rotated so that it is upside down

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Trinket Box AssemblyLastly place the Box Lid . . .

Lastly mate this small surfaceFLUSH these two surfaces

Lastly mate this small surfaceFLUSH these two surfaces

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Trinket Box Assembly

MATE the top surface with …

… the UNDERSIDE of the Lid

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Trinket Box AssemblyUse ‘Inventor Studio’ to fully render your final box

Your teacher will show you how to get started . . .