Inventor 2011 Tutorials

iLogic Vessel - Part 2

CADD Management Solutions Head Development

Part 2 of the iLogic Vessel Tutorial will guide you through the steps required in
developing an iLogic vessel in Inventor 2011, focusing on Head Development.
The objective will be to create heads that can be controlled through simple
iLogic code. Once complete, you will understand how to use parameters,
dimensions and feature names to create intelligent iLogic components for use
in vessel assemblies. The seven head types you will create are

 Conical Head

 Diffuser Head

 Ellipsoidal Head

 Flat Head

 Hemispherical Head

 Torispherical Head (0.1 Dish Radius factor)

 Torispherical Head (0.85 Dish Radius Factor)

Create a new part using %ProgramFiles%\Autodesk\Inventor

2011\Templates\Vessels\vessel.ipt as the template. Save the file as Head.ipt.

You can download the files here. Extract the contents to the iLogicTutorial
workspace.

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 Head Parameter Configuration

Head Parameter Configuration

1. Open the Parameters Dialog box

a. Add Lip Dimension for Conical and Torispherical Heads

i. Click Add Numeric

ii. Parameter Name: LIP

iii. Unit/Type: in

iv. Equation: 1

v. Key: Unchecked

vi. Export: Checked

vii. Comment: Lip Dimension

b. Add Dish Radius Factor (torispherical heads)

i. Click Add Numeric

ii. Parameter Name: DRFAC

iii. Unit/Type: ul (unitless)

iv. Equation: 0.85

v. Key: Unchecked

vi. Export: Unchecked

vii. Comment: Dish Radius Calculation Factor

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 Head Parameter Configuration

c. Add Knuckle Radius Factor (conical and torispherical heads)

i. Click Add Numeric

ii. Parameter Name: KRFAC

iii. Unit/Type: ul (unitless)

iv. Equation: 0.154

v. Key: Unchecked

vi. Export: Unchecked

vii. Comment: Knuckle Radius Calculation Factor

d. Click Done.

Your Parameters Dialog box should look like the one in the diagram.

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 Define Vessel Head Features

Define Vessel Head Features

The next step is to define the types of heads we placed in the Parameter
Table. In the interest of consistency, all sketches should be defined on the
same work plane. In this tutorial, all sketches will be placed on the XY Plane,
with the X-Axis projected as a regular line, and the Y-Axis projected as a
centerline. A collinear constraint will be placed between the weld face of the
head and the X-Axis.

Conical
1. Rename Sketch1 to skConical

2. Redefine sketch to the XY Plane

3. Create the following sketch

4. Finish the sketch, and revolve the profile

around the Y-Axis

5. Rename the Revolved feature to Conical

6. Place two Opposed Insert iMates on the weld

face of the head

7. Rename them
both Vessel

8. Suppress the
Conical Feature

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 Define Vessel Head Features

Diffuser
1. Create a new sketch on the XY Plane

2. Rename the sketch to skDiffuser

3. Create the following sketch

4. Finish the sketch, and revolve the profile

around the Y-Axis

5. Rename the Revolved feature to Diffuser

6. Place two Opposed Insert iMates on the weld face of the head

7. Rename them both Vessel

8. Suppress the Diffuser feature.

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 Define Vessel Head Features

Ellipsoidal
1. Create a new sketch on the XY Plane

2. Rename the sketch to skEllipsoidal

3. Create the following sketch

4. Finish the sketch, and revolve the profile

around the Y-Axis

5. Rename the Revolved feature to Ellipsoidal

6. Place two Opposed Insert iMates on the weld face of the head

7. Rename them both Vessel

8. Suppress the Ellipsoidal feature.

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 Define Vessel Head Features

Flat
1. Create a new sketch on the XY Plane

2. Rename the sketch to skFlat

3. Create the following sketch

4. Finish the sketch, and revolve the profile around

the Y-Axis

5. Rename the Revolved feature to Flat

6. Place two Opposed Insert iMates on the weld face of the head

7. Rename them both Vessel

8. Suppress the Flat Feature.

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 Define Vessel Head Features

Hemispherical
1. Create a new sketch on the XY Plane

2. Rename the sketch to skHemispherical

3. Create the following sketch

4. Finish the sketch, and revolve the profile around

the Y-Axis

5. Rename the Revolved feature to Hemispherical

6. Place two Opposed Insert iMates on the weld face of the head

7. Rename them both Vessel

8. Suppress the Hemispherical feature

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 Define Vessel Head Features

Torispherical
1. Create a new sketch on the XY Plane

2. Rename the sketch to skTorispherical

3. Create the following sketch

4. Finish the sketch, and revolve the profile around

the Y-Axis

5. Rename the Revolved feature to Torispherical

6. Place two Opposed Insert iMates on the weld face of the head

7. Rename them both Vessel

8. Suppress the Torispherical feature

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 iLogic Code

iLogic Code
We are now ready to write the iLogic code for the head.

1. Add a new rule (Manage->Add Rule)

a. Rule Name: HeadCalcs

i. The interface

(1) Code Snippets

Contains all the functions, methods, and properties available in
the programming interface

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 iLogic Code

(2) Model Properties, Features, and Parameters

Allows access to all the part properties, features, and parameters

(a) Right-click an item in the list to insert it’s current state in to

the code area

(3) Options Tab

Controls how the illogic code is executed

(4) Search and Replace Tab

Search and Replace text in the Code Window

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 iLogic Code

(5) Wizards Tab

Various wizards to aid in developing a new or modifying existing
iLogic Code

ii. Writing the Code

(1) Ensure that all Features are suppressed.

Feature.IsActive("<FeatureName>") = False

This can easily be done by clicking the feature in the model tree and selecting Capture
Current State. Keep only the Feature.IsActive(<FeatureName>) = False lines.
(2) Unsuppress Selected Head Type and set required parameters
If <Property> = "<FeatureName>" then
‘set <FeatureName> IsActive property to true
‘set required dimensional properties
‘set Part Number Prefix, optional
‘set Part Description Text, optional
ElseIf … then
…
ElseIf … then
…
End If

(3) Define Part Number and Description, optional

iProperties.Value(“Project”, “Part Number”) =
"<CustomPartNumber>”
iProperties.Value(“Project”, “Description”) =
"<CustomPartDescription>”

This concludes the Head Development tutorial. In Part Three, we will design
the Shell.

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 iLogic Code

' Suppress all features

Feature.IsActive("Conical") = False
Feature.IsActive("Diffuser") = False
Feature.IsActive("Ellipsoidal") = False
Feature.IsActive("Flat") = False
Feature.IsActive("Hemispherical") = False
Feature.IsActive("Torispherical") = False

'Unsuppress selected Head Type, and set the required parameters

If Type = "Conical" Then
Feature.IsActive("Conical") = True
KRFAC = 0.154 ul
PNP = "HCA"
PDT = "CONICAL"

ElseIf Type="Diffuser" Then

Feature.IsActive("Diffuser") = True
DRFAC = 0.85 ul 'Dish Radius Factor
KRFAC = 0.154 ul
PNP = "HDA"
PDT = "DIFFUSER"

ElseIf Type="Ellipsoidal" Then

Feature.IsActive("Ellipsoidal") = True
PNP = "HEA"
PDT = "ELLIPSOIDAL"

ElseIf Type="Flat" Then

Feature.IsActive("Flat") = True
PNP = "HFA"
PDT = "FLAT"

ElseIf Type="Hemispherical" Then

Feature.IsActive("Hemispherical") = True
PNP = "HHA"
PDT = "HEMISPHERICAL"

ElseIf Type="Torispherical 0.1" Then

Feature.IsActive("Torispherical") = True
DRFAC = 1 ul
KRFAC = 0.1 ul
PNP = "HTA"
PDT = "TORISPHERICAL 0.1"

ElseIf Type="Torispherical 0.8" Then

Feature.IsActive("Torispherical") = True
DRFAC = 0.85 ul
KRFAC = 0.154 ul
PNP = "HTB"
PDT = "TORISPHERICAL 0.8"

End If
iProperties.Value("Project", "Part Number") = PNP & OD & THK
iProperties.Value("Project", "Description") = "HEAD " & PDT & " " &
OD & Chr(34) & " x " & THK & Chr(34)

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