Migrating from AutoCAD to Inventor

Leverage your experience with AutoCAD while migrating to Autodesk Inventor's specialized toolset for mechanical design, engineering, and manufacturing.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files

1. Basic Concepts

• Understanding the key differences between AutoCAD and Inventor
• Similarities in the user interfaces
• Key differences in the user interfaces
• Inventor file types
• The Inventor project file
• Customizing the look and behavior of Inventor

2. Creating 2D Drawings in Inventor

• Placing drawing views using Inventor
• Creating specialized drawing views
• Adding dimensions to a drawing
• Modifying the drawing layer styles
• Working with units in an Inventor drawing
• Editing a dimension style
• Leveraging 3D model properties in annotation

3. Creating 3D Models in Inventor

• Working with dimension-based models
• Changing the appearance of a model
• Enhancing the model with common features
• Connecting models as an assembly
• Working with standards-based tools
• Creating a rendering

4. Working with AutoCAD Data

• Opening existing AutoCAD data
• Editing an Inventor .DWG file with AutoCAD
• Exporting drawings for use with AutoCAD
• Using an AutoCAD drawing as a template

Conclusion

• Next steps