Autodesk Inventor 2014 and Inventor LT 2014 essentials / Thom Tremblay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tremblay, Thom, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer-aided design.

Autodesk Inventor (Electronic resource).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (414 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Sybex : Autodesk Official Press, c2013.

Summary:

Quickly learn essential inventor tools and techniques This full-color Autodesk Official Press guide will help you quickly learn the powerful manufacturing software's core features and functions. Thom Tremblay, an Autodesk Certified Instructor, uses concise, straightforward explanations and real-world, hands-on exercises to help you become productive with Inventor. Full-color screenshots illustrate tutorial steps, and chapters conclude with a related and more open-ended project to further reinforce the chapter's lessons. Based on the very real-world task of designing tools and a

Contents:

Autodesk® Inventor® 2014 and Inventor LTTM 2014 Essentials; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Contents; Introduction; Who Should Read This Book; What You Will Learn; What You Need; What Is Covered in This Book; The Essentials Series; Chapter 1: Connecting to the Interface; Exploring the Graphical User Interface; Opening a File; Exploring the Ribbon; Rearranging the Panels; Using the Browser; Exploring the File Tabs; Highlighting and Enabled Components; Working in the Graphics Window; Checking Out the Status Bar; Autodesk 360 Sign-In; Using Marking Menus

Setting Application OptionsUsing the Import/Export Buttons; Exploring the General Tab; Exploring the Colors Tab; Exploring the Display Tab; Exploring the Hardware Tab; Exploring the Assembly Tab; Exploring the Drawing Tab; Exploring the Sketch Tab; Exploring the Part Tab; Using Visualization Tools; Understanding the Visual Styles; Using Shadows; Using Ground Reflections; Using the Ground Plane; Putting Visual Styles to Work; Setting the Lighting Style; Using Color Override; Working with Project Files; Creating a Project File; Modifying the Project File; The Essentials and Beyond

Chapter 2: Introducing Parametric SketchingExploring the Essential Elements of a 2D Sketch; Controlling a Sketch; Coincident Constraint; Common Constraint Options; Alternate Points for Alignment; Further Exploring Geometric Constraints; Using Dimensional Sketch Constraints; Getting Started with Sketch Dimensions; Changing the Constraint Structure of a Sketch; Defining and Placing Sketches; Creating a Sketch; Creating a Sketch on a Work Plane; Exploring the Dimension Tool; Going beyond Basic Lines; Making Sketch Entities More Than Powerful; Cleaning Up a Roughed-In Sketch

Saving Steps in SketchingCreating Splines; Using Sketches for Concept Layout; The Essentials and Beyond; Chapter 3: Introducing Part Modeling; Creating 3D Geometry: The Parametric Solid Model; Defining the Base Feature; Using the Extrude Tool; Options for Starting a Part; Setting the Material and Color; Reusing Sketch Geometry; Connecting to Other Sketch Data; Defining Axial Features; Creating a Revolve Feature; Building Complex Shapes; Creating Sweep Features; Leveraging Primitives; Including Placed Features; Adding an Edge Fillet; Adding Edge Fillets with Multiple Radii; Applying a Chamfer

The Hole FeatureLinear Hole Placement; Placing Concentric Holes; Creating a Circular Pattern; Placing Sketched Holes; Placing a Hole on a Point; The Essentials and Beyond; Chapter 4: Creating 2D Drawings from 3D Data; Drawing Views of a Part; Types of Drawing Views; Starting a New Drawing; Placing the Base and Projected Views; Placing a Section View; Creating an Auxiliary View; Creating a Detail View; Editing Views; View Alignment; Changing Alignment; View Appearance; Adding Detail to Drawing Views; Center Marks and Centerlines; Editing a Detail View Placement and Callout; Dimensioning

The General Dimension Tool

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-118-75759-9

OCLC:

851972528