Learning Objectives

• Understand different modules of Autodesk Inventor.

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• Understand how to open a new part file in Autodesk Inventor.

• Understand various terms used in sketching environment.
• Understand the use of various hotkeys.
• Customize hotkeys.
• Modify the color scheme in Autodesk Inventor.
 Introduction to Autodesk Inventor 2017
• Autodesk product
• Parametric and feature-based solid modeling tool
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• Converts the basic two-dimensional (2D) sketch into a solid

model
Part Module
Used to create solid models.

Assembly Module
Create assemblies by assembling multiple components using assembly
constraints.
Presentation Module
Animate the assemblies created in the Assembly module and view their
working
 Drawing Module
Documentation of the parts or assemblies in the form of drawing views
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Sheet Metal Module

Create the sheet metal component

Mold Design Module

Create mold design by integrated mold functionality and content libraries
using the intelligent tools
  GETTING STARTED WITH Autodesk Inventor
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Double click on the Autodesk Inventor 2017 icon

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Figure 1 Initial interface of Autodesk Inventor

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Figure 2 The Create New File dialog box

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Figure 3 Components of Autodesk Inventor interface

 Quick Access Toolbar
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Figure 4 The Quick Access Toolbar

• Return
• Select
• Update/Local Update
• Appearance Override
• Material Drop-Down
  RIBBON AND TABS
Long bar available below the Quick Access Toolbar
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Sketch Tab

Figure 5 The Sketch tab

Inventor Precise Input Toolbar

Figure 6 The Inventor Precise Input toolbar

 3D Model Tab
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Figure 7 The 3D Model tab

Sheet Metal Tab

Figure 8 The Sheet Metal tab

 Assemble Tab
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Figure 9 The Assemble tab

Place Views Tab

Figure 10 The Place Views tab

 Presentation Tab
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Figure 11 The Presentation tab

Tools Tab

Figure 12 The Tools tab

 View Tab
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Figure 13 The View tab

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Figure 14 More tools displayed upon choosing the down arrow

on the right of a tool in the Ribbon
  Navigation Bar
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Figure 15 The Navigation Bar

Browser Bar
Displays all operations performed during the designing process in a
sequence
  UNITS FOR DIMENSIONS
In Autodesk Inventor, you can set units at any time by using the
Document Settings dialog box.
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 IMPORTANT TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS

Feature-based Modeling

Parametric Modeling

Bidirectional Associativity

Adaptive
 Design Doctor
Works in the following three steps:
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• Selecting the Model and Errors in the Model

• Examining
Errors
• Providing Solutions for Errors

Constraints
(a)Geometric (b)Assembly (c)Motion (d)Transitional

Joints
Assembly joints
UCS to UCS Constraint
Consumed Sketch
  Stress Analysis Environment
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In Autodesk Inventor Professional, you are provided with stress

analysis environment which is an analysis tool to execute the
static and model stress analysis. You can calculate the
displacement and stresses developed in a component with the
effect of material and various loading conditions applied on a
model.
  Select Other Behavior
Allows to select entities from a flyout
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Figure 16 Selecting the entities from the Select Other flyout

  HOT KEYS
Can be used in different
environments namely Part,
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Assembly, Drawing, and

Presentation
Customizing Hot Keys
• Categories
• Filter

• List Box

• Reset All Keys

• Copy to Clipboard
Figure 17 The Customize dialog box displaying
various commands
  CREATING THE SKETCH
Choose the Start 2D Sketch tool from the Sketch drop-down in the
Sketch panel of the Model tab.
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Figure 18 Tools in the

Sketch drop-down
 MARKING MENU
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Marking menu available in Marking Menu available in the

the Sketching environment Modeling environment
  COLOR SCHEME
To set the background color of the screen
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Figure 19 The Application Options

dialog box with the required options
set in the Colors tab