AUTODESK INVENTOR 2015 COURSE 02:

ADVANCED PART MODELING AND REUSING PARTS AND COMPONENTS

Prepared by Šerer N. – Mechanical Design Engineer & Autodesk Inventor Certified Instructor

Course summary:
This course teaches users the higher level of productivity when designing part models using Autodesk Inventor.
Participants learn specific advance part modeling techniques covered include creating multi-body design, lofts, sweeps,
coils and surface modeling techniques. Additional topics at increasing efficiency includes iFeatures for frequently needed
design elements and iParts for similar designs.
Under guidelines of Autodesk Certified Instructors, participants also work on practical exercises based from real-world
industry samples.
Course duration: 3 days (?)
Courses Prerequisites:
It is recommended that participants in this course have a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows 8.1,
Microsoft MS Office (Word, Excel) and working knowledge of mechanical design principles.
Who should attend?
Experienced Inventor users looking to expand their working knowledge with advanced part modeling. Participants should
have a good working experience in Inventor basic modeling techniques.

COURSE NAME CONTENT WORKING EXERCISE FILES (_start)

CLASS EXERCISES:
 Exercise 7-1: Creating ribs and webs
 Exercise 7-2: Creating text and emboss features
 Extrude an open profile
 Exercise 7-3: Creating sweep features
 Create ribs, webs, and rib networks
 Exercise 7_04a: 3D sketch—sweep features
 Emboss text and profiles
 Exercise 7_04b: 3D Sketch/3D Intersection/Sweep
 Create sweep features
 Exercise 7_04c: 3D Sketch/Project to Surface/Sweep
 Create coil features
 Exercise 7_04d: Coil Features
 Create loft features
Ch.7:  Exercise 7-5: Creating loft features
 Split a part or split faces of a part
 Exercise 7-6: Splitting a part into multiple solid bodies
Advanced part  Bend a part
 Exercise 7-7: Creating a derived part
modeling  Copy features within a part
 Exercise 7-8: Shrinkwrap
techniques  Reorder part features
 Exercise 7-9: Plastic par features
 Mirror model features
 Exercise 7-10: Replace face, 3D Sketch and sweep
 Suppress features of a part
 Skill exercise 7-1
 Create a derived part based on another
HOME EXERCISES:
part or an assembly
 Skill Exercise 7-2: Coil spring
 Shrinkwrap an assembly
 Skill Exercise 7-3: Coil thread
 Create plastic part features
 Skill Exercise 7-4: Loft
 Skill Exercise 7-5: Sweep&Replace Face
 Skill Exercise 7-6: Tank
 CLASS EXERCISES:
Exercise 8-1: Creating and using iMates
Exercise 8-2: Relationships and parameters
 Create iMates Exercise 8-3: Creating and placing iParts
Ch.8:  Change the display of dimensions Exercise 8-4: Working with iAssemblies
 Create relationships between dimensions Exercise 8-5: Creating and placing iFeatures
Reusing parts
 Create parameters Project Exercise: Chapter 8
and  Create and place iParts HOME EXERCISES:
components  Create and place iAssemblies  Skill E. 8-1 (iParts): Exercise 5-1.pdf
 Create and place iFeatures  Skill E. 8-2 (iParts): Exercise 5-2.pdf
 Skill E. 8-3: (iFeatures): Exercise 6-1.pdf
 Skill E. 8-4: (iFeatures): Exercise 6-2.pdf, iFeature
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Inventor Professional tutorials files

If you are beginner in Inventor it is suggested that you also use help from online Inventor tutorials from:

http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2015/ENU/

You can download tutorial data set files from next web link:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=21952055

Inventor training Skill exercises (home) instructions:

Based on provided reference files first create fully constrained sketches and then 3D models and drawings of the same.
This exercises are designed for training advanced part modeling features.
Except where otherwise noted, after finishing the exercises save all exercises with suffix “done” and send original Inventor
files. Send zipped files for review in folders named same as done chapter.

Instructions for Skill Exercise 8-1 and Exercise 8-2 (iParts):

First create basic 3D model of part and then using iParts feature create variants of the same. Define dimensions using
variables and terms.
Instructions for Exercise 8-3 and Exercise 8-4 (iFeatures):
First create basic 3D model of part and then using iFeature tool create variants of the same. Define dimensions using
variables and terms in iFeature Author window. For review send 3D files as Inventor original part file (ipt).