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Quick Tip: Direct Editing of Cylindrical Features
Do you ever find yourself working with an assembly or part inside of Inventor and need to make a few little tweaks? This quick tip is for you. With Inventor’s direct edit modeling, you can quickly...
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Inventor 101: Revolve Command and Project Geometry
In this Inventor 101 video, you’ll learn some of the basics of Autodesk Inventor that are essential for creating CAD geometry. The first feature looked at is the revolve command. It can be used to...
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Get Smart with Inventor Part Modeling – 01 Terminology
Did you create a sweep with Autodesk Inventor today? It’s a trick question (I know you did) but you may not have used the sweep command to do it… I’ll explain later. In ‘Get Smart with Inventor Part...
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Quick Tip: Using Parameters for Multiple Design Configurations
Parameters are important, but do you know the perfect way to set them up to reference? This quick tip has you covered. In the video below, you’ll be stepped through a bike bracket design utilizing...
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Inventor 101: Circular Pattern
Need to learn some basics about Autodesk Inventor? You’ve come to the right place. In this quick Autodesk Inventor basics video, we take a look at using the circular pattern command and how it can be...
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Quick Tip: Assembly Simplification using Shrinkwrap
When it comes to manufacturing, we love to see plenty of detail in CAD model. But there are times when all that complexity in your parts and assemblies is not necessary. It may have a negative impact...
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Inventor 101: Detail Part Drawings from 3D CAD
Although 3D CAD designs continue to grow in popularity and use cases, the need for 2D drawings still exist. Even with the introduction of Model-Based Definition, drawings are heavily relied upon by...
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Get Smart with Inventor Part Modelling – 02 Why (almost) every shape is a sweep.
In post 01 of this series I posed a challenging question – Have you created a sweep today? The answer is almost certainly ‘yes,’ in this post I’ll explain why. When is a feature a sweep? What do the...
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Quick Tip: Rib Command
It would be nice if we didn’t have to take into account manufacturability or structural integrity in the design process. We could probably create some pretty incredible things if that was the case....
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Inventor 101: Auxiliary & Section Views, Dimensions, and Annotations
Building off some basic functionality that you learned int the Detail Part Drawings from 3D CAD blog post, this tip will focus on more of the functionality in the drawing environment to help you turn...
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My Favorite Commands: Delete Face
If you are cleaning up imported geometry, fixing 3D models that are not quite right, simplifying model for simulation or removing details to protect your IP the delete face command is your one-stop...
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Quick Tip: Creating Animations with Inventor Studio
To get a better understanding of how parts are going to interact with one another, often times you need more than a 3D CAD design. This is where creating animations with Inventor Studio comes into...
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What’s New: Autodesk Inventor 2019.1 Update
This week the Inventor 2019.1 update was released and is ready for download via the Autodesk Desktop App or your Autodesk Account. This update is laser-focused on user feedback and improving workflows...
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Inventor 101: Tips for Editing Existing CAD
When you need to make modifications to an existing design, remember that this likely doesn’t mean you have to create new sketches, extrusions, and features for your design. Often, the changes you need...
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Quick Tip – Radial Dimensions in Detail View
Autodesk Inventor makes dimensioning of 2D drawings quick and easy, but there are some designs that need a little extra thought when dimensioning. One example would be working with radial dimensions of...
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Quick Tip – Working with Nonnative Data with AnyCAD
Engineers use many types of design software, which can be a problem if you need to modify or use a design that was created in another product. This problem is mitigated inside of Autodesk Inventor...
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Inventor 101: Shell Command and Model Tree Planes
There are often many different methods you can take in the CAD design process to reach the same end part design. Some are faster and more efficient than others, as we’ll learn in this Inventor 101...
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Quick Tip – Exporting Parts from Inventor to Revit
We are often asked how to import parts from Autodesk Inventor into Autodesk Revit. The workflow isn’t too difficult, but there are a few steps to take to make sure that your parts import with the...
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Quick Tip: 5 Drawing Annotations You NEED to Use
With the growing prevalence of integrated CAD/CAM software, the days of the 2D drawing may be coming to a close. However, in many cases this design tool is still an essential part of the process,...
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Autodesk Inventor 2019.1: Community Driven Enhancements
A couple weeks ago, Loren shared details around the Autodesk Inventor 2019.1 update and how to get your hands on it. As you can see in his post, we have added several user-requested enhancements to the...
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