Graphics Programs Reference
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FIGURE 7.37 Setting up a view to see the key connection
3. Start the Key tool from the Power Transmission panel.
This brings up the Parallel Key Connection Generator dialog.
Several steps in this exercise require you to look at your screen with a
critical eye to make sure you're going in the right direction. This is one
of those tools where it's almost easier to experiment to get used to it.
4. Leave the Key type at Rectangular or Square Parallel Keys.
5. In the Shaft Groove group set the groove type to Groove with One
Rounded End.
6. The selection icon for Reference 1 in the Shaft Groove group should
be active. Pick the surface of the shaft that you created where it runs
through the pulley.
7. Selecting the surface of the shaft makes the Reference 2 selection
active. Pick the end of the shaft as shown in Figure 7.38.
By picking the second reference for the shaft groove, you give
Inventor enough information to calculate the size of the appropriate key
and groove for the shaft. A preview of the key and a short groove appear.
The key has three grip arrows like those you saw when working
with 3D grips earlier. The double-headed grip near the end of the
shaft moves the key, the double-headed grip to the inside changes
the length of the key, and the single arrow on the side of the key
alters the position around the shaft where the key is located.
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