ABSTRACT

This practical resource provides a series of Inventor® exercises covering several topics, including:

  • sketches
  • part models
  • assemblies
  • drawing layouts
  • presentations
  • sheet metal design
  • welding

for users with some familiarity with Autodesk® Inventor, or other similar feature-based modelling software such as Solid Works ®, CATIA ®, Pro/ENGINEER and Creo Parametric, and who want to become proficient. Exercises are set out in a structured way and are suitable for releases of Inventor from versions 7 to 13.

chapter A|18 pages

2D sketches

chapter B|21 pages

Placed features 1

chapter C|14 pages

Placed features 2

chapter D|9 pages

Work features

chapter E|19 pages

Pattern features

chapter F|24 pages

Allsorts

chapter G|30 pages

Engineering

chapter H|21 pages

Assemblies

chapter I|13 pages

Drawing layouts

chapter J|17 pages

Sheet metal design

chapter K|21 pages

Additionals

chapter L|7 pages

Presentations

chapter M|9 pages

Adding welds

chapter N|43 pages

Applying your skills

chapter O|42 pages

Reading engineering drawings

chapter P|29 pages

More complex models

chapter Q|4 pages

Detail drawings

chapter R|6 pages

Material and physical properties

chapter S|33 pages

Additional assemblies

chapter T|34 pages

Projects

chapter U|3 pages

Final thoughts