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For more information about the system requirements for Autodesk Inventor, visit
the Autodesk website at
autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-
requirements-for-Autodesk-Inventor-2024.html
When you start Autodesk Inventor 2024, the Sign in page appears in the
default browser, if you are not already logged in to your Autodesk account,
see Figure 1.2. In this page, enter your E-mail ID and then click on the
NEXT button. The Welcome page appears in the browser. Enter the
password and then click on the SIGN IN button on the Welcome page to
log in to your Autodesk account.
You can also invoke the required environment by using the New tool
available in the Quick Access Toolbar.
Ribbon
By default, the Ribbon is docked horizontally at the top of the graphics area.
You can also dock the Ribbon vertically to the left or right of the graphics
area. For doing so, right-click anywhere on the Ribbon. A shortcut menu
appears. In this shortcut menu, move the cursor over the Docking Positions
and then select the required option in the cascading menu that appears.
In Autodesk Inventor, you can also add a custom panel with user defined
tools in each tab of the Ribbon. For doing so, right-click anywhere on the
Ribbon and then click on the Customize User Commands option in the
shortcut menu that appears. The Customize dialog box appears.
You can also change the appearance of the Ribbon to Normal, Test Off,
Small, Compact, or Large. For doing so, right-click anywhere on the Ribbon
and then move the cursor over the Ribbon Appearance option in the
shortcut menu that appears. A cascading menu appears. In this cascading
menu, select the required option to define the appearance of the Ribbon.
File Menu
InfoCenter
Browser
NOTE: The Origin folder in the Browser contains three default planes,
three default axes, and a center point.
ViewCube
Navigation Bar
TIP: You can turn on or off the display of ViewCube and Navigation Bar in
the graphics area. For doing so, click on the View tab in the Ribbon and
then invoke the User Interface flyout in the Windows panel. Next, select
or clear the respective check boxes in the User Interface flyout.
Status Bar
In the Create New File dialog box, select a default Metric or English
template for invoking the Drawing environment.
After invoking the Drawing environment, you can generate various drawing
views of a component or an assembly. You will learn about generating
various drawing views, applying dimensions, creating BOM, and so on in
later chapters.
Creating a Project
In Autodesk Inventor, you can create a project for organizing, accessing,
and saving all the files such as parts, assemblies, drawings, standard
components, library components, etc. that are associated with a particular
design. You can define any folder created in a local drive of your system or
in a vault as the project folder for saving all the files of a particular design
in a common location, making it easier to manage all the files of the
project.
You can also invoke the Projects dialog box by clicking on the Projects and
Settings icon (three vertical dots) in the left panel available next to the
Projects drop-down list in the startup user interface and then click on the
Settings option that appears.
Saving Files
To save a file created in any of the environments of Autodesk Inventor,
click on the Save tool in the Quick Access Toolbar or click on File > Save in
the File Menu. The Save As dialog box appears. In this dialog box, enter
the name of the file in the File name field of the dialog box and then
browse to the location where you want to save the document. Next, click
on the Save button.
TIP: You can also save a copy of an object or a file with a different name
by using the Save As tool. For doing so, click on the File > Save As > Save
As in the File Menu and then specify a new name for the file and location
to save the file in the Save As dialog box that appears. Next, click on the
Save button in the dialog box.
In the Open dialog box, ensure that the Autodesk Inventor Files
(*.iam;*.dwg;*.idw;*.ipt;*.ipn;*.ide) file extension is selected in the Files
of type drop-down list. You can select the file extension in this drop-down
list depending upon the file to be opened. After selecting the required file
extension, browse to the location where the Inventor file is saved and then
click on the file to be opened. Next, click on the Open button
Summary
The chapter begins by discussing about system requirements for installing
Autodesk Inventor. The topics described in the chapter include methods
for invoking different Inventor environments, identifying Inventor files,
identifying various components of the startup user interface, creating a
project, invoking the Marking Menu, customizing the color scheme,
choosing the user interface theme, exporting files to other CAD formats,
saving files, and opening existing files in Autodesk Inventor.
Questions
Complete and verify the following sentences:
• The file extension for the documents created in the Part modeling
environment is ______, for the Assembly environment is _______, and
for the Drawing environment is ________.
• The _______ is available at the upper right corner of the graphics area
and is used for navigating the model.
• The features of a model present after the _______ in the Browser get
suppressed and do not appear in the graphics area.
• The _______ tool is used for saving a copy of an object or a file with a
different name.