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    Assembly Constraints Turn Part Upside Down

    After I place a part in an assembly and add constraints it gets flipped upside-down. I use the XZ plane, the YZ plane, and two part surfaces as the mating constraints. I've created the constraints in various order with the same result. Can someone suggest what I am doing wrong?
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    Ethernet/485 Interface

    Before I meet with my design consultant about adding ethernet to our temperature control I'd like to do a little research myself. We manufacture a temperature control that has a 485 bus. I am hoping to design a tiny proprietary ethernet interface that will connect to our 485. Can you...
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    Constrain Profile to Path

    Inventor 2010 part file attached. Sketch1 is a profile intended to sweep along the path of Sketch2. Sketch2 is sized as the outermost edge of the sweep so I want to locate the profile corner at the bottom midpoint of the path. I cannot get coincident point constraint to work nor can I project...
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    Sweep Error

    Trying to use the sweep command and cannot figure out the error (below). I've created a rectangular path with radius corners. Perpendicular to it is the L-shaped profile. Create sweep feature failed Housing.ipt: Errors occurred during update Sweep1: Could not build this Sweep...
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    Getting Started

    Struggling with simple things like drawing, trimming, moving. Bit of an old dog when it comes to AutoCAD but as I work through the tutorials I find I need very basic skills training. For example, I can easily do a full radius in AutoCAD 2D but I am having trouble doing it in Inventor's sketch...
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    Understanding Projected Geometry

    Having trouble understanding the projected geometry feature. Working through a 2010 tutorial - End Cap Back - and get stuck at where I select the entities to "project". The instructions ask to "Slice Graphics" then to "project". Not having any luck with it and don't quite understand what is...

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