mattador04 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Okay, so I want to make a cylinder. Here's the scenario: you're looking straight down the Z axis at the XY plane. Draw a line 4" long on the XY plane from the origin, 30 degrees off X axis. Make a cylinder at the end of the line and extrude it inward toward the origin. I've tried the various plane commands, sketches, etc. What am I missing..... it's late..... I'm tired..... I've forgotten something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nestly Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 edit oops, I failed to see that this was the Inventor forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Make a cylinder at the end of the line and extrude it inward toward the origin. ..... I've forgotten something. Did you really mean, "...make a circle at the end of the line?" (in geometry a circle and a cylinder are different forms) Forgot to attach the *.ipt file here. Sounds to me like a simple revolved rectangle would get the job done. No need for an extra plane. No need for an extra circle sketch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattador04 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Yes, a circle at the end of a line.... a revolved rectangle is a great idea... I'll try it out later.... any further issues and I'll post the file.... thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Really you should figure out how to use both methods. To do it with a circle, first click the Workplane tool and select the line and the end of the line. Inventor will place a workplane perpendicular to the line at the endpoint. Now you have a plane on which to sketch your circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattador04 Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 It worked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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