• Pricing and Class Time: 8:30am - 5pm. 16 hours - 2 CEU Credit course
  Cost: $595, lunch & training materials provided. Discounts to training alumni and software purchasers.
  
  Class Description
  This 16 hour training class is designed to help users of Mechanical Desktop® in their efforts to migrate to Autodesk Inventor® This course provides the best practices for moving from Mechanical Desktop® to Autodesk Inventor 9. The focus is on how to leverage Mechanical Desktop® expertise so that users can quickly map expertise to Autodesk Inventor capabilities.
  
  Prerequisites: Experience in using Mechanical Desktop. Inventor Level I recommended.
  
  Class Outline:
  
  
• Describe and compare the basic design methodologies and tools in Autodesk Inventor and Mechanical Desktop
• Build Parts in Autodesk Inventor
• Combine parts into Assemblies in Autodesk Inventor
• Document parts and assemblies in Autodesk Inventor, Mechanical DesktopDX and AutoCAD Mechanical DX
• Limitations of Mechanical Desktop and Inventor
  
  Leverage existing Mechanical Desktop® files, by:
  
• Migrating Mechanical Desktop® parts and assemblies directly in Autodesk Inventor
• Linking Mechanical Desktop® parts into Autodesk Inventor assemblies

• Migrating Mechanical Desktop® drawings into Autodesk Inventor via DWG import
  

Leverage existing Inventor® files, by:
• Linking Autodesk Inventor parts into Mechanical Desktop DX®
• Linking Autodesk Inventor parts into AutoCAD Mechanical DX®
• Produce 2D dimensioned views using Mechanical Desktop and AutoCAD Mechanical DX®
• Share digital design data using the Autodesk design and collaboration tools.

Benefits
After completing this course, you will be able to: Describe the fundamental differences between Mechanical Desktop® and Autodesk Inventor, and proceed with efficient migration to Inventor®, with 2D documentation in Mechanical Desktop and AutoCAD Mechanical DX®

© 2003, Center for Design Excellence, Omicron Electronics, All rights reserved. 6-08-2004