Quick Tip – Transitional Constraint

Tips & Tricks

Adding constraints to your designs within Autodesk Inventor is a crucial step in every assembly process. However, sometimes constraints aren’t as simple as just faces or centerlines. Utilizing the transitional constraint in Inventor allows you to further refine your assembly to real-life functionality. For example, if you had a follower and cam component in your design, this constraint is a perfect fit. All it takes is a few clicks to utilize the constraint, but the first step in learning how to do it is clicking the play button below.



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Trevor is a civil engineer (B.S.) who has made a career out of engineering and technical communication. His work has appeared on Curiosity, BBC, Interesting Engineering and other sites across the web. Originally the Chief editor for Interesting Engineering back in 2016, he now works with software & tech companies, aiding them in content marketing and technical communication. Currently living in Texas, he’s also a published children’s book author and producer for the YouTube channel Concerning Reality.

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