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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1 Introducing Autodesk Inventor
- 2 Creating Sketches
- 3 Working with Sketched Features
- 4 Creating and Editing Placed Features
- 5 Creating and Editing Work Features
- 6 Using Projects to Organize Data
- 7 Managing Assemblies
- 8 Placing, Moving, and Constraining Components
- 9 Creating Assemblies
- 10 Analyzing Assemblies
- 11 Using Design Accelerator
- 12 Setting Up Drawings
- 13 Creating Drawing Views
- 14 Annotating Drawings
- Annotation Tools
- Using Styles to Format Annotations
- Working with Tables
- Creating Dimensions In Drawings
- Controlling Dimension Styles
- Placing Center Marks and Centerlines
- Adding Notes and Leader Text
- Using Hole and Thread Notes
- Working with Title Blocks
- Working with Dimensions and Annotations
- Printing Drawing Sheets
- Plotting Multiple Sheets
- Tips for Annotating Drawings
- 15 Using Content Center
- 16 Autodesk Inventor Utilities
- Index
Each default workplane is coplanar with its respective axes. For example, the
YZ plane is coplanar with the Y axis and the Z axis.
Assembly Constraints
Assembly constraints are applied to components to define positional
relationships in the assembly. For example, you can force two planes on
separate parts to mate, or specify that a hole and a bolt always remain
concentric. These constraints bind your assembly model together and tell
Autodesk Inventor how to adjust the model as its component definitions
change over time.
Assembly Analysis
After you create your assemblies, you can calculate mass properties and check
for part interference. Properly constrained assemblies can be animated through
a range of motion, so you can check for design problems.
Storing Data Files In Projects
Projects point to locations where data files for a design project are stored. In
most cases, you will be working with a design team that houses data files in
a main location. Individual designers create projects that specify a private
workspace.
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