Autodesk Inventor Essentials Part 2

This courseware builds on the fundamental principles gained from Inventor Essentials part 1.

Delegates learn the basics of 3D sketching, and build upon 2D sketching knowledge. They will also learn new tools for creating more complicated shapes, cover parameters in more depth and assign appearances and materials to parts.

This courseware covers the fundamental principles and recommended workflows for “top down” design techniques as well as documenting assemblies. Delegates learn the proper techniques and recommended workflows for documenting assemblies using standard and exploded drawing views, how to customise assembly views, and how to create overlay views that represent multiple mechanism orientations.

Course Prerequisites

• • Ideally would have attended Autodesk Inventor Essentials Part 1 and have some design or engineering experience. It is recommended that you have a working knowledge of Microsoft supporting systems.

Course Objectives

• • To teach delegates the recommended workflows and basic skills needed to create 3D sketches and create 2D and 3D curves.
  • Create more complex parts and shapes, and assign materials and appearances to parts.
  • Make better use of parameters.
  • To teach delegates “top down” design methods for creating assemblies.
  • Create view representations and positional representations.
  • Create part variations using iParts
  • Create exploded drawing views, overlay views.
  • Detailing drawings using automated dimensions, auto balloons, tables, and parameters

Target Audience for this Course

• • This course covers the essentials of 3D parametric design for new users of Autodesk Inventor®.

Autodesk Inventor Essentials Part 2 Course Content

• Appearance and Visual Styles Settings

  Visual Styles

• Creating 2D Sketches & 3D Sketches

  Properly Constraining Sketches
  Creating and Constraining Splines
  Projecting Geometry from Existing Part Edges
  Sharing Sketches
  Creating 3D Lines and Splines
  Creating 3D Sketches using Existing Edges
  

• Detailed Shape Design

  Creating Thin-Walled Parts
  Strengthening Parts with Ribs and Webs
  Creating Basic Swept Shapes
  Creating Basic Blended Shapes
  

• Part Design

  Sketch Driven Patterns
  Assigning Material
  Assigning Appearance

• Working with Parameters

  Creating parameters
  Referencing parameters
  Importing/Linking Excel parameters
  

• Assembly Design

  Mirror, Pattern and Copy components
  Bill of Material
  

• Layout Design

  Creating a Layout Using Sketch Blocks
  Make Part
  Make Components

• Multi-Body Part Modelling

  Creating Multiple Body Parts
  Naming Solid Bodies
  Turning a Multi-Body Part into an Assembly

• Representation Tools

  View Representations
  Positional Representation

• iParts to Generate Part Variations

  Creating iParts
  Editing iParts

• Creating Assembly Drawings

  Standard & Exploded Views
  Customise Assembly Views
  Overlay Views
  Automated Dimensioning Techniques
  Creating Tables, Hole Tables, Revision Tables
  Customising Parts lists
  Auto ballooning
  Referencing parameters in text