Autodesk Inventor 10 Essentials Plus

by Banach, Daniel T.

• ISBN13: 9781418016982
• ISBN10: 1418016985
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-22
• Publisher: Autodesk Press

Summary

Over 1,000 screen captures adorning this book assist in the clarification of essential Autodesk Inventor® concepts, from basic sketching and modeling through advanced modeling techniques. Thoroughly updated to release 10, this "how-to" and reference manual provides in-depth explanations of the user interface, toolbars, dialogue boxes, sketch tools, drawing views, assembly modeling, and more for learning and mastering Autodesk Inventor®. Highlights include step-by-step tutorials that showcase practical skills and generous exercises designed for self-paced learning or for use in group-based instruction. Confidence will soar as users apply newly learned professional techniques to their own projects, speeding them to proficiency.

Author Biography

Alan J. Kalameja is the Department Head of Design and Construction at Trident Technical College in Charleston, South Carolina. Daniel T. Banach is the Director for Technical Services at Master Graphics, Inc., an Autodesk Systems Center.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xix
Introduction	xxi
Getting Started
Chapter Objectives	1	(1)
Getting Started with Autodesk Inventor	1	(3)
Getting Started	2	(1)
New	3	(1)
Open	3	(1)
Projects	4	(1)
Projects in Autodesk Inventor	4	(11)
Project Setup	4	(1)
Project File Search Options	5	(1)
Included File and Workgroup	6	(1)
Workspace	6	(1)
Workgroup Search Paths	7	(1)
Library Search Paths	7	(1)
Frequently Used Subfolders	7	(1)
Folder Options	8	(1)
Options	8	(1)
Project File Search Order	9	(1)
Resolving File Links	10	(1)
Creating Projects	10	(1)
What type of project are you creating?	11	(3)
Editing Projects	14	(1)
Autodesk Vault	14	(1)
Projects	15	(4)
File Information	19	(2)
File Types	19	(1)
Multiple Document Environment	20	(1)
Save Options	20	(1)
Application Options	21	(1)
Design Support System	22	(2)
User Interface	24	(1)
Toolbars, Panel Bar, and Command Bar	25	(2)
Command Entry	25	(1)
Toolbars and the Panel Bar	26	(1)
Shortcut Menus	26	(1)
Windows Shortcuts	26	(1)
Autodesk Inventor Shortcut Keys	26	(1)
Customizing Shortcuts	27	(3)
Commands Tab	28	(1)
Rollup Command Dialogs	29	(1)
Undo and Redo	30	(1)
Viewpoint Options	30	(3)
Isometric View	30	(1)
Camera Views	31	(1)
Shadow	31	(1)
View Tools	32	(1)
Viewing a Model	33	(5)
Chapter Summary	38	(1)
Checking Your Skills	39	(1)
Sketching and Part Application Options
Chapter Objectives	40	(1)
Sketching and Part Application Options	40	(4)
Sketch Options	40	(2)
Part Options	42	(2)
Units	44	(1)
Templates	45	(1)
Creating a Part	46	(3)
Sketches and Default Planes	47	(1)
New Sketch	48	(1)
Sketch the Outline of the Part	49	(10)
Sketching Overview	49	(1)
Sketching Tools	50	(5)
Precise Input	55	(1)
Selecting Objects	55	(1)
Deleting Objects	56	(1)
Measure Tools	56	(3)
Creating a Sketch with Lines	59	(2)
Creating a Sketch with Tangencies	61	(3)
Constraining The Sketch	64	(5)
Constraint Types	65	(1)
Adding Constraints	66	(1)
Snaps	67	(1)
Dragging a Sketch	67	(1)
Showing and Deleting Constraints	68	(1)
Adding and Displaying Constraints	69	(3)
Adding Dimensions	72	(6)
General Dimensioning	72	(3)
Entering and Editing a Dimension Value	75	(3)
Auto Dimension	78	(1)
Dimensioning a Sketch	79	(3)
Opening/Importing Autocad Files	82	(6)
Opening an AutoCAD File or AutoCAD Mechanical File	83	(5)
Importing/Inserting Autocad Data Into a Sketch	88	(1)
Importing Other File Types	89	(1)
Sat	89	(1)
Step	89	(1)
PRO/E	89	(1)
DXF	90	(1)
IGES	90	(1)
Inserting an Autocad File	90	(2)
Chapter Summary	92	(1)
Applying Your Skills	93	(1)
Skill Exercise 2-1	93	(1)
Skill Exercise 2-2	93	(1)
Checking Your Skills	94	(2)
Creating and Editing Sketched Features
Chapter Objectives	96	(1)
Understanding Features	96	(1)
Consumed and Unconsumed Sketches	97	(1)
Using the Browser for Creating and Editing	97	(3)
Switching Environments	100	(2)
Feature Tools	102	(2)
Extruding a Sketch	104	(4)
Shape	105	(2)
Match Shape	107	(1)
More	108	(1)
Exercises 3-1 Extruding a Sketch	108	(2)
Revolving A Sketch	110	(3)
Shape	111	(1)
Operation	111	(1)
Extents	112	(1)
Output	112	(1)
Match Shape	113	(1)
Centerlines and Diametric Dimensions	113	(1)
Revolving a Sketch	114	(2)
Editing a Feature	116	(3)
Editing Feature Size	118	(1)
3D Grips	119	(5)
Move Feature	121	(1)
Renaming Features and Sketches	122	(1)
Feature Color	123	(1)
Deleting a Feature	124	(1)
Failed Features	124	(1)
Editing a Feature Sketch	124	(2)
Editing Features and Sketches	126	(1)
Sketched Features	127	(1)
Defining the Active Sketch Plane	128	(2)
Face Cycling	129	(1)
Sketch Planes	130	(3)
Projecting Part Edges	133	(1)
Direct Model Edge Referencing	133	(1)
Project Edges	134	(2)
Chapter Summary	136	(1)
Applying Your Skills	136	(4)
Skill Exercise 3-1	136	(1)
Skill Exercise 3-2	137	(1)
Skill Exercise 3-3	138	(2)
Checking Your Skills	140	(2)
Creating Placed Features
Chapter Objectives	142	(1)
Fillets	142	(7)
Constant Tab	144	(3)
Variable Tab	147	(1)
Setbacks Tab	148	(1)
Chamfers	149	(3)
Method	150	(1)
Edge and Face	151	(1)
Distance and Angle	152	(1)
Edge Chain and Setback	152	(1)
Creating Fillets and Chamfers	152	(3)
Holes	155	(7)
Editing Hole Features	156	(1)
Holes Dialog Box	157	(1)
Placement	157	(1)
Hole Option	158	(1)
Hole Type	159	(2)
Hole Centers	161	(1)
Creating Holes	162	(4)
Threads	166	(2)
Location Tab	167	(1)
Specification Tab	168	(1)
Creating Threads	168	(2)
Shelling	170	(3)
Remove Faces	172	(1)
Thickness	172	(1)
Direction	172	(1)
Unique Face Thickness	172	(1)
Shelling a Part	173	(2)
Face Draft	175	(2)
Draft Type	176	(1)
Pull Direction and Fixed Plane	176	(1)
Faces	176	(1)
Draft Angle	176	(1)
Creating Face Drafts	177	(3)
Work Features	180	(3)
Creating a Work Axis	181	(1)
Creating Work Points	181	(2)
Creating Work Axes	183	(2)
Creating Work Planes	185	(3)
Feature Visibility	187	(1)
Creating Work Planes	188	(2)
Patterns	190	(7)
Rectangular Patterns	192	(3)
Circular Patterns	195	(2)
Linear Patterns--Pattern Along a Path	197	(1)
Creating Rectangular Patterns	197	(2)
Creating Circular Patterns	199	(1)
Creating Path Patterns	200	(2)
Chapter Summary	202	(1)
Applying Your Skills	203	(1)
Skill Exercise 4-2	203	(1)
Checking Your Skills	204	(2)
Creating and Editing Drawing Views
Chapter Objectives	206	(1)
Drawing Options, Creating a Drawing, and Drawing Tools	207	(5)
Drawing Options	207	(1)
Creating a Drawing	208	(1)
Drawing Tools	209	(1)
Drawing Views Panel Bar	210	(1)
Drawing Annotation Panel Bar	210	(2)
Drawing Sheet Preparation	212	(2)
Border Creation	214	(1)
Title Blocks	214	(3)
Inserting a Default Title Block	214	(1)
Edit Property Fields Dialog Box	215	(1)
Creating a New Title Block	216	(1)
Reorder and Sort by Name for Drawing Resources	217	(1)
Styles	217	(7)
Style Name/Value	217	(1)
Sub-Styles	218	(1)
Controlling Style Library Changes	218	(1)
Documents, Style Libraries, and Templates	219	(2)
Managing Styles	221	(1)
Creating a New Style	221	(1)
Edit Styles Manually in Documents	222	(1)
Setting Object Defaults	223	(1)
Overriding an Object's Style	224	(1)
Sheets, Borders, and Title Blocks	224	(5)
Templates	229	(1)
Creating Drawing Views	229	(1)
Selecting Drawing View Commands	230	(1)
Using the Drawing View Dialog Box	230	(6)
Base Views	234	(1)
Projected Views	235	(1)
Creating a Multiview Drawing	236	(5)
Auxiliary Views	241	(29)
Section Views	242	(6)
Detail Views	248	(2)
Broken Views	250	(3)
Break-Out Views	253	(10)
Section Depth	263	(2)
Editing the Section View Depth	265	(1)
Creating Draft Views	266	(2)
Creating Perspective Views	268	(2)
Complex Drawing View Techniques	270	(6)
Editing Drawing Views	276	(4)
Moving Drawing Views	276	(1)
Editing Drawing View Properties	276	(2)
Displaying Tangent Edges	278	(1)
Deleting Drawing Views	278	(1)
Drawing View Alignments	279	(1)
Editing Drawing Views	280	(3)
Dimensions	283	(13)
Retrieving Model Dimensions	284	(3)
Dimension Visibility	287	(1)
Changing Model Dimension Values	287	(1)
General Dimensions	288	(1)
Adding General Dimensions to a Drawing View	289	(1)
General Dimensions-Linear	289	(1)
General Dimensions--Radius	290	(1)
General Dimensions--Diameter	291	(1)
General Dimensions--Angular	291	(1)
Moving and Centering Dimension Text	292	(1)
Editing General Dimension Extension Lines	292	(1)
Editing Model Extension Lines	293	(1)
Editing the Arrow Terminator	293	(1)
Selecting Drawing Objects	294	(2)
Annotations	296	(8)
Center Marks and Centerlines	296	(2)
Automated Centerlines from Models	298	(3)
Text and Leaders	301	(1)
Text Positioning	301	(3)
Additional Annotation Tools	304	(1)
Hole and Thread Notes	304	(3)
Hole Note Styles	305	(1)
Editing Hole Notes	306	(1)
Creating Text and Dimension Styles	307	(3)
Adding Dimensions and Annotations	310	(8)
Review Sequence for Creating Drawing Views	318	(1)
Chapter Summary	318	(1)
Applying Your Skills	319	(2)
Skill Exercise 5-1	319	(1)
Skill Exercise 5-2	320	(1)
Checking Your Skills	321	(1)
Creating and Documenting Assemblies
Chapter Objectives	322	(1)
Creating Assemblies	323	(1)
Assembly Options	324	(3)
Assembly Tools	324	(3)
The Assembly Browser	327	(1)
Bottom-Up Approach	328	(1)
Top-Down Approach	329	(4)
Occurrences	330	(1)
Multiple Documents and Drag & Drop Components	331	(1)
Active Component	331	(1)
Open and Edit	332	(1)
Grounded Components	333	(1)
Inserting Multiple Parts in a Single Operation	333	(1)
Subassemblies	334	(1)
Restructuring Components	335	(1)
Reordering Components	336	(1)
Assembly Constraints	336	(14)
Types of Constraints	338	(1)
Assembly Constraint Types	339	(5)
Motion Constraint Types	344	(2)
Transitional Constraint	346	(1)
Applying Assembly Constraints	346	(2)
Moving and Rotating Components	348	(2)
Editing Assembly Constraints	350	(2)
Other Constraint Tools	352	(2)
Find Other Half	352	(1)
Constraint Tool Tip	353	(1)
Constraint Offset Value Modification	353	(1)
Assembling Parts	354	(10)
Designing Parts In-Place	364	(1)
Designing Parts in the Assembly Context	365	(7)
Assembly Browser Tools	372	(2)
In-Place Activation	372	(2)
Visibility Control	374	(1)
Adaptivity	374	(10)
Assembly Tab Options	375	(1)
Underconstrained Adaptive Features	376	(2)
Adaptive Feature Properties	378	(4)
Adaptive Subassemblies	382	(1)
Adapting the Sketch or Feature	383	(1)
Creating Adaptive Parts	384	(7)
Enabled Components	391	(1)
Patterning Components	391	(7)
Component Patterns	391	(3)
Assembly Patterns	394	(1)
Additional Component Pattern Options	395	(3)
Patterning Components	398	(5)
Analysis Tools	403	(2)
Center of Gravity	403	(1)
Interference Checking	404	(1)
Analyzing an Assembly	405	(4)
Driving Constraints	409	(3)
Driving Constraints	412	(3)
Design View Representations	415	(15)
Creating a New Design View Representation	418	(2)
Increasing Performance Through Design View Representations	420	(1)
Visibility Overrides	421	(1)
Importing Design View Representations from Other Assemblies	421	(3)
Creating a Private Design View Representation	424	(2)
Associative Design Views	426	(1)
Creating Drawing Views from Design View Representations	427	(3)
Flexible Assemblies	430	(2)
Positional Representations	432	(7)
Creating Drawing Views from Positional Representations	438	(1)
Positional Representations	439	(7)
Creating Overlay Views	446	(2)
Documenting Assemblies Using Presentation Files	448	(10)
Creating Presentation Views	449	(1)
Tweaking Components	450	(3)
Animation	453	(2)
Changing the Animation Sequence	455	(1)
Presentation Highlighting	456	(1)
Setting Units in a Presentation File	456	(2)
Creating Presentation Views	458	(5)
Creating Drawing Views From Assemblies and Presentation Files	463	(1)
Creating Balloons	464	(14)
Item Numbering Dialog Box Options	465	(1)
Auto Ballooning	466	(3)
Split Balloons	469	(2)
Creating Balloons with User-Defined Symbols	471	(1)
Editing Balloons	471	(7)
Parts Lists	478	(2)
Editing BOM Data	479	(1)
Parts List Tools	480	(4)
Parts List Operations (Top Icons)	480	(2)
Creating Custom Parts	482	(1)
Spreadsheet View	482	(1)
Nested Parts Lists	483	(1)
Creating Assembly Drawings	484	(9)
Chapter Summary	493	(1)
Applying Your Skills	494	(4)
Skill Exercise 6-1	494	(1)
Assembly Tips:	495	(1)
Skill Exercise 6-2	496	(2)
Checking Your Skills	498	(2)
Advanced Sketching and Constraining Techniques
Chapter Objectives	500	(1)
Construction Geometry	500	(2)
Ellipses	502	(1)
2D Splines	503	(5)
Bowtie	503	(2)
Fit Method	505	(1)
Insert Point	506	(1)
Close Spline	507	(1)
Display Curvature	507	(1)
Spline Tension	508	(1)
Constrain and Dimension a Spline	508	(1)
Complex Sketching	508	(6)
Pattern Sketches	514	(2)
Shared Sketches	516	(1)
Mirror Sketches and Symmetry Constraint	517	(2)
Slice Graphics	519	(1)
Sketch on Another Part's Face	520	(1)
Projecting Edges and Sketching on Another Part's Face	521	(3)
Dimension Display, Relationships, and Equations	524	(3)
Dimension Display	525	(1)
Dimension Relationships	526	(1)
Equations	526	(1)
Parameters	527	(6)
User Parameters	529	(1)
Linked Parameters	530	(3)
Auto Dimension, Relationships, and Parameters	533	(6)
Chapter Summary	539	(1)
Applying Your Skills	539	(5)
Skill Exercise 7-1	539	(5)
Checking Your Skills	544	(2)
Advanced Part Modeling Techniques
Chapter Objectives	546	(1)
Using Open Profiles	547	(2)
Rib and Web Features	549	(3)
Shape	550	(1)
Thickness	550	(1)
Extents	550	(1)
Creating Ribs and Webs	551	(1)
Rib Networks	552	(1)
Creating Ribs and Webs	552	(4)
Emboss Text and Profiles	556	(3)
Step 1 - Creating Text	556	(1)
Step 2 - Embossing Text	557	(2)
Creating Text and Emboss Features	559	(4)
Sweep Features	563	(12)
Shape	564	(1)
More	564	(1)
Creating a Sweep Feature	565	(1)
3D Sketching	566	(9)
Creating Sweep Features	575	(3)
Coil Features	578	(4)
Coil Shape Tab	578	(2)
Coil Size Tab	580	(1)
Coil Ends Tab	581	(1)
Loft Features	582	(6)
Curves Tab	584	(1)
Conditions Tab	585	(1)
Transition Tab	586	(2)
Creating Loft Features	588	(3)
Part Split and Face Split	591	(2)
Method	592	(1)
Faces	593	(1)
Splitting a Part	593	(3)
Copying Features	596	(4)
Mirroring Features	600	(1)
Suppressing Features	601	(2)
Conditionally Suppress Features	603	(1)
Reordering Features	604	(1)
Feature Rollback	605	(1)
File Properties	606	(2)
General	607	(1)
Summary	607	(1)
Project	607	(1)
Status	608	(1)
Custom	608	(1)
Save	608	(1)
Physical	608	(1)
Center of Gravity	608	(2)
Part Materials	609	(1)
Override Mass and Volume Properties	610	(2)
Iparts	612	(12)
Creating iParts	613	(6)
Editing iParts	619	(2)
iPart Placement	621	(1)
Standard iPart Libraries	622	(1)
Custom iParts	623	(1)
Creating and Placing Iparts	624	(6)
Ifeatures	630	(10)
Create iFeatures	631	(3)
Insert iFeatures	634	(3)
Editing iFeatures	637	(2)
Inserting Table-Driven iFeatures	639	(1)
Creating and Placing Ifeatures	640	(4)
Publishing Parts and Features	644	(2)
Publishing Parts	644	(1)
Publishing Features	645	(1)
Placing Published Parts and Features	646	(3)
Placing a Published Part	646	(2)
Placing a Published Features	648	(1)
Design Accelerator	649	(1)
Chapter Summary	650	(2)
Applying Your Skills	652	(2)
Skill Exercise 8-1	652	(2)
Checking Your Skills	654	(3)
Sheet Metal Design
Chapter Objectives	657	(1)
Introduction to Sheet Metal Design	657	(4)
Sheet Metal Fabrication	658	(3)
Sheet Metal Parts	661	(2)
Sheet Metal Design Methods	661	(1)
Creating a Sheet Metal Part	662	(1)
Sheet Metal Tools	663	(15)
Sheet Metal Styles	664	(5)
Face	669	(4)
Contour Flange	673	(3)
Flange	676	(2)
Creating Sheet Metal Parts	678	(7)
Hem	685	(2)
Hems	687	(7)
Fold	690	(2)
Bend	692	(2)
Modifying Sheet Metal Parts	694	(7)
Cut	701	(2)
Cut Across Bend	703	(4)
Corner Seam	707	(7)
Corner Round	710	(1)
Corner Chamfer	711	(1)
Punch Tool	712	(2)
Punch Tool	714	(5)
Flat Pattern	719	(3)
Common Tools	721	(1)
Detailing Sheet Metal Designs	722	(1)
Documenting Sheet Metal Designs	723	(6)
Chapter Summary	729	(1)
Applying Your Skills	730	(1)
Skill Exercise 09-1	730	(1)
Checking Your Skills	731	(2)
Index	733