2010

Document and Publish
Designs
During the process of creating digital prototypes in Inventor, there is often a need to
communicate the design to individuals outside the design team. In Autodesk Inventor
®
, you
can create the appropriate type of documentation for any consumer, such as customers or
manufacturers. The document types available are:
■ 2D drawings
■ 3D CAD files
■ Read-only files, such as DWF or PDF
■ Photo realistic renderings
You can create the documentation at any stage during the process of creating digital prototypes.
Drawings
A drawing consists of one or more sheets that each contain one or more 2D
drawing views and annotations. Drawings are associative to the digital
prototypes. Any change to the model is automatically reflected in the drawing
the next time you open it. You can create a drawing at any point in the design
process, and it always reflects the current state of the digital prototype.
Annotations can include dimensions, symbols, tables, and text.
Start Drawings
Drawings are created from a drawing template file. Autodesk Inventor includes
standard templates (.idw, .dwg) stored in the Autodesk\Inventor (version
3
39