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T. Kishore Learn Autodesk Inventor 2018 Basics

1. Getting Started with Autodesk Inventor 2018

T. Kishore 1

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Hyderabad, India

This chapter covers the most commonly used features of Autodesk Inventor.

In this chapter, you will do the following:

• Understand the Inventor terminology
• Start a new file
• Understand the user interface
• Understand different environments in Inventor

In this chapter, you will learn some of the most commonly used features of Autodesk Inventor. In addition, you will learn about the user interface.

In Autodesk Inventor , you create 3D parts and use them to create 2D drawings and 3D assemblies. Inventor is feature-based . Features are shapes that are combined to build a part. You can modify these shapes individually.

Most of the features are sketch-based. A sketch is a 2D profile and can be extruded, revolved, or swept along a path to create features.

Inventor is parametric in nature . You can specify standard parameters between the elements. Changing these parameters changes the size and shape of the part. For example, see the following design of the body of a flange before and after modifying the parameters of its features:

Starting Autodesk Inventor

To start Autodesk Inventor, follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar .
2. Click All Programs .
3. Click Autodesk Autodesk Inventor 2018 Autodesk Inventor 2018 .
4. On the ribbon, click Get Started Launch New .
5. In the Create New File dialog, click the Templates folder located at the top-left corner. You can also select the Metric folder to view various metric templates.
6. In the Part Create 2D and 3D Objects section, click the Standard.ipt icon.
7. Click Create to start a new part file.

Notice these important features of the Inventor window :

Exploring the User Interface

Various components of the user interface are discussed next.

Ribbon

The ribbon is located at the top of the window. It consists of various tabs. When you click a tab, several tools appear. These tools are arranged in panels. You can select the required tool from a panel. The following sections explain the various tabs of the ribbon available in Autodesk Inventor.

The Get Started Ribbon Tab

This ribbon tab contains tools such as New, Open, Projects , and so on.

The 3D Model Ribbon Tab

This ribbon tab contains the tools to create 3D features, planes, surfaces, and so on.

The View Ribbon Tab

This ribbon tab contains the tools to modify the display of the model and user interface.

The Inspect Ribbon Tab

This ribbon tab has tools to measure the objects. It also has analysis tools to analyze the draft, curvature, surface, and so on.

The Sketch Ribbon Tab

This ribbon tab contains all the sketch tools .

The Assemble Ribbon Tab

This ribbon tab contains the tools to create an assembly . It is available in an assembly file .

The Presentation Ribbon Tab

This tab contains the tools to create the exploded views of an assembly. It also has the tools to create presentations , assembly instructions, and animations of an assembly .

The Drawing Environment Ribbon Tab

In the Drawing environment , you can create print-ready drawings of a 3D model. The ribbon tabs in this environment contain tools to create 2D drawings .

The Place Views Ribbon Tab

This ribbon tab has commands and options to create and modify drawing views on the drawing sheet.

The Annotate Ribbon Tab

This ribbon tab has commands and options to add dimensions and annotations to the drawing views.

The Sheet Metal Ribbon Tab

The tools in this tab are used to create sheet metal components .

File Menu

The File menu appears when you click the File tab located at the top-left corner. This menu contains the options to open, print, export, manage, save, and close a file.

Quick Access Toolbar

This is available at the top left of the window . It contains the tools such as New, Save, Open , and so on.

You can customize this toolbar by clicking the down arrow on the right side of this toolbar.

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