Autodesk Inventor R8 Intermediate Level : Mastering the Rubicon

by Moss, Elise

• ISBN13: 9781585031610
• ISBN10: 1585031615
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Schroff Development Corp

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
3D Sketches
Bent Tube	3	(5)
Handle Bar	8
Adaptivity
Adaptive Box	2	(6)
Channel and Beam Assembly	8
Surface Modeling
Thin Wall	2	(4)
Thin Container	6	(6)
Knob	12
Derived Parts
Stacking Dolls	4	(6)
Adding a Face	10	(3)
Creating Sub-Assemblies	13
Parameters
Naming Parameters	5	(8)
Using an Excel Spreadsheet	13	(6)
Using Parameters	19	(1)
Using Excel to Control a Part	20
iParts
Creating a Standard iPart	8	(11)
Using iMates in iParts	11	(1)
Using Threads in iParts	12	(2)
Using Colors and Materials in iParts	14	(3)
Creating a More Powerful iPart	17
iMates
Creating an iMate	5	(1)
Deleting an iMate	6	(1)
Using the Place Constraint	7	(2)
Using Drag and Drop	9	(1)
Using the `Use iMate' Option	10	(1)
Creating Composite iMates	11	(4)
Creating Offset Composite iMates	15
Lighting, Materials, and Colors
Importing Materials	8	(2)
Creating Materials	10	(3)
Creating a Color	13	(2)
Changing the Color of a Face	15
Tolerances
Setting up a Tolerance Standard	2	(2)
Applying a Clearance Fit	4	(4)
Applying a Symmetric Tolerance	8	(2)
Applying a Clearance Fit	10	(2)
Applying an Interference Fit	12	(7)
Applying a Positional Tolerance	19	(7)
Coping with Stacking Tolerances	26
Engineer's Notebook
Creating an Engineering Note	9
Design Assistant
Copy Design Properties	3	(5)
Hierarchy Reports	8	(3)
Design Property Reports	11	(6)
ECOs with Design Assistant	17
Collaboration
Hosting a NetMeeting	11
Simulating Motion
Moving a Ball	4	(1)
Turning a Handle	5	(1)
Compressing a Spring	6
Toolbars
Setting an Environment	2	(2)
Creating a Toolbar	4	(6)
Adding a Shortcut	10
Visual Basic
Dialog Box Layout	2	(13)
Assigning Subroutines	15	(11)
Creating Parts Using Different Units	26	(2)
Adding a Picture	28	(2)
Creating a Macro	30	(3)
Modifying a Part with a VBA Form	33	(8)
Inserting Fixed Work Points from an Excel Spreadsheet	41	(5)
Exporting Data to an Excel Spreadsheet	46
Index
About the Author