Editing an Inventor Custom Content Center Library Component to Add Parametric Feature

This is the second video in a two part article showing how to create an Inventor Custom Content Center Library (CCCL), add a part to it and then add a parametric feature to the published part.  In the first video I covered the creation of a CCCL, the creation of a custom category and the publishing of a part to the library.

In the second video I will cover how to add a parametric feature to the part after it is published in the CCCL.  The video outlines the process of adding parameters between the family table and the category parameter table.

Creation of an Inventor Custom Content Center Library, Category Configuration and Publishing

This is part one of two video articles covering Inventor Custom Content Center Library (CCCL).  In part one I cover the steps in the following:

• Creation of a Custom Content Center Library
• Creation and configuration of a new Category in the CCCL 
• Publishing a component to the new Category 
• Configuration and the addition of entries to the component Family Table

 Part two will be published soon and will cover the process of adding new parametric features to an existing component Family Table.

Aligning an Imported File with Fusion 360 Origin

I often hear users of Autodesk Fusion 360, who import neutral format models such as STEP or SAT files, say that the model is not oriented to either the origin center or planes.  It is important to designing to correct this condition to not only make the component easier to edit but also to make it easier to manage inside an assembly.

I covered the Fusion 360 Align tool and its uses in an assembly environment is an earlier article.  Now I want to show you how ease the Align tool can make the task of aligning imported components to the origin center and planes.  Please take a look at this short video covering the process.