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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 PhIlosoPhyto constrain to in the assembly and it will be much more stable. However, if you constrain the parts by sel

UnDerstanDIng the “Feel” oF Inventor | 11When you work with assemblies, the active tab changes to the Assemble tab (as shown in Figure 1.10), allowi

12 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyDrawing in AutoCAD Becomes Sketching in InventorThe fundamental difference between traditional AutoCAD and

UsIng the Inventor graPhIcal InterFace | 13Using the Inventor Graphical InterfaceThe Inventor graphical interface might be different from what you ar

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

UsIng the Inventor graPhIcal InterFace | 15Icon DefinitionThe Design Doctor icon launches a dialog box that helps you diagnose and repair issues with

16 | 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 r

UsIng the Inventor graPhIcal InterFace | 17a lo o K a t t h e na v iga tio n Ba rContinuing with the interface tour, you’ll see the navigation ba

18 | 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 graPhIcal InterFace | 19The Visibility panel has tools for controlling which objects are visible. When you click Object Visibility

2 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyFor instance, if you were to sketch four lines to define a rectangle, you would expect two dimen-sions to be

20 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyUsing a perspective view may be desirable when viewing the model in a 3D view, but it can be distracting wh

UsIng the Inventor graPhIcal InterFace | 21us i n g t h e Br o w s e rIn this section, you will explore the behavior of the browser pane when worki

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

UsIng the Inventor graPhIcal InterFace | 23eD i t a pa r tYou’ll continue with the exploration of the browser by setting a part file active for edits

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

UsIng the Inventor graPhIcal InterFace | 25Notice that the faceplate is pulled back against the frame. This is the power of a paramet-ric model. Beca

26 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyWhen the Style And Standard Editor dialog box opens, the styles collection relating to the assembly file app

learnIng the FIle tyPes In Inventor | 27offered and suppressed depending upon the task at hand. You can close the drawing file you have open without s

28 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyTable 1.3 lists the filename extensions for the file formats commonly used in Inventor:Table 1.3: Common Fil

learnIng the FIle tyPes In Inventor | 29wo r K i n g w i t h Dwgs You can use DWG files in a number of ways in Inventor. Although Inventor does not

UnDerstanDIng ParametrIc DesIgn | 3Using the Part in an AssemblyJust as well-constructed parts start with well-constructed sketches, well-constructed

30 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyAnother aspect of working with an Inventor DWG in AutoCAD is that whereas the Inventor DWG does not contain

3D moDels vs. 3D vIrtUal PrototyPes | 31Determine whether your current computer hardware and network are up to the task of •uimplementing and using

32 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyFe w e r ph y s i c a l pr o t o t y p e sAlthough you may never be able to go straight from Inventor to

UnDerstanDIng FUnctIonal DesIgn | 33Too Busy Getting Drawings to the Shop to Build Virtual Prototypes?You have deadlines to meet, you’re trying to le

34 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyFunctional design supports design through generators and wizards that add mechanical con-tent and intellige

the Bottom lIne | 35The Frame GeneratorThe Frame Generator will create internal or external frame assemblies for machines. The Frame Generator functi

36 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyGet the “feel” of Inventor. Inventor’s interface contains many elements that change and update to give

4 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyHow would the holes be affected? Should they stay in the same place? Or should they stay at some defined dist

UnDerstanDIng ParametrIc DesIgn | 5X Axis, the axis running in infinitely in the X direction•uY Axis, the axis running in infinitely in the Y directio

6 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyParametric AutoCADStarting with AutoCAD 2010, you can create 2D parametric dimensions and constraints much a

UnDerstanDIng ParametrIc DesIgn | 7rectangles dimensioned at an angle defines the basic shape and is much easier to sketch and fully constrain than th

8 | CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhyFor instance, to create the base feature for the pivot link, you would create a sketch on a default origin p

UnDerstanDIng ParametrIc DesIgn | 9game, you had to knock down all of the bottles. However, if the bottle in the center on the bottom were nailed dow