Modeling a Simple Table

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• Modeling a Simple Table
• with
• Autodesk Inventor
• The Table Top

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Step 1
Make sure Snap to Grid is enabled before you
start!
Create a new Part file
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Step 2
Draw a square with the Rectangle tool
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Step 3
Select the General Dimension tool,
Click the bottom line of the rectangle and drag
down dimension.
Double-click dimension and change to 36
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Step 4
Repeat last procedure for side of rectangle
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Step 5
Click Zoom All to bring entire rectangle into
view
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Step 6
Switch to Part Features and choose Extrude
Set Extrude distance to 1 and click OK
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Step 7
Rotate your table top to see in 3D
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Step 8
Select a any Material Color
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Step 9
Save your table top as top.ipt
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• Modeling a Simple Table
• with
• Autodesk Inventor
• The Table Leg

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Step 10
Create a new Part file
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Step 11
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Start Here
Draw a 1 x 1 square with the Rectangle tool
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Step 12
Switch to Part Features and choose Extrude
Set Extrude distance to 36 and click OK
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Step 13
Rotate your table leg to see in 3D
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Step 14
Select a any Material Color
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Step 15
Save your table leg as leg.ipt
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• Modeling a Simple Table
• with
• Autodesk Inventor
• Assembling the Table

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Step 16
Create a new Assembly file
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Step 17
Click on Place Component
Choose your top.ipt file and click Open
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Step 18
Left-click to drop one table top and then
right-click and choose done
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Step 19
Click on Place Component
Choose your leg.ipt file and click Open
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Step 20
Left-click 4 times to drop four table legs and
then right-click and choose done
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Step 21
Rotate and zoom in so that you are looking at the
ends of the table legs
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Step 22
Press C key to activate Place Constraint
Click on Mate and then select the end of the
table leg
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Step 23
Select the bottom of the table top and click Apply
Repeat procedure for three remaining legs
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Step 24
Click on Flush and then select the side of the
table leg and the edge of the table top and click
Apply
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Step 25
Click on Flush and then select the adjacent
side of the table leg and the adjacent edge of
the table top and click Apply
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Step 26
Rotate assembly and repeat last procedure for
three remaining legs
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Step 27
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Save your table assembly as table.iam
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