Autodesk Inventor 2008 Essentials Plus Instructors Name Course

Autodesk Inventor 2008 Essentials Plus Instructor’s Name

Course Objectives • Create, Constrain, Dimension and Modify Sketches • Create and Edit Part Features • Create, Constrain and Analyze Assemblies • Create and Edit Drawing Views of Parts and Assemblies • Utilize Design Automation Techniques • Create Sheet Metal Parts

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Chapter 1 - Objectives • In this chapter, you will gain an understanding of the following: – – – How to open files How to start new files Reasons for which a project file is used How to create a project file for a single user Autodesk Vault Different file types used in Autodesk Inventor Application options The Help system The user interface How to issue commands Different viewing tools

How to Create and Open Files • New –Template for a new part, assembly, presentation file, sheet metal part, or drawing • Open –Open an existing Autodesk Inventor file

File Type Information • File Types – Part. ipt • 2 D or 3 D – Assembly. iam • Consist of single part, multiple parts, or subassemblies – Presentation. ipn • Shows parts of an assembly, exploded in different states – Sheet Metal. ipt • Part files that have sheet metal environment loaded

File Type Information • File Types – Drawing. idw • Contain 2 D projected drawing views of parts, assemblies and/or presentation files – Project. ipj • ASCII-based text files, contain search paths to locations of all files in project – i. Feature. ide • Contains complete parts, 3 D features, or 2 D sketches, that inserted into a part file – Design Views (. idv) • Private Design Views are configuration files in which saves component visibility, component selection status, color settings, zoom magnification, and viewing angle of an assembly.

Save Options • Save – Save current document • Save As – A new file is created and is made active • Save Copy As – A new file is created but is not made active • Save All – Save all open documents and all of their dependents

Projects in Autodesk Inventor • Projects Overview – Most designs involve more than a single file: parts, subassembly, top level assembly, presentation, and drawings – Projects are files that contain search paths to find files that are required for a project – Autodesk Inventor always has a project named Default. The default project’s path is located relative to the folder that the referencing file is in

Projects in Autodesk Inventor • Project Setup –Plan your project folder structure • Project File Search Options –Inventor stores cross-file reference information –Resolves information to find referenced file

Projects in Autodesk Inventor • Project File Search Options –Included File, Workspace & Local Search Paths –Workgroup Search Paths • More file management sophistication –Library Search Paths • Store standard company and third-party models –Project File Search Order • • • Library Paths Workspace Local Search Paths in the order listed in the project file Workgroup Search Paths in the order listed in the project file Folder containing the parent document

Projects in Autodesk Inventor • Creating Projects –. ipj file extension – Types of project • Single User • Vault Project – Available only if Autodesk Vault is installed

Projects in Autodesk Inventor • Project wizard – Project Name – Location – Libraries • Editing Projects

Autodesk Vault • Available on the Autodesk Inventor DVD • Autodesk Vault enhances the data management process by – – – File check in / out Manage any electronic file Track file versions Track team member access Copy designs Enhanced search capabilities

• Projects Exercise 1 -1

Application Options • Customized to your preferences – – – – General - Common settings Save - Set how files are saved File - Set where files are located Colors - Change the color scheme Display - Adjust how parts look Hardware - Adjust video card settings Prompts - Modify responses Drawing – Set how drawings are created and displayed Notebook - Set how the Engineer’s Notebook is displayed Sketch – Set how sketch data is created and displayed Part - Change how parts are created i. Feature - i. Features are stored Assembly - Control assemblies Import and Export

Design Support System • Help system in Autodesk Inventor – Help Topics – Visual Syllabus – What's New – Tutorials – Design Doctor – Sketch Doctor

User Interface

Toolbars and Panel Bar Tools – Command Entry • Tooltips – Browser Expert Mode – Toolbars and Panel Bar – Shortcut Menus – Windows Shortcuts – Hot Keys / Alias – Repeat Last Command – Auto-hide Dialogs – Undo & Redo

Customizing Hotkeys • Customize command shortcuts by clicking Customize on the Tools menu.

Viewing Tools • Viewing Models From Different Viewpoints – Isometric View – Camera Views – Shadow – View Tools

Exercise 1 -2 • Viewing a model

Project Exercise Overview • In Appendix A