Learn the essentials of Autodesk Inventor 2019, the professional product and mechanical design software. Find out how to create parts, assemblies, and detailed documentation.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files
- Certification overview
- Interface changes
- Exploring major workflow steps
- Home dashboard
- Reviewing different file types
- Project file introduction
- Create a project
- Setting up the project file
- Navigating using the ViewCube
- Navigating using the navigation tools
- Using the browser
- Using the ribbon bar
- Using the Quick Access Toolbar
- Using the Marking menu
- Introducing sketching
- Working with origin geometry
- Understanding constraints
- Drawing lines
- Create rectangles and arcs
- Create splines
- Construction geometry
- Dimensioning
- Parameters
- Trim, Extend, and Split tools
- Offsetting sketch geometry
- Pattern and mirror sketch geometry
- Understanding work features
- Create offset work planes
- Create work planes
- Create work axes and points
- Projecting geometry
- Import AutoCAD data
- Autodesk AnyCAD
- Part feature introduction
- Create a base extrusion feature
- Create an extrusion to next face
- Extrude enhancements
- Create revolves
- Complex shapes with the Loft tool
- Add control to a loft by creating rails
- Create a sweep feature
- Create a sweep feature with model edges
- Adding concentric holes
- Adding linear holes
- Adding threaded holes
- Bi-directional holes
- Modify edges with fillets and chamfers
- Partial chamfers
- Hollowing parts with the shell feature
- Create rectangular feature patterns
- Add intelligence to a rectangular pattern
- Create rectangular feature patterns along a path
- Create circular feature patterns
- Mirroring part features
- Sketch pattern
- T-Splines introduction
- Create a base form
- Understanding the Edit Form tool
- Taking advantage of symmetry
- Inserting and modifying edges
- Introduction to assemblies
- Placing components
- Creating and editing components in an assembly
- Placing fasteners from the content center
- Mate or Flush constraint
- Angle constraint
- Insert constraint
- Driving constraints
- Translational constraint
- Motion constraint
- Contact sets
- Adding materials to parts in an assembly
- Visual styles
- Enhancing the design experience with visual settings
- Exploring initial drawing creation
- Placing views: Base and projected views
- Create section views
- Create detail views
- Create breakout views
- Create general dimensions
- Changing dimension precision
- Create baseline, ordinate, and chain dimensions
- Next steps
Taught by
John Helfen