Autodesk Inventor 2009

1 - Essentials

2 - Advanced Assembly and Machine Design

1 - Autodesk Inventor 2009 Essentials

Course Description

Students learn the fundamental principles of 3D parametric part design, assembly design, and creating production-ready part and assembly drawings using Autodeskreg&; InventorTM. Hands-on exercises representing real-world, industry-specific design scenarios are included.

Learning Objectives

The primary objective of this courseware is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the principal 3D design, validation, and documentation processes necessary for developing products using Autodesk Inventor.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Capture design intent by using the proper techniques and recommended workflows for creating intelligent 3D parametric parts.
  • Create, place, and constrain custom and standard components in an assembly.
  • Simulate mechanisms, animate assembly designs, and check for interferences.
  • Document designs using base, projected, section, detail, and isometric drawing views.
  • Document assemblies using standard and exploded drawing views.
  • Follow drafting standards while dimensioning and annotating drawing views with automated balloons and parts lists.

With an understanding of these tools, students can begin to streamline the design process and become more productive with AutoCAD 2009.

Who Should Attend

This courseware is designed for new Autodesk Inventor users.

Prerequisites

No previous CAD experience is necessary. However, before using this courseware, the student should have a working knowledge of the following:

  • Drafting, design, or mechanical engineering principles.
  • MicroSoft® Windows® 2000,MicroSoft® Windows® XP, or MicroSoft® Windows® Vista.

Course Outline (5days/40 hrs.)

Day 1

Getting Started

  • Autodesk Inventor User Interface
  • View Manipulation
  • Designing Parametric Parts

Basic Sketching Techniques

  • Creating 2D Sketches
  • Geometric Constraints
  • Dimensioning Sketches

Day 3

Assembly Design Overview

  • Designing Assemblies
  • Using Project Files in Assembly Designs

Placing, Creating, and Constraining Components

  • Placing Components in an Assembly
  • Constraining Components
  • Placing Standard Components Using the Content Center
  • Basic Part Design in an Assembly

Day 5

Annotating Assembly Drawings

  • Assembly-centric Bill of Materials
  • Creating and Customizing Parts Lists
  • Creating Balloons

Drawing Standards and Resources

  • Setting Drawing Standards
  • Drawing Resources

Day 2

Basic Shape Design

  • Creating Basic Sketched Features
  • Intermediate Sketching
  • Editing Parametric Parts
  • 3D Grip Editing
  • Creating Work Features
  • Creating Basic Swept Shapes

Detailed Shape Design

  • Creating Chamfers and Fillets
  • Creating Holes and Threads
  • Patterning and Mirroring Features
  • Creating Thin-Walled Parts

Day 4

Interacting with an Assembly

  • Identifying Parts in an Assembly
  • Analysis and Motion Tools
  • Presenting Your Assembly

Basic View Creation

  • Drawing Creation Environment
  • Base and Projected Views
  • Section Views
  • Cropped Views
  • Detail Views
  • Managing Views

Dimensions, Annotations, and Tables

  • Automated Dimensioning Techniques
  • Manual Dimensioning Techniques
  • Annotating Holes and Threads
  • Creating Centerlines, Symbols, and Leaders
  • Revision Tables and Tags

Note:

The suggested course duration is a guideline. Course topics and duration may be modified by the instructior based upon the knowledge and skill level of the course participants. Back to Top

2 - Advanced Assembly & Machine Design

Course Description

In this courseware, students learn the recommended workflows and advanced functionalities for creating 3D assemblies using Autodesk® InventorTM Students explore the proper techniques and recommended workflows for skeletal modeling, adaptive design, derived design, and functional design. Students also learn how to quickly create steel frame designs, create and document welded designs, and publish custom parts using the Content Center. Hands-on exercises representing real-world, industry-specific design scenarios are included.

Learning Objectives

The primary objective of this courseware is to teach students the recommended workflows and advanced skills needed to create and modify complex assembly designs in Autodesk Inventor. After completing this course, the student will be proficient in advanced assembly modeling techniques.

Who Should Attend

This courseware is designed for experienced Autodesk Inventor users.

Prerequisites

Students should have completed an Autodesk Inventor Essentials course and have a working knowledge of the following:

  • Parametric part and assembly design using Autodesk Inventor.
  • Parametric solid modeling concepts and design or mechanical engineering principles.
  • MicroSoft® Windows® 2000(or)MicroSoft® Windows® XP.

Course Outline (2days/16 hrs.)

Day 1

Derived Designs

  • Tolerancing and Monitoring Design Values
  • Deriving Geometry
  • Creating Frames
  • Modifying Frames

Adaptive Design

  • Introduction to Adaptive Design
  • Adaptive Cross-Part Sketch Geometry
  • Adaptive Parts and Features
  • Adaptive and Flexible Subassemblies

Day 2

Content Center

  • Overview of the Content Center
  • Using the Content Center
  • Publishing and Managing Content

Design Accelerators

  • Introduction to Design Accelerators
  • Bolted Connections
  • Shaft Generator
  • Bearing Generator
  • Gear Generators
  • Belt Generators

Welded Designs

  • iAssembly Configurations
  • Using and Managing iAssembly Configurations
  • Documenting iAssembly Configurations

Designing and Documenting Product Families

  • Introduction to Weldments
  • Creating Weldments
  • Documenting Weldments

Note:

The suggested course duration is a guideline. Course topics and duration may be modified by the instructior based upon the knowledge and skill level of the course participants. Back to Top

3 - Tube and Pipe Design

Course Description

In this courseware, students learn the fundamental principles and recommended workflows for creating and documenting rigid tubing, flexible hose, and piping systems using Autodesk® Inventor™ Professional 2009. Hands-on exercises representing real-world, industry-specific design scenarios are included.

Learning Objectives

The primary objective of this courseware is to teach students the recommended workflows and basic skills needed to design and document rigid tubing, flexible hose, and piping systems using Autodesk Inventor Professional 2009.

Who Should Attend

This courseware is designed for experienced Autodesk Inventor users.

Prerequisites

Before using this courseware, students should have a working knowledge of the following:

  • Autodesk Inventor parametric part and assembly design.
  • Mechanical design validation or mechanical engineering principles (recommended but not necessary).
  • MicroSoft® Windows® 2000(or)MicroSoft® Windows® XP.

Course Outline (2days/16 hrs.)

(Not yet finalized)

Introduction to Tube and Pipe

  • Introduction to Tube and Pipe

Setup for Routes and Runs

  • Setup for Routes and Runs
  • Placing Initial Fittings

Routes and Runs

  • Creating Rigid Pipe Routes
  • Creating Rigid Tube Routes
  • Editing Rigid Routes
  • Working with Fittings in Rigid Routes
  • Flexible Hose Routes
  • Flexible Hose Routes

Fittings and Components

  • Managing Libraries
  • Creating Fittings and Conduit
  • Using Published Content in Styles

Documenting Tube and Pipe Assemblies

  • Documenting Routes and Runs

Note:

The suggested course duration is a guideline. Course topics and duration may be modified by the instructior based upon the knowledge and skill level of the course participants. Back to Top

4 - Dynamic Simulation and Stress Analysis

Course Description

Using hands-on exercises representing real-world, industry-specific design scenarios, students learn the fundamental principles and recommended workflows for creating dynamic simulations of mechanisms using Autodesk® InventorTMProfessional 2009. Students learn how to validate mechanical designs by simulating the operation of mechanisms and motorized assemblies. They also learn how to share important load information with the Stress Analysis environment.

Learning Objectives

The primary objective of this courseware is to introduce students to the user interface and tools in the Autodesk Inventor Professional 2009 Dynamic Simulation environment. After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Validate mechanical designs by creating dynamic simulations of mechanisms using joints and environmental constraints.
  • Eliminate redundancies in a design.
  • Interpret Dynamic Simulation results.
  • Share important load information with the Stress Analysis environment.

Who Should Attend

This courseware is designed for experienced Autodesk Inventor users.

Prerequisites

Students should have completed an Autodesk Inventor Essentials course and have a working knowledge of the following:

  • Complex assembly design using Autodesk Inventor.
  • Parametric solid modeling concepts and design or mechanical engineering principles.
  • MicroSoft® Windows® 2000(or)MicroSoft® Windows® XP.

Course Outline (1day/8 hrs.)

Day 1

Introduction to Engineering Analysis

  • Dynamic Simulation Overview
  • Stress Analysis Overview

Dynamic Simulation

  • Creating Joints
  • Environmental Constraints
  • Running Simulations and Analyzing Results

Stress Analysis

  • Creating Loads and Constraints
  • Running an Analysis and Analyzing Results
  • Sharing Dynamic Simulation Results with Stress Analysis

Engineering Problems and Solutions

  • Solving Design Problems

Note:

The suggested course duration is a guideline. Course topics and duration may be modified by the instructior based upon the knowledge and skill level of the course participants. Back to Top

5 - Sheet Metal Design

Course Description

Students learn the fundamental principles of sheet metal design using Autodesk® InventorTM 2009. Students learn how to create and manage sheet metal designs. The course focuses on basic sheet metal concepts and techniques, and builds on them to include complex modeling practices for forming sheet metal parts, assemblies, and drawings. Hands-on exercises representing real-world, industry-specific design scenarios are included.

Learning Objectives

The primary objective of this courseware is to teach students the skills needed to create and doucment sheet metal parts. After completing this course, the student will be ablte to:

  • Describe terms and sheet metal processes that are used in the industry.
  • Review various construction techniques.
  • Create and automate sheet metal design tools.
  • Document sheet metal designs.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for the current Autodesk Inventor user who wants to learn the essential tools and best practices for sheet metal design using Autodesk Inventor 2009.

Prerequisites

Students should have completed an Autodesk Inventor Essentials course and have a working knowledge of the following:

  • The Autodesk Inventor user interface and working environments.
  • Parametric solid modeling concepts and mechanical engineering or design principles.
  • MicroSoft® Windows® 2000(or)MicroSoft® Windows® XP.

Course Outline (2days/16 hrs.)

Day 1

Sheet Metal Overview

  • Introduction to Sheet Metal
  • Sheet Metal Design Methods
  • Sheet Metal Styles

The Sheet Metal Environment

  • Faces
  • Flanges
  • Contour Flanges
  • Hems

Sheet Metal Operations

  • Cutting
  • Sheet Metal Punching
  • Corner Seams
  • Folding
  • Bending
  • Creating Holes
  • Creating Corner Rounds and Corner Chamfers
  • Work Features
  • Pattern Features
  • Mirror Features

Day 2

Sheet Metal Design Techniques

  • Sheet Metal Design Approaches
  • Using Skeletal Models
  • Using Legacy DXF™ and DWG™ Flat Layout Geometry
  • Using Legacy 3D Geometry
  • Complex Sheet Metal Creation Techniques
  • Punch Library Setup

Using Flat Patterns

  • Flat Pattern Creation and Cleanup
  • DXF and DWG Export

Documenting Sheet Metal Designs

  • Creating Sheet Metal Drawings
  • Sheet Metal Documentation
  • Bend and Punch Tables

Note:

The suggested course duration is a guideline. Course topics and duration may be modified by the instructior based upon the knowledge and skill level of the course participants. Back to Top