Book description
Master the "Inventor" way of 3D mechanical design with this expert guide
This Autodesk Official Training Guide is your best resource for learning how to create, document, and verify your design using Autodesk's powerful Inventor 2012 software. Mastering Inventor is a detailed reference and tutorial that quickly covers Inventor basics before moving on to detail topics rarely documented elsewhere, such as configuring your design with iLogic, practical ways to work with large assemblies, using 2D and 3D data from other CAD systems, working with styles and standards, designing and detailing weldments and frames, and working with Tube and Pipe and Cable and Harness design tools.
Expert author Curtis Waguespack draws on his extensive Inventor experience across multiple industries to provide you with a wealth of real-world tips, tricks, and techniques so readers can improve designs, work productively, and employ Inventor and industry-standard best practices. This Mastering book is recommended as a Certification Preparation study guide resource for the Inventor Associate and Professional exams.
Covers all the new features in Autodesk Inventor 2012 and Inventor LT 2012
Written by Inventor Certified Expert and Autodesk Manufacturing Implementation Certified Expert Curtis Waguespack, who draws on his extensive Inventor experience across multiple industries
Provides a wealth of real-world tips, tricks, and techniques for using Inventor in professional environments
Covers rapid digital prototyping, designing weldments and frames, sheet metal design, conducting dynamic simulation and stress analysis, and much more
Helps you prepare for the Autodesk Inventor 2012 Certified Associate and Certified Professional exams
Want to master Autodesk Inventor? Mastering Autodesk Inventor 2012 and Inventor LT 2012 is the resource you need.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dear Reader,
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Inventor Design Philosophy
- Chapter 2: Data and Projects
- Chapter 3: Sketch Techniques
- Chapter 4: Basic Modeling Techniques
- Chapter 5: Advanced Modeling Techniques
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Chapter 6: Sheet Metal
- Understanding Sheet-Metal Parts
- Getting to Know the Features
- Using Sheet-Metal Templates and Rules
- Working with the Flat Pattern
- Using Sheet-Metal iPart Factories
- Modeling with Non-Sheet-Metal Features
- Working with Imported Parts
- Annotating Your Sheet-Metal Design
- Harvesting Legacy Sheet-Metal Templates
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 7: Part and Feature Reuse
- Chapter 8: Assembly-Design Workflows
- Chapter 9: Large Assembly Strategies
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Chapter 10: Weldment Design
- Exploring Weldment Design Methodologies
- Modeling Preparations
- Exploring Cosmetic Welds
- Creating Weld Beads
- Creating Fillet Welds
- Modeling a Fillet Weld
- Creating Intermittent Fillet Welds
- Creating Groove Welds
- Performing Machining Operations
- Exploring Weld Properties and Combinations
- Weld Properties
- Replication
- Groove and Fillet Weld Combinations
- Split Technique
- Using the Weld Symbol
- Understanding Bead Property Report and Mass Properties
- Creating Drawing Documentation
- Weldment Design Stages
- End Fill
- Drawing Weld Symbol
- Caterpillar
- Generating a Bill of Materials and Parts List
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 11: Functional Design
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Chapter 12: Documentation
- Working in the Presentation Environment
- Using the Drawing Manager
- Creating Templates and Styles
- Choosing a File Format
- Utilizing Drawing Resources
- Editing Styles and Standards
- Creating Drawing Views
- Annotating Part Drawings
- Annotating Assembly Drawings
- Working with Sheet-Metal Drawings
- Working with Weldment Views
- Working with iParts and iAssembly Drawings
- Sharing Your Drawings Outside Your Workgroup
- The Bottom Line
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Chapter 13: Inventor Tools Overview
- Exploring the BIM Exchange
- Using AutoLimits
- Using the Design Assistant
- Using the Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard
- Using Style Tools
- Exploring the Supplier Content Center
- Using the Task Scheduler
- Using iProperties
- Using the Measure Tools
- Participating in the CIP and CER
- Using Miscellaneous Tools
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 14: Exchanging Data with Other Systems
- Chapter 15: Frame Generator
- Chapter 16: Inventor Studio
- Chapter 17: Stress Analysis and Dynamic Simulation
- Chapter 18: Routed Systems
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Chapter 19: Plastics Design Features
- Creating Thicken/Offset Features
- Creating Shell Features
- Creating Split Features
- Creating Grill Features
- Creating Rule Fillet Features
- Creating Rest Features
- Creating Boss Features
- Creating Lip and Groove Features
- Creating Snap Fit Features
- Creating Rib and Web Features
- Creating Draft Features
- Mold Design Overview
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 20: iLogic
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Appendix A: The Bottom Line
- Chapter 1 : Inventor Design Philosophy
- Chapter 2 : Data and Projects
- Chapter 3 : Sketch Techniques
- Chapter 4 : Basic Modeling Techniques
- Chapter 5 : Advanced Modeling Techniques
- Chapter 6 : Sheet Metal
- Chapter 7 : Part and Feature Reuse
- Chapter 8 : Assembly-Design Workflows
- Chapter 9 : Large Assembly Strategies
- Chapter 10 : Weldment Design
- Chapter 11 : Functional Design
- Chapter 12 : Documentation
- Chapter 13 : Inventor Tools Overview
- Chapter 14 : Exchanging Data with Other Systems
- Chapter 15 : Frame Generator
- Chapter 16 : Inventor Studio
- Chapter 17 : Stress Analysis and Dynamic Simulation
- Chapter 18 : Routed Systems
- Chapter 19 : Plastics Design Features
- Chapter 20 : iLogic
- Appendix B: Inventor Certification
- Index
Product information
- Title: Mastering Autodesk® Inventor® 2012 and Autodesk® Inventor LT™ 2012
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2011
- Publisher(s): Sybex
- ISBN: 9781118016824
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