Autodesk Inventor 2018 Essential Training

Learn about product and manufacturing design with Autodesk Inventor 2018. Explore the interface and key processes of this mechanical design and 3D CAD software.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files
• Certification overview
• Interface changes

1. Basic Concepts

• Exploring major workflow steps
• Home dashboard
• Reviewing different file types

2. Leveraging the Project

• Project file introduction
• Create a project
• Setting up the project file

3. Navigating the Interface

• Navigating using the ViewCube
• Navigating using the navigation tools
• Using the browser
• Using the ribbon bar
• Using the Quick Access Toolbar
• Using the Marking menu

4. Sketching Concepts

• Introducing sketching
• Working with origin geometry
• Understanding constraints

5. Create Sketch Geometry

• Drawing lines
• Create rectangles and arcs
• Create splines
• Construction geometry
• Dimensioning
• Parameters

6. Modifying Sketch Geometry

• Trim, extend, and split tools
• Offsetting sketch geomtry
• Pattern and mirror sketch geometry

7. Work Features

• Understanding work features
• Create offset work planes
• Create work planes
• Create work axes and points

8. Projecting and Importing Geometry

• Projecting geometry
• Import AutoCAD data
• Autodesk AnyCAD

9. Understanding Part Modeling

• Part feature introduction
• Create a base extrusion feature
• Create an extrusion to next face
• Extrude enhancements
• Create revolves
• Complex shapes with the loft tool
• Add control to a loft by Create rails
• Create a sweep feature
• Create a sweep feature with model edges

10. Building Parts with Placed Features

• Adding placed holes
• Adding sketched holes
• Adding threaded holes
• Bi-directional holes
• Modify edges with fillets and chamfers
• Partial chamfers
• Hollowing parts with the shell feature

11. Create Patterns of Features

• Create rectangular feature patterns
• Add intelligence to a rectangular pattern
• Create rectangular feature patterns along a path
• Create circular feature patterns
• Mirroring part features
• Sketch pattern

12. Create Sculpted Objects

• T-Splines introduction
• Create a base form
• Understanding the edit form tool
• Taking advantage of symmetry
• Inserting and modifying edges

13. Adding Parts to an Assembly File

• Introduction to assemblies
• Placing components
• Creating and editing components in an assembly
• Placing fasteners from the content center

14. Using Constraints to Position Parts

• Mate or Flush constraint
• Angle constraint
• Insert constraint
• Driving constraints
• Translational constraint
• Motion constraint
• Contact sets

15. Assembly Visualization Techniques

• Adding materials to parts in an assembly
• Visual styles
• Enhancing the design experience with visual settings

16. Create Drawing Views

• Exploring initial drawing creation
• Placing views: Base and projected views
• Create section views
• Create detail views
• Create breakout views

17. Create Basic Annotations

• Create general dimensions
• Changing dimension precision
• Create baseline, ordinate, and chain dimensions

Conclusion

• Next steps