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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
TRY IT: Edit a project
1 Verify that all Autodesk Inventor files are closed.
2 Use one of these methods to start editing:
■ Click File ➤ Project.
■ On the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Start menu, click Programs ➤ Autodesk
Inventor ➤ Tools ➤ Project Editor.
■ On the Microsoft Windows Start menu, click Autodesk ➤ Autodesk
Inventor ➤ Tools ➤ Project Editor.
■ In Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Explorer, right-click an .ipj file, and then
click Edit.
3 In the Project Editor, double-click a project name in the top pane to make
it the active project. A check mark indicates the active project.
4 In the lower pane, right-click the type of path to edit, and then select an
option from the menu:
Browse to the folder you want to add. Add a custom
name for the folder, if desired.
Add path
Browse to another project file. The paths from the
file are added to the current project file. Use only
to add libraries.
Add paths from file
Browse to any folder on any disk drive where you
have files in its subfolders. A path is automatically
Add paths from di-
rectory
generated for each subfolder. For best results during
file resolution, avoid nesting paths. Use only for li-
braries.
Paste a path from the Clipboard into the selected
section of the project. Use only for libraries.
Paste paths
Deletes all of the paths from the selected section of
the project.
Delete section paths
5 If you prefer, select the type of path to edit, and use the Add or Edit
button on the right side of the dialog box.
6 Right-click other options to make changes. You can, for example, add
frequently used subfolders, rename the project, expand and change folder
options, or change the project owner and release ID.
7 Click Save, and then click Close.
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