Autodesk Inventor 2012 Official Training PDF
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1 Table of Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Publisher's Note Dedication Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction Who Should Read This Book What Is Covered in This Book The Essentials Series Chapter 1: Connecting to Inventor’s Interface Exploring Inventor’s Graphical User Interface Setting Application Options Using Visualization Tools Working with Project Files Chapter 2: Creating 2D Drawings from 3D Data Drawing Views of a Part Editing Views Adding Detail to Drawing Views Dimensioning Chapter 3: Learning the Essentials of Part Modeling Defining a Parametric Sketch Creating 3D Geometry: The Parametric Solid Model Chapter 4: Putting Things in Place with Assemblies Creating an Assembly 2 Understanding Grounded Components Applying Assembly Constraints Working with the Content Center Using the Bolted Connection Generator Saving Time with the Assemble Tool Chapter 5: Customizing Styles and Templates Working with Styles Defining a New Material Defining a Title Block Saving a New Template Creating a Quick‐Start Template Chapter 6: Creating Advanced Drawings and Detailing Creating Advanced Drawing Views Using Advanced Drawing Annotation Tools Chapter 7: Advanced Part Modeling Features Projecting Sketches and Lofting Building a Hole Pattern Exploring Advanced Efficiency Features Chapter 8: Advanced Assembly and Engineering Tools Controlling the Assembly Environment Using Design Accelerators Working with Additional Assembly Tools Chapter 9: Creating Plastic Parts Developing the Plastic Shapes Creating and Working with Assemblies and Their Parts Chapter 10: Working with Sheet Metal Parts Defining Sheet Metal Material Styles Building Sheet Metal Components Preparing the Part for Manufacture Documenting Sheet Metal Parts Chapter 11: Building with the Frame Generator Creating Metal Frames Editing Metal Frames 3 Chapter 12: The Weldment Environment Converting an Assembly Calculating a Fillet Weld Preparing to Apply Weld Features Applying Weld Features Adding Machined Features to the Weldment Documenting Welds and Weldments Chapter 13: Creating Images and Animation from Your Design Data Developing an Exploded View Creating Renderings and Animations Building Options to Refine Scenes Making a Movie of the Assembly Chapter 14: Working with Non‐Inventor Data Exploring the Data Formats for Inventor Import and Export Working with AutoCAD Data Exchanging 3D Data Creating Content for Building Information Modeling Chapter 15: Automating the Design Process and Table‐Driven Design Building a Table‐Driven Product Expanding the Control Options Appendix: Inventor Certification Index Advertisement 4 5 Senior Acquisitions Editor: Willem Knibbe Development Editor: Jim Compton Technical Editor: Dan Hunsucker Production Editor: Liz Britten Copy Editor: Kim Wimpsett Editorial Manager: Pete Gaughan Production Manager: Tim Tate Vice President and Executive Group Publisher: Richard Swadley Vice President and Publisher: Neil Edde Book Designer: Happenstance Type‐O‐Rama Compositor: Chris Gillespie, Happenstance Type‐O‐Rama Proofreader: WordOne, New York Indexer: Ted Laux Project Coordinator, Cover: Katie Crocker Cover Designer: Ryan Sneed Cover Image: Thom Tremblay Copyright © 2011 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN 978‐1‐118‐01680‐0 (cloth) ISBN 978‐1‐118‐10063‐9 (ebk) ISBN 978‐1‐118‐10065‐3 (ebk) ISBN 978‐1‐118‐10064‐6 (ebk) No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per‐copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750‐8400, fax (978) 646‐8600. 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TRADEMARKS: Wiley, the Wiley logo, and the Sybex logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates, in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. Autodesk, Inventor, and Inventor LT are trademarks or registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. All 6 other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 Dear Reader, Thank you for chhoosing Autoodesk Inventorr 2012 and Inventor LT 2012 Essentials. TThis book is ppart of a family of premiium‐quality Syybex books, aall of which are written byoutstanding authors who combine practical experieence with aa gift for teachhing. Sybbex was founded in 19766. More thann 30 years later, we’re sstill committeed to produccing consistently excepptional books.. With each oof our titles, wwe’re workingg hard to set a new standaard for the industry. From the paperr we print on, to the authorrs we work wiith, our goal iss to bring youthe best books available. I hhope you see all that reflected in thesee pages. I’d bee very interessted to hear your comments and get yyour feedbback on how wwe’re doing. Feel free to llet me know what you thiink about thiss or any otheer Sybex bookk by sendinng me an emmail at [email protected]. If you think you’ve found a technical eerror in this bbook, please vvisit http:///sybex.custheelp.com. Customer feedbacck is critical too our efforts aat Sybex. Best regards, Neeil Edde Vicce President aand Publisher Sybbex, an Imprinnt of Wiley 8 To you, the men and women inventing the machines. And to the people like my dad, Tom Tremblay, and Mack Kendall, who use those machines to make our lives better. May the wheels keep turning for us all. 9 Acknowledgments I want to thank the tremendous team at Sybex for their patience and professionalism, specifically, Willem Knibbe, Pete Gaughan, Jim Compton, Liz Britten, Kim Wimpsett, and everyone else who worked hard behind the scenes who I didn’t get a chance to communicate with directly. Special thanks once again to Dan Hunsucker for being the technical editor. If you’re in the Kansas City area and want to learn Inventor from a real expert, you’ll be in great hands with Dan. Thanks to Joe Astroth and Nancy Clark‐Brown of Autodesk for their support. Of course, many thanks to my family for putting up with my absence on the weekends and nights. —Thom Tremblay 10
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