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CHAPTER 1 Inventor DesIgn PhIlosoPhy
Functional design supports design through generators and wizards that add mechanical con-
tent and intelligence. By using the components within Inventor functional design, you can cre-
ate mechanically correct components automatically by entering simple or complex mechanical
attributes inside the generator.
Using the functional-design components within Inventor provides many advantages:
You shorten the design and modification process through the use of intelligent
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components.
You produce a higher level of design quality and accuracy.
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Functional design provides a more intuitive design environment, compared to creating •u
complicated geometrical designs.
Functional design can eliminate the need for physical prototypes for the purpose of ana-
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lyzing stress and movement.
The following portions of Autodesk Inventor are part of the functional-design system:
Design Accelerator
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Inventor Studio•u
Content Center•u
The Design Accelerator
The Design Accelerator is an important component of the functional-design system, provid-
ing the user with engineering calculation and decision-making support to identify and place
standard components or create standards-based geometry from the input provided by the
user. Design Accelerator tools automate selecting standard parts and creating intelligent
geometry. The initial design quality is improved by validating against design requirements.
Standardization is simplified by selecting the same components for the same tasks.
The Design Accelerator provides a set of component generators and calculators that are
able to create mechanically correct standard components automatically by entering simple or
detailed information.
The Bolted Connection Generator
The Bolted Connection Generator is one example of a functional-wdesign tool. It can create and
insert a complete bolted connection all at once by sizing the bolt diameter and length, by select-
ing the right parts and holes, and by assembling all the components together. You can create
templates for common fastener stacks that you might use every day as well.
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