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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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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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Place two Short Sides
Change the colours to 4 different colours
This will make it easier later on
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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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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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1. Now it is asking you to select the second face…
2. The second face is tucked behind here
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2. Select the second face
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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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These two sides are now fully constrained and can’t be moved.
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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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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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Now in the same way, mate the base to the inside of this area
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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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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 . . .