Chain Generator, Make a Roller Chain With Realistic Motion

Although it can be quite diverse, Inventor is an aid for Mechanical Engineers at heart, and what screams mechanical more than chain links and sprockets!

On that note, did you know that Inventor has an integrated wizard known as a Design Accelerator for creating chain layouts?

Did you run a mile when you opened it?

Fear not! There’s a tutorial for that, you may need to clear your diary for an hour beforehand, but it’ll be worth it.

“What’s that you say? An hour to explain how a wizard works?!”

Ah but there’s much more to this than just creating a chain layout with a wizard, this is an end-to-end tutorial including from-scratch modeling of the chain link, assembling multiple links including a good productive application of the transitional constraint type, and much much more.  You could say this is useful for people at a varied range of skill levels, beginners are guided through the entire creation process from start to finish, and experienced users might pick up a few tips & tricks along the way.