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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
2 On the standard toolbar, click View ➤ Toolbar ➤ Autodesk Inventor
Precise Input to display the Precise Input toolbar.
3 Click the Line tool on the panel bar or on the 2D Sketch panel toolbar.
Click the center of the graphics window, and then enter 65 in the X field
of the Precise Input toolbar. Move the cursor to the right to display the
horizontal constraint symbol, and then click to create a 65-mm horizontal
line.
4 On the Precise Input dialog box, click the Y field, and then enter 15.
Move the cursor to display the perpendicular constraint symbol, and
then click the second point. A perpendicular line of 15 units is sketched.
NOTE Use the Zoom tool to zoom out and view the entire line if it is not
visible in the graphics window.
5 Move the cursor up and to the left, and then click to create a sloping line.
The exact angle is not important.
TRY IT: Complete the sketch
1 Click the end of the line, hold, and drag the endpoint to create a tangent
arc. Release the mouse button to place the endpoint of the arc.
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