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Chapter 1Inventor Design PhilosophyIn this chapter, you will be introduced to the concept of parametric 3D design and the general tools and interface

10 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyAs you can see, the collection of tabs (called the Ribbon menu) changes intuitively with every task or envi

UsIng the Inventor graPhIc InterFace | 11Using the Inventor Graphic InterfaceThe Inventor graphic interface might be different from what you are accu

12 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyTable 1.1 defines all the Quick Access toolbar icons available for the different file types.Table 1.1: Quick

UsIng the Inventor graPhIc InterFace | 13Icon DefinitionThe Design Doctor icon launches a dialog box that helps you diagnose and repair issues with a

14 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyex p l o r i n g t h e vi e w cu B eThe ViewCube, shown in Figure 1.15, is a 3D tool that allows you to

UsIng the Inventor graPhIc InterFace | 15a lo o K a t t h e na v i g a t i o n Ba rContinuing with the interface tour, you’ll see the navigation

16 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyThe Ribbon MenuThe Ribbon menu is similar to the one introduced in Microsoft Office 2007 in that it is compo

UsIng the Inventor graPhIc InterFace | 17The Visibility panel has tools for controlling which objects are visible. When you click Object Visibility,

18 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyUsing a perspective view may be desirable when viewing the model in a 3D view but can be distracting when s

UsIng the Inventor graPhIc InterFace | 19us i n g t h e Br o w s e rIn this section, you will explore the behavior of the browser pane when working

2 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyYou can see four dimensions placed on the two rectangles defining the length and width of each, along with a

20 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyWhen opening an assembly file, the Assemble tab of the Ribbon bar is active. You’ll notice that in the model

UsIng the Inventor graPhIc InterFace | 21eD i t a pa r tNext you’ll continue with the exploration of the browser by setting a part file active for ed

22 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyFour Ways to Use EOP MarkersSince part features are listed sequentially in the order they were created, the

UsIng the Inventor graPhIc InterFace | 23re t u r n t o t h e as s e m B l yNow that your part feature is edited, you will leave the part level an

24 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhy 4. Close the Style and Standard Editor dialog box and then click the small X icon located just above the

learnIng the FIle tyPes In Inventor | 25Because the task of creating a surface extrusion is different than creating a solid extrusion some options ar

26 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhy.dwg•u (AutoCAD): AutoCAD nonassociative drawing file - is used to convert an Inventor drawing file to a st

movIng From aUtocaD to Inventor | 27dimensions and other entities can be added and will remain intact when the file is opened again in Inventor, but a

28 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyIf your experience is like that of many others who made the transition from the drawing board to drawing li

3D moDels vs. 3D vIrtUal PrototyPes | 29have individual parts. All these components are constrained in such a way that the fit and func-tionality of a

UnDerstanDIng ParametrIc DesIgn | 3the same part, and you can copy the part file to create variations of the original part. In order to assemble parts

30 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhytoo have the ways we design. However, it is possible to use new design tools in the same man-ner we used th

UnDerstanDIng FUnctIonal DesIgn | 31The V-belts GeneratorAn example of functional design and its benefit is the use of the Inventor’s V-belts Generat

32 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyThe Bolted Connection GeneratorThe Bolted Connection Generator is one example of a functional design tool.

the Bottom lIne | 33The Bottom LineCreate Parametric Designs The power of parameter-based design comes from the quick and easy edits, where chan

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4 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyshows every feature you create during the design of your part. Figure 1.5 shows the model browser for the pi

UnDerstanDIng ParametrIc DesIgn | 5Dr i v i n g Di m e n s i o n sThe workflow in Inventor sketching is substantially different from that of traditio

6 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhywithin the model, to achieve a complex design in the end. By creating a number of features within the model,

UnDerstanDIng ParametrIc DesIgn | 7Assembly Modeling Best PracticesOnce you’ve created part files, you will put them together to build an assembly. An

8 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyRouter Base assembly is shown in the browser with a pushpin icon. This denotes that this assem-bly is ground

UnDerstanDIng the “Feel” oF Inventor | 9Understanding the Intuitive InterfaceThe overall interface of Inventor might be called context intuitive, me