How to Make a Car Body in Inventor

Introduction

Inventor is a powerful 3D CAD software that can be used to create a wide variety of models, including car bodies. In this tutorial, we will show you how to make a simple car body in Inventor.

Step 1: Create a New Part

1. Open Inventor and click on the “New” button.
2. Select the “Part” template and click “OK”.

Step 2: Sketch the Profile

1. Select the “Sketch” tab and click on the “Create Sketch” button.
2. Select the “XY Plane” as the sketch plane.
3. Draw the profile of the car body. You can use the “Line”, “Arc”, and “Spline” tools to create the profile.

Step 3: Extrude the Profile

1. Select the “Extrude” command from the “Features” tab.
2. Select the profile sketch as the “Input” and specify the extrusion distance.
3. Click “OK” to create the extruded body.

Step 4: Round the Edges

1. Select the “Fillet” command from the “Features” tab.
2. Select the edges of the extruded body that you want to round.
3. Specify the radius of the fillets and click “OK”.

Step 5: Create the Windows

1. Select the “Sketch” tab and click on the “Create Sketch” button.
2. Select the face of the car body where you want to create the window.
3. Draw the outline of the window. You can use the “Line”, “Arc”, and “Spline” tools to create the outline.

Step 6: Extrude the Windows

1. Select the “Extrude” command from the “Features” tab.
2. Select the window sketch as the “Input” and specify the extrusion distance.
3. Click “OK” to create the extruded windows.

Step 7: Create the Doors

1. Select the “Sketch” tab and click on the “Create Sketch” button.
2. Select the face of the car body where you want to create the door.
3. Draw the outline of the door. You can use the “Line”, “Arc”, and “Spline” tools to create the outline.

Step 8: Extrude the Doors

1. Select the “Extrude” command from the “Features” tab.
2. Select the door sketch as the “Input” and specify the extrusion distance.
3. Click “OK” to create the extruded doors.

Step 9: Create the Roof

1. Select the “Sketch” tab and click on the “Create Sketch” button.
2. Select the top face of the car body as the sketch plane.
3. Draw the outline of the roof. You can use the “Line”, “Arc”, and “Spline” tools to create the outline.

Step 10: Extrude the Roof

1. Select the “Extrude” command from the “Features” tab.
2. Select the roof sketch as the “Input” and specify the extrusion distance.
3. Click “OK” to create the extruded roof.

Conclusion

You have now created a simple car body in Inventor. You can use the same techniques to create more complex car bodies with different shapes and features.