Inventor - Essentials

Part 1:   Part & Assembly Design – (2 Days)Parametric Part Design Basics

• Guidelines for capturing design intent
• Describe the characteristics and benefits of a parametric part model
• Use sketch tools to create 2D sketch geometry
• Use geometric constraints to control sketch geometry
• Apply parametric dimensions to you sketch geometry

Basic Shape Design

• Create features using the Extrude and Revolve tools
• Use reference and construction geometry
• Use the browser and shortcut menus to edit parametric parts
• Create, locate, and utilise work features to perform modelling tasks
• Create swept shapes by sweeping a profile along a 2D or 3D path
• Blend shapes between dissimilar profiles using the Loft tool

Detailed Shape Design

• Create both chambers and fillets on a part
• Use the Hole and Thread tools to place hole and thread features on your part model
• Create rectangular and circular patterns and mirror existing features
• Create thin-walled parts using the Shell tool
• Strengthen your designs by using the Rib tool to create ribs and webs

Using Project Files in Your Assembly DesignDesigning Assemblies

• Describe assembly modelling and the procedures you use to create an assembly model
• Describe the basic approaches to assembly modelling
• Identify the key interface elements of the assembly design environment
• State the recommended assembly design workflow 

Placing, Creating & Constraining Components

• Place parts in an assembly
• Accurately position assembly components and define their relationship to other components
• Save time by using industry standard components in Inventor’s Content Centre
• Speed up design by duplicating components in predictable patterns
• Create new geometry and validate design intent in the context of your assembly

Making Complex Assemblies Simpler

• Identify specific components in a complex assembly using location and selection tools
• Set component priority for easy selection
• Turn off visibility of all but selected components
• Streamline assembly information using browser filters
• Create section views of your assembly

Analysis and Motion

• Use Inventor to understand how differences in material and analysis tolerances affect your model
• Check your assembly for interference between assembled components
• Simulate motion of components in an assembly
• Record drive constraints & save to animation file 

Part 2: Creating Production Ready Drawings - (1 Day)Creating and Editing Drawing Sheets

• Create drawing views and annotations to communicate design requirements for manufacturing
• Create base and projected views of your part
• Create section views for internal details
• Understanding viewing scale
• Create detail and broken views
• Move, align, and edit views to improve the quality of production-ready drawings

Dimensions, Annotations, Tables

• Place dimensions both automatically and manually
• Create associative hole and thread notes
• Use hole tables for efficient annotation
• Add centrelines, centre marks, symbols and leaders
• Use revision tables, revision tags and custom tables in your drawings

Drawing Standards and Resources

• Control the appearance of your drawings and define your company standards using styles
• Work with the styles and standards editor
• Create drawing sheets
• Create custom borders and title blocks Use layers to logically organise 2D drawing information

Part 3: Creating Assembly Drawings - (1 Day)Preparing Assemblies for Drawings

• Configure assembly views to control the amount of information you want to display
• Visualise your assembly design in different orientations

Creating Assembly Drawing Views

• Edit component and edge visibility
• Make your drawings more organised and easier to view by cutting a view window into the part or assembly
• Represent different positions of an assembly in a single view to represent the full range of motion or capabilities for an assembly
• Explain and visualise components in the assembly by creating an exploded view
• Document the assembly or disassembly process by creating animations of exploded views

Annotating Assembly Drawings

• Automatically generate bill of materials from the component properties in your assembly
• Generate parts lists from bill of materials database
• Edit the parts list to meet your specifications
• Add balloons to your assembly drawing using properties specified in your parts list Automatically balloon all components contained in a view