Drawing a truss with inventor (structural members??)

[Hendrik]

Hello everyone,

I have to draw a truss with inventor and i hav no idea how i can do this the best way. I want to draw it in such a way that i can easily modify the angle of the braces, the number of braces, the lengthe of the main chords etc...
drawing of a truss:
http://members.home.nl/hendrikwitting/truss.jpg

I know how to draw a truss in solidworks, i sketch the braces in 1 sketch and afterwards i place structural members on top of them, a repetition, and voila, the truss is ready.
I also know of a add-in program for inventor called vectrasteel http://www.vectrasys.com
With the help of this program you can place structural members in a similar way as with solidworks.
However, is there a way to draw a truss without using this add-in??, or do you HAVE to make workplanes for EVERY brace?

Many thanks in advance

Hendrik Witting

[Hendrik]

hmmz, not many people are looking/responding this forum...

[CADTutor]

I'm affraid our resident Inventor expert is not here at the moment. He should be back shortly. :(

[Mr T]

Not been around since I was flamed......... :x

Just draw a spar, then start an Assembly. Now assemble and
mate/cosntrain each spar. Bear in mind that you would
have to have holes in the three main tubes. Or weld them.

Nick