Vice Grip Assembly

In this Instructable, it will guide you through assembling a vice grip from the book Learning Autodesk Inventor 2019.

Before we begin, have these parts made:

1 Base

2 Jaw

3 Key (2)

4 Screw

5 Handle Rod

6 Handle Knob (2)

Open Autodesk Inventor 2019, and press "New"

Select English > Standard(in).iam

Go to Assemble > Place and open the file for the base

Right click and select "Place Grounded At Origin". Once done, press Esc on your keyboard.

Go to Assemble > Place and open the jaw file.

Left click once, then press Esc

Go to Assembly > Place and open the key file.

Left click twice, then press Esc

On your own, use the mate constraint to constrain the side of the key into the inside of the key slot in the jaw. Once done, press Apply

Repeat for the other side with the other key and press Apply.

Change the constraint from mate to flush, then select the front faces of the key and the jaw. Once done, press Apply,

Repeat on the other key, then press Apply.

Change the constraint back to mate, then select the top face of the key and the bottom face of the top of the key slot. Press Apply when done.

Repeat for the other key, the press Apply, then Cancel.

Choose the Constraint option again and create a mate constraint, choosing the bottom face of the upper half of the jaw and the flat top face of the base. Press Apply when done

Switch to the flush constraint and choose the side faces of the base and the jaw. Press Apply, then Cancel when done.

Go to Assembly > Place and open the Screw part file. Left click once, then press Esc on your keyboard.

Left click once, then press Esc on your keyboard.

Choose the Constraint function. Choose the front face of the screw head and the inside face of the jaw eyehole. Press Apply when done.

Select the axis of the screw and the axis of the jaw eyehole. They will highlight when you pass over them. The constrain window will show new options. Choose the opposed constraint. Press Apply, then Cancel when done.

Go to Assembly > Place, and open the Handle Rod Part. Left click once, then press Esc on your keyboard.

Left click once, then press Esc on your keyboard.

Choose the Constraint Option, then select the axis of the handle rod and the hole in the screw handle. Choose the second option, which is the Aligned constraint. When done, press Apply, then Cancel

Go to Assembly > Place, and open the Handle Knob part. \

Left click twice, then press Esc on your keyboard.

Choose the Constraint Option. Choose the flat face of the handle rod and the inside face of the handle knob and create a mate constraint. Press Apply when done and repeat for the other knob. Press Apply when done.

Repeat for the other knob. Press Apply when done.

Select the axis of the handle knob and handle rod and create an opposed constraint. Press Apply when done. Repeat for the other knob, then press Apply, then Cancel when done.

Select the axis of the other handle knob and handle rod and create an aligned constraint. Press Apply, then Cancel when done.

Go to File > Save As and save assembly