CADLearning

for Autodesk Inventor 2012

Course Details

25 hours of training 320 video tutorials Exercise files included Instructor: Erik Kurek

CADLearning for Autodesk Inventor 2012 will teach you how to leverage the software to perform 3D mechanical design, product simulation, tooling creation, and design communication. Lessons cover basic and advanced topics including getting started in the application, working with assemblies, creating and editing parts, iFeatures, iLogic, and advanced techniques for sketching, constraints and modeling.

Course Description:

Lesson Outline:
Getting Started Installing Autodesk Inventor Using the Get Started Tab Navigating the Autodesk Inventor Environment Using Multiple Document Tools Using View Navigation Tools Using the ViewCube Using the Navigation Bar Navigating with the SteeringWheel Using a 3D Mouse Using Information Center and Help Accessing Wiki Help Using the Quick Access Toolbar Navigating the Application Menu Using the Application Menu Management Tools Navigating the Inventor Ribbon Interface Using the Marking Menus Using the Select Other Drop Down Understanding Project Files Creating New Inventor Files Opening Existing Inventor Files Working With Assemblies Understanding Assembly Files Identifying Assembly Components Organizing with Browser Folders Introduction to Component Visibility Introduction to Browser Filter and Find Degrees of Freedom and Constrained Drag Concepts Introducing Grounded Components Identifying Existing Assembly Constraints Editing Existing Assembly Constraints Driving Assembly Constraints Replace a Component in an Assembly Editing Assembly Components Measuring Assembly Components Center Of Gravity Creating a New Assembly

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Realistically Viewing Inventor Models Colorizing Models Shading Models Viewing Models in Wireframe Understanding Monochrome, Illustration and Watercolor Visual Styles Shadowing Models Reflecting the Model Viewing the Ground Plane Sectioning Your 3D Model Lighting Models with Standard Lights Using Image Based Lighting - IBL Customizing Lighting Styles Assembly Management Using View Representations Documenting View Representations Positional Representations Documenting a Positional Representation Using Overlay Creating a Level of Detail Documenting a Level of Detail Shrinkwrap and Substitute - Merging Out Seams Shrinkwrap And Substitute - Keeping Seams Shrinkwrap and Substitute - Single Composite Feature Shrinkwrap and Substitute - Maintain Each Body as a Solid Body Presentations Creating a Presentation Tweaking Components View Filters Animating Views Assembly and Presentation Documentation Introducing the Drawing Environment Navigating the Tools Tab Presentation and Assembly Drawings Creating and Editing Parts Lists Filtering Parts List Manually Placing Balloons Automatically Placing Balloons Editing the Bill of Materials Revision Tables and Revision Tags Create and Edit Parts Create and Edit Parts Modifying a Sketch Feature Modifying a Placed Feature Modifying a Work Feature Creating a New Part File Introduction to the Sketch Environment Sketching Overview Basic Sketch Tools Geometric Constraints Dimensional Sketch Constraints Design Intent and Model Parameters User Parameters Modify Tools: Trim, Extend Extruded Feature: Base, Cut and Join Extruded Feature: Intersect Extruded Feature: Extents Extruded Feature: Alternate Solution and Taper Revolving Features Bend Feature Creating Work Features Hole and Thread Data Hole: Linear Placement Hole: Concentric Placement Hole Placement on a Point

Placing a Component in an Assembly Create a Part Component in Place Create an Assembly Component in Place Placing a Component from Content Center Autodropping a Component from Content Center Analyzing Interference Introducing the Bill of Materials Creating a Virtual Component in an Assembly Moving and Rotating an Assembly Component Constraining with Mate and Flush Constraining with Tangent and Insert Constraining at Angles Limiting Constraints Creating 3D Motion Constraints Creating 3D Transitional Constraints Creating a 3D Constraint Set Solving for Contact Assemble Your Design Assembly Features Copy Components Pattern Components Associatively Pattern Components in a Circle Pattern Components in a Rectangular Pattern Mirroring Assembly Components Promote and Demote Assembly Components View Appearance Using Other Viewing Methods Setting Viewing Options

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Create a Sketched Symbol Placing Annotation Text and Symbols Annotation Leader Text and Annotation Symbols Annotation Text Stacking with Superscript and Subscript Annotate the Center of Gravity Hole, Thread and Chamfer Notes Hole Table Create a General Table Edit Dimension Annotations Dimension Annotation Styles Drawing Sketches: Projected Geometry Dimension to Intersection Dual Dimension and Alternate Unit Dimension Dimension Highlight Spline Dimensions Add a Tolerance to Dimensions Hatching: Overview Hatching: Load a Custom Hatch Hatching: Break Around Text Hatch: Cut Views AutoCAD Blocks: Import AutoCAD Blocks: Pattern AutoCAD Blocks: Rotate and Scale Multi-body Parts Creating Multi-Body Parts Making Component Parts from Multi-body Parts Weldment Creating a New Weldment and the Weldment Environment Creating Fillet and Groove Welds Preparing the Welds Machining Welds Documenting Welds Advanced Sketching and Constraining Techniques 2D Spline Import Points Sketch Patterns Sharing and Copying Sketches Mirroring and Symmetrically Constraining Sketches Slice Graphics in a Part File Linking Spreadsheet Parameters Edit Coordinate System Automatic Dimensions Frame Generator Generating Frames Changing Inserted Frame Members Mitering Frame Members Notching Frame Member Trimming to Frame Members Trimming and Extending to Frame Members Lengthening and Shortening Frame Members Analyzing Frames Advanced Part Modeling Techniques Use Open Profiles to Create Part Features Create Rib and Web Features Emboss Features Geometry Text Sweeping Features Projecting a 3D Sketch Sketching in 3D Create a Helical Coil from a 3D Sketch Creating Coil Features Lofting Sections Lofting Centerline and Twist Lofting Area and Face Copying Features Mirroring Features Suppressing Features

Hole: Sketch Placement Hole: Operations and Options Hole: Termination and Types Hole: Direct Manipulation Fillet: Edge Mode Fillet: Setback Options Fillet: Loop Select and Features Select Fillet: Face Fillet and Full Round Fillet Fillet: Variable Radius Chamfer Thread Feature Split Draft Tool Shell Tool Parameters Linked to Models

Documenting Parts Creating a New Drawing Borders and Title Blocks Base and Projected Views Auxiliary View Section View Detail View Creating a Broken View Creating a Breakout View Crop View Slice View Draft View Editing Drawing Views Replace Model Reference Retrieving Model Dimensions and Auto Arrange Dimension Isometric Views Baseline Dimension and Baseline Dimension Set Ordinate Dimension and Ordinate Dimension Set Chain Dimension and Chain Dimension Set Moving Annotation Dimensions and Adjusting Properties Annotation Centerlines Annotation Centerlines in Multiple Drawing Views

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Reordering Features Deriving Parts Deriving Assemblies Deriving Inserts Decaling a Part Decaling an Assembly AutoLimiting Models

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Unfolding and Refolding Sheet Metal Creating Sheet Metal Cosmetic Bend Lines Thickening a Surface to Create Sheet Metal PEM Fastening Sheet Metal Documenting Sheet Metal Placing Sheet Metal Views Orientating Sheet Metal Views Creating Sheet Metal Bend Notes, Tags, and Tables Creating Sheet Metal Punch Notes and Tables Adjusting Sheet Metal Bend Order Using Sheet Metal iProperties on an IDW Plastic Part Design Introduction to Plastic Part Design Creating Plastic Part Feature Grill Creating a Snap Fit Plastic Part Feature Creating a Thread Side Boss Plastic Part Feature Creating a Head Side Boss Plastic Part Feature Creating a Rule Fillet Plastic Part Feature Creating a Lip and Groove Plastic Part Feature Creating a Rest Plastic Part Feature Sketch Blocks Creating Sketch Blocks Inserting, Editing and Constraining Sketch Blocks Making Components from Sketch Blocks Drawing File Creation and Settings Images in Title Blocks Templates Drawing Resources Create and Edit Sheets Custom Borders Custom iProperties in the Title Block Document Settings and Application Options Document Settings and Application Options Setting the Proper Prompt Setting Sketch Application Options Setting Save Application Options Setting General Application Options Setting Environment Color Application Options Setting File Application Options Setting Part Application Options Introduction to the Style Editor Setting BOM Document Settings Content Center Introduction to Content Center Inserting Content from Content Center Using AutoDrop iMates Create Custom Content Center Libraries iFeatures Extract and Create an iFeature Place an iFeature Edit an iFeature Creating iParts

Sheet Metal General Overview of Sheet Metal Using Sheet Metal Rules Creating Sheet Metal Rules Understanding Sheet Metal Bend Tables Understanding Sheet Metal in the Style Library Creating Sheet Metal Faces Creating a Single Sheet Metal Flange Creating Multiple Sheet Metal Flanges Creating Sheet Metal Contour Flange Creating Sheet Metal Lofted Flange Hemming Sheet Metal Folding Sheet Metal Bending Sheet Metal Converting to a Sheet Metal Part Cutting Sheet Metal Seaming the Corners in Sheet Metal Ripping the Corners in Sheet Metal Rounding and Cornering Sheet Metal Contour Rolling Sheet Metal Punching Sheet Metal Ripping Sheet Metal Flattening Sheet Metal Common Tools between Part and Sheet Metal Exporting Flat Patterns

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iAssemblies Authoring an iCopy Component Creating Derived iCopy Members Create an iCopy Assembly Import and Export Importing CATIA Version 5 and Other File Formats Exporting File Formats Pack and Go

Surfaces Create and Edit a Surface Replace Face and Sculpt Silhouette Curve Design Accelerators Creating Spur Gears Creating Cylindrical Cams Creating O-Rings Creating Bolted Connections Creating Shafts

iLogic iLogic Basic Overview iLogic Parameters iLogic Parameter Filters iLogic Feature Suppression iLogic Dimensions Selection Assembly Selection Filters Part Selection Filters Drawing Selection Filters

System Requirements
CD-DVD/ROM Version Requires: Microsoft Windows XP(32), Vista, 7 Internet Explorer 6.0+ Adobe Flash Plugin 512 MB RAM 1 GB Processor or faster 1024x768 color display 5.5 GB hard disk space required for installation DVD-ROM drive for install only Mouse (or pointing device) needed for navigation Sound Card and Speakers Online Version Requires: Internet Browser Adobe Flash Plugin InternetConnection (High-Speed Recommended)

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