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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
4 Press TAB to activate the Y field, and then enter a value.
5 Press ENTER to accept your input.
The sketch is drawn according to the input.
6 Right-click and select Done to end the sketch tool.
Creating Sketches
In this exercise, you create a part file, and then create sketch geometry using
basic sketching techniques. The following illustrates a completed sketch and
sketched feature.
Create Sketches
When you open a new part file, the Sketch environment is active.
The current grid setting provides a visual clue to the size of sketches. Use
Application Options and Document Settings to define the grid display.
TRY IT: Modify the sketch grid display
1 Click Tools ➤ Application Options.
2 On the Sketch tab, define the grid line display. You can also select the
Snap to Grid setting.
TRY IT: Modify the grid spacing
1 Click Tools ➤ Document Settings.
2 Select the Sketch tab and make adjustments, as needed.
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