Tangent Selection in Inventor 2017 R2

Autodesk Inventor now includes a new selection filter.  It can be accessed the same way as many of the other selection filters using the “right-click” menu in Inventor.  Let’s look at an example and the associated steps and results:

1. Set “Faces and Edges” as your selection filter.  This is typically the default while editing individual components.
2. Select a face, right click, and pick “Select Tangencies.”
3. Perform an operation (such as changing color) to all the faces at the same time.

Use the selection set of tangent faces to:

• Delete the selection set with Delete Faces.
• Assign an appearance to the selection set.
• Add or remove thickness to faces, or create an offset surface from a part face with the Thicken/Offset command.
• Copy a set of faces from one component to another (handy for tooling development)

The “Select Tangencies” option can also be used to select a continuous set of tangent edges on a component.

Use the selection set of tangent edges to:

• Fillet or chamfer the preselected edges.
• Review or check for tangency conditions or closed loops.