With the release of Inventor Library v1.1 came some new issues. None of the aluminum was textured correctly and the drive shafts weren’t saving to the correct place. We know that many people have been using v1.1, so our solution is to release a patch that you can replace v1.1 with. Instructions on how to install it are below.
This patch also has the addition of a chain generator! Chain in CAD is pretty tedious, and a lot of teams don’t add it to their CAD. @Yuanyang1727G has created a chain generator that lets you input sprocket sizes and center-to-center distance. He also made a YouTube video explaining how to use it.
DISCLAIMER: Existing assemblies with hinges will not resolve properly with the new hinges. If you are using hinges and want to avoid this, delete the hinge folder from the patch before copying.
To install the patch, download and extract the file from the Google Drive link. Then open the library and patch side by side and copy all the folders in the patch to the library. Be sure to select replace all destination files with the same name when prompted.
Previously, the FAQ was exclusive to Discord. Now the FAQ is hosted on Google Docs to be more accessible for everyone. That can be found here.
A series of tutorial videos going over the basics of Inventor are in the works. Stay tuned! If you want to join the community, or have any questions, join our Discord!
Inventor Library v1.1 Patch Download
You MUST have the latest version of INVENTOR 2020 or INVENTOR 2021 installed for the parts to open correctly.
Take a look at the README after you download!
v1.1 Patch
Electronics
-Fixed mismatched textures between V5 Brain and V5 Motor
Motion
-Fixed shaft default units being mm (now inches)
-Fixed height of surface extrusions on hinges
-Renamed hinge reference parts to resolve conflicting names when exporting
-Added thicknesses to Teflon washer
-Added shrinkwrapped wheels to improve performance
-Added shaft collar with .25" screw
-Added chain generator
Structure
-Resolved incorrect aluminum textures
-Resolved incorrect steel textures
-Fixed standoff material texture so that edges are correctly colored