Exercise One

The Microwave
 Get to Know your Mouse

Select in the
tutorial means
using the
left mouse The Esc
button. key on your
keyboard is
used to
cancel a
Right mouse button command.
Brings up additional options

Left mouse button

Used for most operations such as selecting
icons, menus and graphic entities.

When Inventor starts

you will see this

Select the Metric tab Start-up dialogue box.

.

Then select the

Standard(mm).pt
icon
 Screen Layout

Sketch panel Standard

toolbar Toolbar
Pull
Down
Menus

Graphics window
Take a few
minutes to look
at this screen
3D Indicator

Message / Status bar

Select the line icon from the 2D Sketch Panel

(Note all points at this stage are approximate)
Select Point 1 a point to start the line move the mouse and
select Point 2. Ensure the line is straight, look out for the
horizontal constraint symbol.
Point 2

Horizontal Constraint symbol

Point 1
When we move the mouse and select point 3 we should notice
the perpendicular constraint symbol.

Point 3

Perpendicular constraint symbol

Select point 4 by moving the mouse horizontally. Notice the

Parallel constraint symbol, this means the new line is parallel to
the first one.

Parallel constraint symbol

Point 4
 Select point 5 look out for the parallel symbol to indicate that this vertical line is
parallel to the line drawn between points 3 and 4.

Starting point

Hidden line
means alignment
between point 1
and point 6.

Point 5
Point 6 parallel constraint symbol

As you select point 6 notice the parallel constraint symbol. Look out
for the hidden line this tells us that point 6 is aligned with point 1.
Select point one again to finish the Closed shape.
To end drawing lines press Esc key.

From the 2D Sketch menu select the General Dimension icon.

Select the line to dimension.
• Move the MOUSE upwards notice the dimension and line
follows the mouse pointer.
• Select a position similar to the position shown.
• A Edit dimension box will appear. The dimension will be
shown highlighted press the delete key.
•Type 90 you don’t have to add mm after the dimension.
Select the green tick to OK it and update the dimension.
On your own, dimension the shape as shown. Edit the
dimensions to the sizes shown.

Important try to remember this sequence to allow you to

Finish Sketching.

Right click anywhere on the screen and select Done or press

the Esc. key on the keyboard to finish dimensioning.

Right click the anywhere again on the screen and select Finish
Sketch.
 Right click anywhere on the screen and select the
Isometric View.

Isometric View sometimes

called the safe view because
you can always return to it.

Finishing the 2D Sketch allows us access to the Part Features menu.

3. Notice that the sketch region is
1. Select
automatically selected as the
Extrude from
extrusion profile.
the Part
Features
toolbar.
2. In the
Extrude Pop
up window
enter 50 as
the extrusion
Depth.

Select OK to finish
the command.
 Your Shape should look like
this I hope ?

Select the Look At icon and select the face as shown.

Look out for

this symbol
at the arrow
head
 Select the
2D Sketch
icon and
select the
shape as
shown.

The new sketch plane

should appear as
shown.

From the 2D Sketch Panel select the two point rectangle.

Select the first point as

shown

Select the second point as shown

 Select the edges as shown in order to
dimension over two feature

On your own dimension

the rectangle as shown.

Press the Esc. key to finish the

dimensioning and right click and
select Finish Sketch.
From the Part Features menu
select Extrude.
Select the Profile Button move
the mouse pointer and select
inside the rectangle we have
just drawn. Make sure it turns
blue.
Set the Distance to 1.
Right click anywhere on the screen and
Select OK. select Isometric view.

Hope your shape looks

like this ?
Select the Look At icon and select
this face

Select 2D Sketch and select this

face. For to start a new sketch.

On your own
using the 2
Point
rectangle.
Draw and
dimension
two
rectangles as
shown.

2.5
 Esc dimensioning and Finish
sketching.
From the Part Features menu
select Extrude.

Select the
Profile button.
Select both
rectangular
shapes.

Set the Depth to .5 and

select OK.

Adding control dials to your Microwave

Select the look at icon and

select this face
Select 2D Sketch icon and select
the same face .

Select Centre point

circle from 2D Sketch
Panel and Select a .
suitable position. Drag
the circle to an approx
size. Dimension circle’s
position and diameter
of 5mm.
Esc to finish
dimensioning and Right
click selecting Finish
Sketch
Right click and select
the Isometric View.
Select Extrude from
Part Features menu.
Select the circle as the
profile and set the
distance to 2mm.
Select OK to finish.

Select Wireframe Display to view the microwave. You may

require to select the down arrow to display this
Flip
Select Rectangular Pattern for our Array.
Feature
Direction 1
Count

Length

1. Select the Feature. Select the cylinder.

2. Select Direction 1: Select the edge of the plate. Notice
a green arrow appears pointing the direction. The arrow
must point as shown. Select the Flip button if you need
to change direction.
3. Alter count to 2
4. Alter Length to 10
Do not select OK or your dials will only be in one direction.
 1. Select Direction 2. Select
(Edge of Microwave) Shaded
Display to
2. Alter Count to 2.
view our
3. Alter Length to 10 Dials.
4. Now select OK.

You may
have to
select Flip
to get the
correct
direction.

Select Rotate icon next to the Look At icon

Handles

Select the
Handles notice
how your
model moves
about.
Do not worry
too much as
you can
always reset to
the Isometric
View.
 Try to Rotate your Model into this position

Select
Wireframe
Display

Right click
anywhere
on the
screen and
select
Done from
the menu.
To finish
Rotate.

Select Fillet from the Part Features Menu.

Select below
Radius and type in
1 for the radius

Ensure you select the

pencil.
Select the edges as shown notice
Select OK to Finish the command
that the microwave is in
Wireframe View this will help
you select the edges.
Hopefully it looks like this ?

Select Chamfer from the Part Features menu.

Select Distance to .5

Make sure
this button is
pressed

Select Edges.

Select the Dials as shown

Select OK to Finish the Command

 Select Isometric View Select Shaded Display

Hope your Microwave looks

like this ?

Inventor has a special user interface called Dynamic

Viewing that enable convenient viewing of the entities in the
graphic window.

Select the Zoom icon.

Select inside the graphics window.
Press and hold down the left-mouse button, then
move downward to enlarge the view or move
upwards to decrease the view.
Press the Esc key once to exit the Zoom command.

Select the Pan icon located next to the Zoom command.

The Pan command allows us to move the view to a different
position.
Try both the commands out and remember to use them in the
future.
Your model will be shaded with a material called As Material to give the
microwave a more realistic look select the door it should be highlighted.

You can add other faces such as the edges of the door by holding
down the Ctrl key and selecting all the faces of the door .Use the
Rotate to get them all.

Lets add some Textures

From the Face

Properties menu
select the down arrow.

Select Black as
the Face Colour
Style.
Select OK to finish
the command.

Right click and

select Properties
from the menu
Lets add some detail to one of the two
plates we constructed earlier.

On your own create

a new 2D Sketch on
surface of the plate .
Draw a Two Point
Rectangle.
Dimension the
rectangle as shown.
Use the Zoom &
Pan icon to get the
view as shown. Esc
dimensioning and
Finish Sketch.

Select Isometric View.

On your own Extrude the
plate not outwards but
inwards to create a
recessed surface. Make
sure you choose Cut and
not Join.

the Distance should be

0.5.
Select the Look At icon and select the recessed surface.
Lets add a Text message such as FULL POWER.
Select a new 2D Sketch on the recessed surface.

Select the Text

Icon from the 2D
Sketch Panel
Select a suitable
point on the
recessed surface
to start the text.

Zoom In

Alter Height to 1.00

In the dialogue box

type FULL POWER
Select OK.

If its not in the right place then

select it and move it.
On your own change the faces of the
microwave to suitable materials.
I have chosen Green Pastel for the casing.
Chrome for the dials.
Black for the glass surfaces.
Remember to Rotate your Microwave to get all
the surfaces.
Red for the text