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An Autodesk Official Press guide to the powerful mechanical design software
Autodesk Inventor has been used to design everything from cars and airplanes to appliances and furniture. This comprehensive guide to Inventor and Inventor LT features real-world workflows and work environments, and is packed with practical tutorials that focus on teaching Inventor tips, tricks, and techniques. Additionally, you can download datasets to jump in and practice on any exercise.
This reference and tutorial explains key interface conventions, capabilities, tools, and techniques, including design concepts and application, parts design, assemblies and subassemblies, weldment design, and the use of Design Accelerators and Design Calculators. There's also detailed coverage of design tactics for large assemblies, effective model design for various industries, strategies for effective data and asset sharing, using 2D and 3D data from other CAD systems, and improving designs by incorporating engineering principles.
Uses real-world sample projects so you can quickly grasp the interface, tools, and processesFeatures detailed documentation on everything from project set up to simple animations and documentation for exploded views, sheet metal flat patterns, plastic part design, and moreCovers crucial productivity-boosting tools, iLogic, data exchange, the Frame Generator, Inventor Studio visualization tools, dynamic simulation and stress analysis features, and routed systems featuresDownloadable datasets let you jump into the step-by-step tutorials anywhereMastering Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Inventor LT is the essential, comprehensive training guide for this powerful software.
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Curtis Waguespack, an Inventor Expert Elite and Autodesk Certified Instructor, has taught Inventor in the classroom and consulted with and supported manufacturing and design firms in industries ranging from aerospace to consumer products and industrial machinery. He uses Inventor daily in a real-world design and manufacturing environment and has designed a wide range of manufactured products, large and small, with Inventor. Curtis maintains the popular "From the Trenches" Inventor blog (inventortrenches.blogspot.com) and speaks at Autodesk University and other industry events.
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Chapter 1 Getting Started with Autodesk® Inventor® 1
Chapter 2 A Hands-on Test Drive of the Workflow 43
Chapter 3 Sketch Techniques 67
Chapter 4 Basic Modeling Techniques 131
Chapter 5 Advanced Modeling Techniques 201
Chapter 6 Sheet Metal 255
Chapter 7 Reusing Parts and Features 309
Chapter 8 Assembly Design Workflows 355
Chapter 9 Large Assembly Strategies 443
Chapter 10 Weldment Design 481
Chapter 11 Presentations and Exploded Views 517
Chapter 12 Documentation 535
Chapter 13 Tools Overview 621
Chapter 14 Exchanging Data with Other Systems 667
Chapter 15 Frame Generator 691
Chapter 16 Inventor Studio 727
Chapter 17 Stress Analysis and Dynamic Simulation 763
Chapter 18 Routed Systems 803
Chapter 19 Plastics Design Features 837
Chapter 20 iLogic 875
Appendix A Th e Bottom Line 919
Appendix B Autodesk Inventor Certification 953
Index 963
