Autodesk Inventor 2010 : no experience required / Thom Tremblay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tremblay, Thom, 1967-

Series:

No experience required

Serious skills

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autodesk Inventor (Electronic resource).

Engineering graphics.

Engineering models--Data processing.

Engineering models.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (531 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley Pub., c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The only continuous, step-by-step tutorial on the essentials of this manufacturing software If you want to get up and running quickly on the industry-leading 3D mechanical design software, Autodesk Inventor 2010: No Experience Required is your perfect resource. It quickly teaches the essential skills and demonstrates the software using a continuous, real-world tutorial project. Once you understand the interface and how to use Inventor conventions, you'll begin actually designing and modeling a project from start to finish. Along the way, you'll learn the ""why"" behind each s

Contents:

Autodesk Inventor 2010: No Experience Required; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; CONTENTS AT A GLANCE; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1: Finding Your Way in the Inventor Interface; Inventor's User Interface; Learning the Basics of Tabs; Learning to Use the Dialog Boxes; The Open Dialog Box; The New File Dialog Box; More of the Inventor Interface; Working in the Design Window; Make Yourself at Home: Customizing Inventor; Project Files; Using the Help System and Infocenter; Are You Experienced?; Chapter 2: Building the Foundation of the Design; It's About the Design

Creating the Sheet Metal HousingInventor's Sheet Metal Tools; Sheet Metal Defaults; The Hole Feature; Are You Experienced?; Chapter 3: Moving into the Assembly World; So, What's Next?; The Lofted Flange Tool; The Assembly Modeling Concept; Creating Assembly Constraints; Working with Standard Parts; Are You Experienced?; Chapter 4: Working with Solid Models and Weldments; Keep It Simple, Make It Work; Work Features; Weldments; Drawing Views; Creating Base Views; Detail Views; Detailing Tools; Placing Dimensions in Inventor; Associativity; Are You Experienced?

Chapter 5: Working with the Frame GeneratorLeveraging the Assembly; Restructuring an Assembly; Frame Generator; Bolted Connections; Representations; Selection Filters; Are You Experienced?; Chapter 6: Working with Purchased and Multipurpose Parts; Reusing Your Own Parts; Creating a Cast Part; Derived Parts; The Split Tool; Supplier Content Center; Assembly Sketches; Are You Experienced?; Chapter 7: Functional Design Using Design Accelerators; Design Accelerators; The Sweep Tool; The Rule Fillet; Parallel Key Connection Generator; The Copy Object Tool; The Thicken/Offset Tool

The Unfold and Refold ToolsAre You Experienced?; Chapter 8: Creating Contoured and Plastic Parts; Working with Plastic Parts; The Shell Tool; The Loft Tool; The Revolve Tool; The Rib and Web Tools; The Decal Tool; The Sculpt Tool; The Grill Tool; Are You Experienced?; Chapter 9: Communicating Your Design; 3D Is Just the Beginning; Advanced Drawing Views; Presentation Files; Assembly Annotations; Inventor Studio Overview; Are You Experienced?; Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcut Guide; Appendix B: Import and Export File Formats; Import File Formats; Export File Formats; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612279164

9781282279162

1282279165

9780470557259

0470557257

OCLC:

451643482