Inventor R10 Introduction to Solid Modeling
AutoCAD Training Overview

Learn the process of designing models with Inventor R10: Introduction to Solid Modeling from conceptual sketching, through to solid modeling, assembly design, and drawing production. You will gain an understanding of the parametric design philosophy of Inventor R10 through this extensive hands-on course with numerous practice exercises. It is expected that all new users of Inventor R10 will require this course.

AutoCAD Training Topics

  • The Inventor interface
  • Creating 2D sketches with basic Sketch drawing and editing tools
  • Constraining and dimensioning sketches
  • Generating 3D parts from sketches
  • Part modeling, adding and editing 3D features
  • Using dimension equations and parameters
  • Placing and constraining parts in assemblies
  • Creating drawings and views
AutoCAD Training Course Duration

40 hours

AutoCAD Training Course outline

Table of Contents - Book 1 of 2


Chapter 1 Introduction to Inventor

    1.1 Solid Modeling
    1.2 Inventor Fundamentals

    • Feature-Based Modeling
    • Parametric Features
    • Associative
    • Relations
    • Assembly Management
    1.3 Design Intent

    • Capturing Design Intent
    1.4 The Inventor Interface

    • User Interface
    • Feature Creation Controls
    1.5 Model Manipulation

    • Modes
    • Multiple Windows
    • Rotate, Pan, and Zoom
    • Model Orientation

      Exercise 1a Open and Manipulate a Part
      Exercise 1b Orient and Edit a Part
      Exercise 1c Select Hidden Features
Chapter 2 Creating the Base Feature

    2.1 Create a New Part

    • Grid and Axis Display
    • Default Work Features
    • Sketch Plane
    • Sketching
    • Dimensioning
    • Constraining

      Exercise 2a Extruded Base Features
      Exercise 2b Extruded Base Features II
      Exercise 2c Create Additional Parts
Chapter 3 Creating Pick and Place Features
    3.1 Create an Edge Chamfer

    3.2 Create Constant Fillets

    3.3 Create Variable Fillets

    • Additional Fillet Options
    3.4 Create Face Fillets

    3.5 Create Full Round Fillets

    3.6 Create Straight Holes

    3.7 Editing Pick and Place Features

      Exercise 3a Add Pick and Place Features
      Exercise 3b Create a Coaxial Hole
      Exercise 3c Add Fillets
Chapter 4 Sketching Geometry
    4.1 Sketch Geometry

    • Construction Geometry
    • Slice Graphics
    • Trim
    • Extend
    • Mirror
    • Fillets and Chamfers
    • Assigning Constraints
    • Deleting Constraints

      Exercise 4a Apply Constraints
      Exercise 4b Create Sketched Geometry I
      Exercise 4c Create Sketched Geometry II (Optional)
      Exercise 4d Create Sketched Geometry III (Optional)
Chapter 5 Advanced Sketching Tools
    5.1 Advanced Editing Tools

    • Move and Copy
    • Copy and Paste
    • Rotate
    5.2 Using Existing Geometry

    • Offset
    • Projected Geometry
    • Share Sketch
    • Show/Hide Dimensions of a Sketch
    5.3 Resolving an Over-Dimensioned Sketch
    5.4 Setting Sketcher Preferences

    • Sketch Tab
    • Part Tab
    • Sketch Grid Settings

      Exercise 5a Edit Sketch Geometry
      Exercise 5b Create Sketch Geometry
      Exercise 5c Copy and Paste a Sketch
Chapter 6 Sketched Secondary Features

    6.1 Create Extruded Secondary Features

    • Direction
    6.2 Create Revolved Secondary Features

    • Direction
    6.3 Editing Sketched Secondary Features

    • Feature Failures
    6.4 Creation Sequence

      Exercise 6a Create a Sketched Revolve
      Exercise 6b Create Sketched Extrusions I
      Exercise 6c Create Sketched Extrusions II (Optional)
      Exercise 6d Create Sketched Extrusions III (Optional)
Chapter 7 Additional Features and Functions
    7.1 Create Threads

    7.2 Create a Face Draft

    7.3 Split a Face or Part

    7.4 Create Shells

    • Shell Restrictions
    7.5 Create Ribs

    7.6 Reordering Features

    • Insert Features
    7.7 Suppressing Features

      Exercse 7a Create Shell and Rbs
      Exercse 7b Splttng a Face
      Exercse 7c Create Addtonal Features
Chapter 8 Creating Work Features
    8.1 Create Work Planes

    8.2 Create Work Axes

    8.3 Create Work Points

      Exercise 8a Create Work Features
      Exercise 8b Create Additional References (Optional)
Chapter 9 Sweep Feature Forms
    9.1 Create Sweep Features

    • Taper

      Exercse 9a Create Sweeps
      Exercse 9b Create Swept Base Features (Optonal)
Chapter 10 Loft Feature Forms

    10.1 Create Loft Features


      Exercse 10a Creatng Lofts
      Exercse 10b Create Sweep and Loft (Optonal)

Chapter 11 Creating Relations

    11.1 Creating Relations

    • Test the Model
    11.2 Adding Parameters

    • Model Parameters
    • User-Defined Parameters
    • Parameter Notesbr

      Exercise 11a Add Relations
      Exercise 11b Add Parameters
Chapter 12 Duplcaton Tools
    12.1 Sketch Patterns

    12.2 Create Rectangular Sketch Pattern

    12.3 Create Crcular Sketch Pattern

    12.4 Pattern Part Features

    • Rectangular Pattern
    • Crcular Pattern
    12.5 Mrror Parts or Features

    12.6 Manpulate Patterns and Mrror Features

    • Suppress Patterns
    • Edt Patterns
    • Delete Patterns
    Exercse 12a Pattern Features
    Exercse 12b Mrror a Model
    Exercse 12c Copy and Mrror Features
 Chapter 13 Feature Relatonshps

    13.1 Establshng Relatonshps

    • Pck and Place Features
    • Sketched Features
    13.2 Controllng Relatonshps

    13.3 Investgatng Relatonshps

    • Browser
    • Relatons
    13.4 Changng Relatonshps

    • Edt Sketch
    • Redefne
    • Show Dmensons
    • Edt Feature
    • Delete Features Exercse 13a Change Feature Relatonshps
      Exercse 13b Delete a Sketch Plane
Chapter 14 Fixing Problems

    14.1 Sketch Falure

    14.2 Feature Falure

    • Sketch Doctor
    • Desgn Doctor

      Exercse 14a Resolve Sketch Problems
      Exercse 14b Resolve Feature Falure I
      Exercse 14c Resolve Feature Falure II (Optonal)
      Appendx A Sketch Geometry Creaton Optons
      Appendx B Sketch Edtng Optons
      Appendx C Sketch Constrant Optons
      Appendx D Dmenson Type Optons
      Appendx E Addtonal Exercses
      Exercse E1 Create Parts
      Exercse E2 Sketch Geometry
      Exercse E3 Feature Creaton
      Exercse E4 Create Sweeps
      Exercse E5 Create Lofts
Chapter 15 Assembly Mode

    15.1 Assemble Components

    15.2 Assembly Examples

    15.3 Usng the Content Center

    • Searchng the Content Center
    15.4 Usng the Assembly Browser

      Exercse 15a Assembly Bascs I
      Exercse 15b Assembly Bascs II
      Exercse 15c Assembly Bascs III (Optonal)
Chapter 16 Manpulatng Assembly Dsplay

    16.1 Movng and Rotatng Assembly Components

    • Movng Components
    • Rotatng Components
    • Suppressng Constrants
    • Updatng the Assembly
    16.2 Manpulatng Component Dsplay

    • Vsble Components
    • Enablng Components
    • Isolatng Components
    • Secton Vews
    • Desgn Vews
    16.3Selecton Optons n Assembles

      Exercse 16a Assemble Components
      Exercse 16b Swvel Base Project (Optonal)
Chapter 17 Assembly Tools

    17.1 Replacng Components

    17.2 Restructurng Components

    • Promote
    • Demote
    17.3 Checkng for Interference

    17.4 Error Recovery

      Exercse 17a Usng Assembly Tools

Chapter 18 Drawing Basics

    18.1 Create a New Drawng

    • Drawng Resources
    • Projected Views
    • Auxlary Views
    • Secton Views
    • Detaled Views
    • Broken Views
    • Break Out Views
    • Overlay Views
    • User-Defned Orentaton Views
    18.2 Manpulatng Views

    • Delete Views
    • Move Views
    • View Algnment
    • Change View Scale
    • Exercise 18a Create a Drawing
Chapter 19 Detailing Drawings

    19.1 Adding Dmensons

    • Model Dmensons
    • Drawng Dmensons
    19.2 Creating a Parts List

    • Edting the Parts List
    19.3 Addng Balloons

    • Placing Balloons Indvdually
    • Placing Balloons Globally
    • Manpulatng Balloons
    19.4 Defnng Style and Standards

    • Parts Lists Standards
    • Balloon Standards
    • Drawing Sheet Preferences Exercse 19a Detaling a Drawing
      Exercse 19b Create a Drawing (Optonal)

Chapter 20Customzng Inventor

    20.1 Applcaton Optons

    • General Tab
    • Fle Tab
    • Colors Tab
    • Dsplay Tab
    • Prompts Tab
    • Drawng Tab
    • Sketch Tab
    • Part Tab
    • Assembly Tab
    20.2 Document Settngs

    • Standard Tab
    • Unts Tab
    • Sketch Tab
    • Modelng Tab
    • Bll of Materals Tab
    • Default Tolerance Tab
    20.3 Fle Propertes

      Exercse 20a Customzng Fle Propertes

Chapter 21 Effectve Modelng

    25.1 Desgn Consderatons

    • Part Desgn Consderatons
    • Assembly Desgn Consderatons
    21.2 Modelng Tps and Technques

    • Features
    • Face Drafts and Fllets
    21.3 Model Investgaton

    • Browser
    • Relatons
    • Measurng Optons
    21.4 Interactve Exercse

    21.5 Suggested Steps for the Interactve Exercse

Chapter 22 Workng With Projects

    22.1 Create a New Project

    • Project Tree
    • Edt Project Paths
    • Lbrary Paths
    • Search Sequence
    • Sub-folders n Project Locatons
    22.2 Resolve Lnks

    22.3 Manage the Project Browser

    22.4 Save Fles

      Exercse 22a Creatng a Project Fle
Appendx A Addtonal Exercses
    Exercse A1 Advanced Geometry
    Exercse A2 Assembly Creaton
    Exercse A3 Drawng Creaton I
    Exercse A4 Drawng Creaton II
    Exercse A5 Drawng Creaton III
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