About This Training Course

The Inventor - Fundamentals Training Course instructs students in the best usage approaches for parametric design philosophy through a hands-on, practice-intensive curriculum. Students acquire the knowledge needed to complete the process of designing models from conceptual sketching, through to solid modeling, assembly design, and drawing production.

Subjects Covered

This Inventor - Fundamentals Training Course will cover the following subjects:

Day 1
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Inventor
• Solid Modeling
• Inventor Fundamentals
• The Inventor Interface
• Model Manipulation

Chapter 2 – Creating the Base Feature
• Solid Base Features
• Exercises

Chapter 3 – Sketch Geometry
• Sketch Geometry
• Exercises

Chapter 4 – Additional Sketching Tools
• Advanced Editing Tools
• Using Existing Geometry
• Over-dimensioned Sketches
• Sketch Preferences

Chapter 5 – Sketched Secondary Features
• Extruded Secondary Features
• Revolved Secondary Features
• Editing Sketched Secondary Features
• 3D Grip Modification

Chapter 6 – Creating Pick and Place Features
• Edge Chamfer
• Constant Fillets
• Variable Fillets
• Face Fillets
• Full Round Fillets
• Straight Holes
• Threads
• Editing Pick & Place Features
• Creation Sequence

Chapter 7 – Work Features
• Work Planes
• Work Axes
• Work Points

Day 2
Chapter 8 – Equations
• Equations
• Parameters

Chapter 9 – Additional Features
• Face Draft
• Splitting a Face or Part
• Shells
• Ribs
• Bend Part

Chapter 10 – Model & Display Manipulation
• Reordering Features
• Inserting Features
• Suppressing Features
• Section Views
• Design Views

Chapter 11 – Fixing Problems
• Sketch Failure
• Feature Failure
• Base and Projected Views
• Section Views
• Cropped Views
• Detail Views
• Managing Views

Chapter 12 – Sweep Features
• Sweep Features
• Exercises

Chapter 13 – Loft Features
• Rail Lofts
• Center Line Lofts
• Advanced Loft Options

Training Course Outcomes

Provide users with a thorough understanding of the principal 3D design, validation, and documentation processes
necessary for developing products using Autodesk Inventor.

At the end of this Inventor - Fundamentals Training Course participants will understand:

• Inventor interface
• Creating 2D sketches
• Constraining and dimensioning sketches
• Generating 3D parts from sketches
• Part modelling, adding, and editing 3D features
• Work Features
• Model geometry and model display manipulation
• Resolving feature failures
• Feature duplication techniques
• Establishing and working with model relationships
• Placing and constraining parts in assemblies
• Assembly component display
• Model Information
• Presentation files (Exploded views)
• Assembly tools
• Creating parts and features in assemblies
• Working with projects
• Creating and annotating drawings and views
• Assembly bill of materials

Prerequisites

This Inventor - Fundamentals Training Course is designed for new Autodesk Inventor users. No previous CAD experience is necessary. However, before using this courseware, the student should have a working knowledge of the following:


• Drafting, design, or mechanical engineering principles.
• Microsoft® Windows® Vista, Microsoft® Windows® XP, or Microsoft® Windows® 2000.

Other Information

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