Creative Design With Inventor® 2008

Creative Design With Autodesk Inventor® 2008
by Dennis Jeffrey, AICE, MICE

Learn at your own pace with instructor mentoring!

Compatible with versions 9 through 2008
Two separate modules taking you through logical steps. Entire course consists of text and videos.
Answers the "why" as well as the "how to"
Teaches independent thinking
Creates good modeling workflow habits
Quizzes at regular intervals to assure retention
Tests at the end of each section
Individual mentoring for duration of course by email / Live Meeting
Live, instructor led web training segments available
Telephone and/or online support as deemed necessary
Password Protected Forums and FTP uploads
Each lesson describes a principle and how a command works
Perpetual Student email newsletter and notifications
Full course payment credit toward live on-site or classroom courses
All courses created by a 20 year veteran in 3D modeling education
Certificate presented to all students scoring 80% or higher on tests.
Corporate / Multi-Student / Site licensing available
Free update to the Creative Design With Autodesk Inventor® 2009 courseware when available in 2008.

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Module 1 Part Modeling

Getting started with Autodesk Inventor - Prior AutoCAD user.
Transitioning to Autodesk Inventor 2008 - Prior Inventor user.
Inventor 2008 Application Options and Settings - Prior AutoCAD user
Inventor 2008 Application Options and Settings - Prior Inventor user
Data File Directory Structure
Project File Types
Creating a Single User Project
Inventor 2008 file types, save options.
User Interface and Help Tools
Using the Undo and Redo tool
Inventor viewing options
Setting Units & Part Styles
Principles of 3D parametric modeling
Sketch creation in parts
Sketch types - open and closed
Using the 2D sketch tools
Sketch view options - slice
New sketch creation
Selecting, modifying and deleting sketch objects
Using the "Look At" viewing tool in sketches
Editing sketches after feature creation
Sharing sketches
Using projected geometry in sketches
Using 2D sketch constraints
Using sketch construction geometry
Dimensioning 2D sketches -
Relationships & parameters
Importing objects into sketches
copying sketches
3D sketch creation and overview
Importing points for geometry creation
Sketch patterns and mirrors
Part features overview
Renaming Features
Editing features
Deleting features
Feature and sketch dependencies
Create sketched feature
Copy feature
Extrude feature
Work plane creation and use
Work axis creation and use
Work points
Work feature visibility control
Revolve feature
Hole feature
Shell feature
Why shell features can fail
Rib feature
Basic Loft features
Basic Sweep features
Using and creating coil features
Applying thread features
Applying fillets to your part
Chamfer feature and options
Advanced feature creation
Move Face
3D Grips for part modification
Applying face drafts
Face draft analysis
Using the split command
Bend feature
Emboss feature
Decal feature
Changing feature color
Rectangular feature pattern creation and use
Linear pattern and pattern along path
Circular feature pattern creation and use
Using the copy object tool
Mirroring existing features and parts
Part and feature adaptivity
Using iFeatures in parts
Feature suppression and visibility
Delete feature options
Feature suppression
Reorder feature
Feature rollback and feature insert
Surface related features
Thicken/Offset command use
Replace face
Sculpt
Delete face
Creating a boundary patch
Trim surface tool
Extend surface tool
Stitch surface tool
Importing surfaces
Using the construction environment.
Importing/exporting from/to other 3D systems
Introduction to Sheet Metal

Module 2 Assemblies and Drawings

Assembly Modeling
Overview
- Model & Assembly Browser
Design methodology
- Top down design
- Assembly structure
  - Creating and Using Design Views and Level of Detail
- Importance of project files
- Constraining and structuring for performance
- Part and assembly option types
  - Document Settings - BOM
Create a new Assembly
Placing existing parts and subassemblies
Creating new parts and subassemblies within the assembly environment
Grounding parts
Basic assembly constraints
Advanced assembly constraints
Creating a driven constraint
The Isolate/undo Isolate commands
Promote and Demote commands
Design Views
Pattern component
Replace component
Analyze interference
The measure command
Assembly section views
Content Center basics
Component and assembly mirroring
Creating assembly features
Creating 2D drawings
Drawing file overview
- Drawing types
  - IDW Format
  - DWG Format
- Drawing Styles
  - Local Styles
  - Style Library
- Drawing Resources
  - Borders
  - Sheets
  - Title block basics
  - Symbols
Creating a new drawing
- Views creation settings
- Design View
- Level of Detail
Base view
Projected views
Section views
Auxiliary views
Broken views
Overlay view
Detail views
Break out views
Slice view
Draft View
Create and plot multiple sheets
Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard
Dimensioning and annotation
- Setting the active style
- Placing general dimensions
  - General Dimension options
  - Editing general dimensions
- Precision and tolerance
- Placing baseline dimensions and sets
- Placing ordinate dimensions and sets
- Placing hole notes
- Placing bend notes
- Creating chamfer notes
- Center Marks
- Centerlines
  - Centerline
  - Centerline bisector
  - Centered patterns
Symbols & Text
- Create and edit text
  - Text options
  - Leader text
- Adding parameters to text
- Surface texture symbol
- Weld symbol
- Feature control frame
- Feature identifier symbol
- Datum identifier symbol
- Datum target options
Create, modify and edit hole tables
Create, modify, import and edit tables
Balloons and Parts Lists
Hole Tables
Sketched symbols