Frame Generator Tutorial (Beginner) as Fast as I Can | Autodesk Inventor

So you wanna make some frames, got Autodesk Inventor, no idea what the hell is going on? Learn Frame Generator literally as fast I can possibly teach it with this tutorial. I even cover how to install the content centre libraries, briefly! Because, this is supposed to be quick.
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[@Neil3D]

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[@georgebradford1862]

Best Line... "It's best to save often, because it's Autodesk." Had me laughing out loud. Too true.

[@freddievanzyl44]

Just started using inventor. And just a big thanks to you. You just explain things that i understand it so easily. just going thru all your tutorials and its getting me going quite fast. Really appreciate it

[@mt-bp9ei]

Thank you. Didn't know this existed even. I can see where this would really help. An in-depth video on changing the profile of the structures would be great. Thanks again.

[@ironclad452]

This was fantastic. I appreciated the way you flew through it not as something to be followed, but something to be observed. And you are hilarious too, bro. Well done!

[@smoothoctopus]

I literallz started using this frame thing today. Thanks for the tutorial, a more advanced one would be awesome

[@williamaurnerjr.7328]

Love this video. Helped so much with my desk and buggy builds. Thanks man

[@petezel]

Thank you so much! quick, concise, and with better-than-tolerable audio quality! :D

[@flypic1098]

This is something I need to practice. Looks like we're going to start using it at work now. Thanks Neil. Jim

[@flypic1098]

Well it's been a year and I just got a chance to watch it again. Magic ! Thanks Neil. Jim

[@LongboardsBE]

thank you so much. Exactly what my prof explained but way more clear tbh haha. Legend

[@alongbudiman2452]

I am always waiting for your next video. Love it!

[@sevnollogic]

So devo'd that you didn't ramble. Half the reason I watch you. I'd love a follow up video where one might run into trouble with the frame generator. Love the new format though! Quick and to the point!

[@pawebartosinski2674]

Simple but impressive. The methodology is very important. If you choose right way of creation a model you get a very flexible part/assembly.

[@costicasiatat3345]

This is a new way for me to generate frames and i think is gonna make much easier now. Thanks and inreally apreciate your videos. Keep up the good work :)

[@coreyroberts7083]

Great vid mate! Wish I knew this existed a week ago before drawing a trailer frame from scratch!

[@Ludicrous-Dawg]

That's a bloody good tutorial mate. Love the energy!

[@davidl4969]

Beautifully done. Thanks!

[@controlsgirl]

Great run through! NOt sure if someone already mentioned it but you don't have to edit the files manually to give them a unique name. You can add things like FRAME__ in the Application Settings->File->File Naming Defaults->Frame Generator "Frame Assembly:"

[@soderstrom7875]

SWEET! More deepgoing vid on FG with custom stuff would be greatly appreciated! ;)

[@Radimkiller]

Thank you. This was very instructive.

[@aksting]

If you could give an example of importing and using a profile into frame generator, such as extruded aluminum, that would be awesome!

[@peterpan2469]

went through when I first started video editing, now it's taking a whole new switch and learning soft will only boost my courage for the

[@lamin1318]

Thank you. It is very easy and quick guideline for me.

[@robbyd7965]

Good Information, Good Humour, Good Job.

[@aarongoetting6515]

Great tutorial! Please continue!

[@Bluefox1978]

What a silly question! Comment in the section if you want a more in dept video? Duh! Is the earth round? Off cause we want an in dept video! BRING IT!!! 😄 Btw. brilliant and concise video on the subject - Thank you! 😊

[@TheJerryludlow]

I have absolutely no requirement to model frames. Going to try this tomorrow anyway.

[@gregortidholm]

Fantastic with this super speed tutorials!

[@annekaclay1159]

Fantastic and very clear

[@robplayerguy6234]

fun, i love what i do. hey man good stuff. Thanks you are very good at this and fun to watch.

[@raycadnz]

Great Video. Love the way you explain things. Do you have any suggestions or videos on naming frame generator parts when you have vault. I am trying to nut this one out at work as I am trialing Vault Workgroup before it is rolled out to the office. Thanks

[@remomagalhaesdesouza9835]

thank you very much for this great example!!!

[@jamiewicks2765]

As usual great Tutorial, I've always found the Frame Generator very over complicated but its far easier than doing in the manual way. i really wish inventor would adapt the way solid works uses weldments as well as the 3D sketch environment its so tedious in Inventor, once again love all your tutorials Niel.

[@krcsg4l]

just started using inventor over solidworks and its so fckn complicated wy tf do u need 6 files to create just a weldment asssembly my god wtf

[@DavidBrown-mi4ot]

Thanks for this. I would really like to some more advanced tutorials using frame generator please.

[@luismdoz]

Phenomenal! I can’t wait for the full on madness. I putting my request out there again I want to see a tutorial on Tubes and Pipes accelerator

[@Neil3D]

There's some minor changes to T&P in the next version of Inventor so I'm holding back until that's out before I do something for that!

[@carbon273]

TFI can you do Shaft generator, bearing generator and/or gear generator?

[@venomousjedi]

Great video again, would you be able to do one with 3d wire framing, maybe some funky angles would be great to see.

[@franciscoraniery9556]

This is the best video about frame that i saw. congrats good gay! you're beast!

[@manishjoshiism]

very beautifully explained

[@cpwtheman]

40 seconds in and im liking the video just because of the way you talk

[@dlewis4647]

Great video! I am having trouble trying to notch/miter a frame member that intersects multiple frame members. Advice?

[@OpenFOAMbasic]

nice tutorial!, thanks!

[@massimilianodicocco6022]

very well done. thank you very much!!!!

[@kylemcloughlin8770]

FACTS!!!!!! Thank you so much man, you're the best!!!!!!!!!

[@Educationalsince2012]

Best overview, demo evveeer!

[@RyanHeath85]

Adding custom profiles would be a good vid! I struggled for hours before I eventually got aluminium extrusions into my library! The frame generator is clunky but workable however I've given up with the cable and harness tools! Far too much of a headache to get results from, IMO!

[@PT1040]

I agree on the clunkiness and there are a number of glitches I've reported to Autodesk and nothing has been done about them. I asked what the development Direction was and got no reply that it was going to be improved. Neil, are you aware of the problems that exist in frame generator? Do you have any insights on what Autodesk might be planning or doing with it?

[@StraitD2]

As a fabricator, this is absolutely brilliant for custom work

[@tasadduqmajeed68]

Very nicely teach.

[@yeshpatel4211]

nice and easy, thanks man

[@SuperNicotien]

Sup Neil. Awesome as always. Thank you for the demo on framework.\m/

[@SuperNicotien]

One more thing. I noticed you didn't use your 3D navigator in demo.

[@Neil3D]

Yea I try to remember not to use it when I'm doing absolute rock bottom beginner videos, mostly because there's a very high chance that a complete beginner won't have one so it just adds to any confusion and insecurity they might have about using the program.

[@blackandpixels1126]

Nice tutorial. I have been having content issues with my hmdi connected speaker and subwoofer. No soft is coming through, still coming out of

[@Tbm-ov5ky]

Is there a way to get a cut list ie: length, angle1, angle2 from all members including trim/extend to face members, instead of just the miters using the property "Cutdetail#". I would be willing to use ilogic or VBA if I could get an actual solution.

[@TraninhThinh]

Hi Bro, thank you for your awesome tutorial video. Can you help me to solve some issues? Now I am dealing with creating a post handrails that connect with the Pads of Cylinder Vessel, the issues is how can I extend the tube (from Insert Frame Command) to the curves surface of the pad? Thank in advance

[@asep_97]

really helpful mate

[@timothysands5537]

The pain you saved me, unspeakable level gratitude Sir

[@cumanngetest9367]

Nice! Thank you

[@EOTG_AK]

This video made me go get a beer because it felt like TFI was drinking alone... cheers

[@felipejerez37]

thats very very quick ty

[@AliKandemir]

Great video, (as always). I started posting my soft on youtube because of you, but if sobody could give so feedback then i know

[@TheMach1neHead]

Thanks for the video TFI. Question. Can I add parts to a member?, say I want to add sketch to one of the members and extrude?

[@user-xe8mb3wy7n]

This function looks like useful for designing room made by al profiles!

[@godfreytomlinson2282]

Many thanks!

[@GusMontoyadaisosasen02]

Hello Thank you for your videos. I am trying to find the full spec of your computer build with AMD Ryzen 5 2400G. Can you provide it?

[@hansbrommer3143]

If I would’ve known this feature before, how much time and efforts would have saved! Is there too much difference with this feature but 2017? Thanks Neil! Hope that annoying procedure for renaming each subcomponent be improved for upcoming releases! Nice tutorial mate!

[@PT1040]

Hans Brommer , it is a real time saver for sure, but watch out as you get into more complicated assemblies or weldments because it can get unwieldy and it has some glitches in the system

[@LukasZ92.]

Fantastic short explanation! But one question please: let's say I don't want to directly weld the diagonal frame (the one which you later changed) but I won't to have a plate welded on it, with 2 holes to assemble it via screws, how could that be done? Is there any default option? Or do we need some space and later at the plate as an extra ipt? Thanks

[@uchi3v]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@chrisbaxter2996]

Yes please do an in depth video on frame generator

[@mrpeanut886]

If i make with say 8 legs (4 along each side) when you modify the size of the frame will stretch all the sections evenly?

[@LuanSilva-tg8gr]

Você é o melhor

[@christmas9887]

thank you so much. Exactly what my prof explained but way more clear tbh haha. Legend *Hans Wouters - I share his opinion

[@anthonyreynolds1377]

Super demo :-)

[@MrShadow1007]

TFI, what is the "reuse" option in the design tab, frame group, of the Inventor ribbon?

[@farm38]

Hi TFI, I'm looking for a walk though video for making corrugations in sheet metal in inventor pro 2016 is that something you could show me?

[@afrykanerPL]

Thank YOU !!!!

[@colindown]

Great Demo need that now I know why my company has 100s of frame0001 files everywhere, something else to sort lol

[@DeTovenaarMerlijn]

@TFI I love this frame generator!! but it seems like in de 2021 version there is no way to select multiple edges anymore. Is this so or is it my noobness ;) 1 Day :later and it suddenly is working like it suppose to do. Autodesk Buggyness?

[@siggileifx]

Thanks, that was grate

[@mickeyhavoc939]

This might be a crazy thing to ask, but what about curved frames? I can use the frameworks edges just fine, but drawing and placing frame members on a curved face, has been impossible for me. Curved on the horizontal plane, not vertical if that makes any sense. I'm using this method to make panels, but I need a support member that centered in the panel and goes from the top to bottom of the panel. As a bonus, I'm also doing this in an iassembly because I will need different panel lengths. The straight panels I've done work as needed using your methods so thanks very much!

[@anthonyz5671]

Can you create resident solids such as plate that would bolt to the frame snd it show up in BOM? Or how does inventor handle that?

[@zachdaniels8112]

Does all framework have to be added to the original skeletal model or can a subassembly with a new skeletal model be created for additional framework later in the assembly process? For example, if I wanted to model existing framework in order to make modifications to it, could the original framework be model in the top level assembly then create a subassembly for the modifications? Hopefully that makes sense.

[@abtopalex]

Спасибо! Узнал много нового!

[@tamiamibusch]

The feature I most miss from Inventor in Fusion360, Frame Generator!

[@pureeevents47]

Hi. As a one time only job, I need to design and sketch a frame using 30mm box section. Drilled holes in specific places to send to a fabricated to build. Is there any easier app then this for someone like me who has never used apps like these before? Ideally free or cheap since it's a one off

[@kingbillybob]

I draw tube frames a lot, although most are not rectangular, and the people making the frame from my drawings usually do what they know how to do best. I usually draw the frame, and use the shell command at the end, although the vendor doesn't really care, since he knows the material being used. This actually looks like something the vendor might use, with weld gaps, and other features. I will give it a try, because it could be faster than my current method. I like how the BOM features work.

[@jasonfoster4083]

Hi, just a quick question. We do a lot of work with handrails and kee Clamps (connectors). Is it possible to quickly draw up a 2d sketch then change to steel tube. Internal tubes aren’t welded so would need to be a butt joint then in assemble somehow align the corresponding clamp to the steel joints. This would completely revolutionise how we design and completely speed up the process. Cheers Jay

[@diegolonginos8084]

Can you use frame analysis on something you have already modeled or a full assembly

[@Wbroach24]

@Neil3D If I have a 1/2" thick end panel Carbon Steel sheet with SEVERAL 4.75" O.D. Holes cut in it that is part of the equipment and I want it in the wire frame while i'm using the frame generator. Can I extrude the end sheets to what I need during the sketch process and when finished still run the frame generator and it show the end sheets extruded without it weirding anything out?

[@lachlanraidal5100]

How to I change the default units from inches to mm? Every time I open a new part/assembly it assumes I want inches, and I have to manually select mm, can I set it so it assumes I want the metric option?

[@inventorautomation1395]

Way better than my Inventor videos 😅

[@dnbadamwalker]

Yay just after a finish designing a frame 😂😂

[@jacobkrr]

Hello there. everytime i try to do this i get stuck in the sketch, i cant fully constrain the sketch and its telling me that 2 dimensions are needed. What am i doing wrong?

[@Zfrostyone]

Thanks!

[@anthonyz5671]

If you are using vault server basic do you need to rename the members every time?

[@carbon273]

Please do a video for all the various shape generators. There are no real tutorials on line for them. Also, can you make a video on Dynamic simulation?

[@haakon0387]

Could you do a tutorial on custom profiles?

[@mourad1035]

THX!!

[@paragpemgirikar2695]

My inventor standard is set to ANSI & I'm unable to create any L, C or I channels. What to do ?

[@anthonyz5671]

On my content Center tab it shows the Custom Family Default is set to "As Standard". I do not recall if it was set to "As Custom" before AutoDesk support got a hold of my file locations. this guy moved all kinds of things around and now when using Frame Generator some sizes are not showing up for pipe. But when I open the Content Center to edit and add the size I need, it's already there.

[@ihizz87]

Dont know if you will see this but i cant seem to find the answer online or at least one that works. I have made my 2d sketch and then gone into assembly to use the frame generator for the truss components. Initially i was able to select the individual lines of the sketch. But now i am trying to add 100*10 flat to the front but when i select the sketch lines it adds it to all the lines. I don't know what i may have changed or done to make the sketch lines "grouped" or whatever the applicable term is.. Hope your able to help me.

[@Chardin112]

As it always by default creates folder named based on the assembly You are creating the frame in, I don't bother changing names only problem is I can't pack and go into single folder I have to keep the hierarchy.