Making molds!

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Originally Posted by sanddrag

Anyone have experience doing this in Inventor?

You can use the "Combine" command in the modeling tool bar to add, subtract, or intersect one body from another.

Create a mold body such as a rectangular block. Import another part with the Derive command, and select the option to maintain it as a separate body. Move it as needed with the Move Bodies command. Select Combine, indicate the base body (block) and the tool body (part) and indicate cut/subtract. Should cut the tool body volume from the base body.

PS edit: I do not see a way to rotate/reorient the part body after importing it into the mold file. Only translation moves. It may be necessary to make sure the mold body and part body are already in the proper orientation respectively.