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Autodesk®

Inventor® 2015

Advanced Course

Armin Graef

www.armin-graef.de

[email protected]

Autodesk® Inventor® 2015 Advanced Course

www.armin-graef.de Inv2015/Advanced Course 1

PREFACE TO THE COMPLETE TRAINING MANUAL

The transition from 2D design to 3D design is well underway. With the easy to use and powerful Inventor® software from Autodesk, Inc. you can also perform this transition relatively quickly.

The objective of the training manual is to help you in this whole process and especially, to make the first steps of working with the CAD software as easy as possible.

If the Inventor® software has already been installed, you have probably already seen the very extensive and interesting Inventor Help system. What advantages do you have if you also own this training manual in addition to the documentation of the CAD system?

First, you will notice the special order in which the different topics of the Inventor® software are discussed in the manual. On the one hand, subsequent chapters are mostly, only dependent on the knowledge of previous chapters. On the other hand, I wanted to make sure that a beginner, in particular, should be able to quickly understand the scope of a typical 3D system in its entirety. In addition, it was vital to me to distinguish between those commands which are "absolute necessary" and "less important" tools. Therefore the book was basically divided into three parts.

Within the first and second part the three main topics of most 3D systems are repeatedly explained: the "Part Modeling", the "Assembly Modeling", and the creation of "Drawings". Additionally, at the end of the second part, the chapter "Special Subjects" is also included. In this chapter more subject-specific topics are discussed, like for example "Sheet Metal Design" or "Weldment Design".

Within the third part, all those topics are explained, which are also very interesting, but are not absolutely necessary to create the first designs.

The many exercises will also be very beneficial for you. Basically they consist of two distinct types. On the one hand, there are the relative small exercises which are available for all theoretically discussed commands. On the other hand, there are also the major exercises, which are generally more focused on multiple subjects or on solving a design task.

The additional and often different explanations of the theoretical background of the various tools and capabilities of the Inventor® software in comparison to the help system can also be an advantage for you. Great importance is particularly attached on a clear structuring of the respective topics. Therefore in the following sections, you will find relatively little "text in the form of a novel", but many "main points" and even more matching "sub points".

Finally, I don't want to forget to emphasize here that the most effective way to learn a CAD system is a good training course in combination with a matching manual. If you also share this opinion, please have a closer look at my website on the Internet.

I wish you a lot of success in working with the Inventor® software.

Armin Graef

Internet: www.armin-graef.de

Advanced Course Autodesk® Inventor® 2015

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PREFACE TO THE ADVANCED COURSE

As mentioned before, my whole training manuals to the Autodesk Inventor® 2015 software are divided into three parts.

This manual, the so-called "Advanced Course", contains "Part 3".

The other two parts of the whole training manuals are included within the so-called "Basic Course". In general, this book should be worked through before the "Advanced Course".

The "Tables of Contents" of both books can be downloaded via the website "www.armin-graef.de".

THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF BOTH BOOKS

The highest levels of the contents of both books are shown on the right.

In "Part 1" and "Part 2" they do not contain any technical subdivision. The different terms of a 3D system (sketches, features, assemblies, ...) are only used below these chapter headings.

The repetition of the three main topics "Part Modeling", "Assembly Modeling" and "Drawings" was chosen, so that, first the "simpler" tools and then the "more complex" tools to the same main topic could be explained.

Within the chapter "Special Subjects", the topics "Sheet Metal Design", "Weldment Design", "Simple piping ...", "More complex Solid Modeling", and "Frame Generator" are discussed.

In "Part 3" the aforementioned manner of subdivision was not carried out anymore.

Book: Basic Course

• Part 1 - Introduction - Part Modeling - Assembly Modeling - Drawings

• Part 2 - Part Modeling - Assembly Modeling - Drawings - Special Subjects

Book: Advanced Course

• Part 3 - Representations and Selection methods - Additional Tools - Skeletal Modeling - Administration and Configuration - Parameters and Libraries - Data Exchange - Splines and Surface Modeling - Tube and Pipe - Cable and Harness - Stress Analysis and Frame Analysis - iLogic - Data Management with Autodesk Vault - Design Accelerator - Adaptivity - Further Display Tools - Presentations - Inventor Studio



SPECIAL CONVENTIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

To simplify notation and to improve clarity, the following conventions and abbreviations are often used in this document.

Text example in the document Action to be performed

Ribbon/3D Model/Create/Revolve

<Revolve>

Choose the "Revolve" command by clicking once with the left mouse button on the icon "Revolve" on the Ribbon (Model tab, Create panel) (Abbreviation: angle brackets)

Browser/Sketch1/Edit Sketch

[Skizze1/Edit Sketch]

Choose the "Edit Sketch" command by clicking once with the right mouse button (context menu) on the name "Sketch1" within the browser (Abbreviation: square brackets)

Graphics Window/RMB/Extrude

{Extrude}

Choose the "Extrude" command by clicking once with the right mouse button within the graphics window and select the item "Extrude" from the context menu (for example from the special Marking Menu)

(Abbreviation: curly brackets)

.../RMB/... Press the right mouse button on any object



Contents

Advanced Course

Part 3:

1. Representations and Selection methods............................................................................................. 15

1.1 Design View Representations ............................................................................................................................... 15 Within assemblies .......................................................................................................................................... 15 Within parts.................................................................................................................................................... 18 Within drawings ............................................................................................................................................. 18

1.2 Selection Priority and Selection Methods ............................................................................................................. 20

1.3 Level of Detail Representations ............................................................................................................................ 25 1.3.1 Generally ........................................................................................................................................................... 25

Within assemblies .......................................................................................................................................... 25 Within drawings ............................................................................................................................................. 27

1.3.2 Substitutes ......................................................................................................................................................... 28 "Manual" management of Substitutes ............................................................................................................ 30

"Automatic" management of Substitutes ....................................................................................................... 33

1.4 Positional Representations .................................................................................................................................... 35 Within assemblies .......................................................................................................................................... 35 Within drawings ............................................................................................................................................. 39

2. Additional Tools ..................................................................................................................................... 41

2.1 User-defined folders in the browser ...................................................................................................................... 41 Within assembly files ..................................................................................................................................... 41 Within drawing files ...................................................................................................................................... 42

2.2 Open an associated drawing file ........................................................................................................................... 42

2.3 Contact Solver ...................................................................................................................................................... 43

2.4 Productivity .......................................................................................................................................................... 44

2.5 UCS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 45

2.6 Analysis tools in parts and Region Properties of sketches .................................................................................... 47

2.6.1 Analysis tools in parts ....................................................................................................................................... 47 Draft Analysis ................................................................................................................................................ 47 Zebra Analysis ............................................................................................................................................... 48 Surface Analysis ............................................................................................................................................ 49 Curvature Analysis ........................................................................................................................................ 50 Cross Section Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 51

2.6.2 Calculation of Region Properties in sketches .................................................................................................... 52

2.7 Express Mode for large assemblies ...................................................................................................................... 53

2.8 Working with larger assemblies (Overview only) ................................................................................................ 55

2.9 Simplifying Models .............................................................................................................................................. 56 Simplifying assemblies .................................................................................................................................. 56

Simplifying parts ............................................................................................................................................ 57

3. Skeletal Modeling ................................................................................................................................... 59

3.1 Overview (other sections with Skeletal Modeling)............................................................................................... 59

3.2 Sketch Blocks ....................................................................................................................................................... 60

3.3 Creating components from Sketch Blocks ............................................................................................................ 63

Actions to store Sketch Blocks as components .............................................................................................. 64

Actions in assemblies with components that were created from Sketch Blocks ............................................ 65

3.4 Creating a Layout part file within an assembly .................................................................................................... 68



4. Administration and Configuration ....................................................................................................... 69

4.1 Further Project Management .................................................................................................................................69 4.1.1 Project Editor .....................................................................................................................................................69 4.1.2 Creating a favorable folder and project structure ..............................................................................................69

4.2 Managing File Versions ........................................................................................................................................72

4.3 Pack and Go ..........................................................................................................................................................73

4.4 Application Options ..............................................................................................................................................75

4.5 Settings in Styles and Libraries .............................................................................................................................84 4.5.1 Styles and Style Libraries ..................................................................................................................................84

Changing a project to customize Templates and a Style Library ...................................................................85 Customizing Styles and a Style Library regarding Drawings ........................................................................85 Changing the project so that files cannot be modified "accidentally" ............................................................89

4.5.2 Appearance Libraries and Material Libraries ....................................................................................................89

4.5.3 Additional tools for "Style Libraries" and "Libraries" .......................................................................................96

4.6 Document dependent settings in drawings ............................................................................................................98

4.6.1 Customizing Document Settings .......................................................................................................................98

4.6.2 Customizing Sheet Formats ...............................................................................................................................98

4.6.3 Managing Title Blocks ......................................................................................................................................98 Copying, Pasting, Renaming, Deleting, and Inserting a Title Block ..............................................................98 Creating and positioning texts in a Title Block ..............................................................................................98

Changing an existing text parameter ..............................................................................................................99

Creating a new text parameter of type "Physical Properties - Model" .........................................................100 Creating a Custom Property in a drawing file ..............................................................................................100

Creating a Text Parameter for a Custom Property .......................................................................................100

Changing the properties of lines by choosing appropriate layers .................................................................100 Importing and editing a company logo from an AutoCAD file ...................................................................101 Filling out a Title Block ...............................................................................................................................102 Importing a Title Block from AutoCAD ......................................................................................................103

Copying and Pasting a complete Title Block into another file .....................................................................104

Copying and Pasting some objects of a Title Block .....................................................................................105

Custom Model iProperties in Title Blocks ...................................................................................................105

4.6.4 Managing Drawing Borders ............................................................................................................................106

Inserting the Default Border .........................................................................................................................107

Creating, Editing and Inserting Zone Borders ..............................................................................................108

Creating Custom Borders .............................................................................................................................109

4.7 Special BOM Customizations .............................................................................................................................110

4.7.1 Controlling the content of Bill of Materials and Parts Lists with Parameters..................................................110 Base Quantity, Base Unit, Unit Quantity, and Total Quantity .....................................................................110 Formatting and replacing columns in Parts Lists .........................................................................................111

Grouping multiple rows to single rows in Bill of Materials and in Parts Lists ............................................113 4.7.2 Custom Model Properties ................................................................................................................................115

4.8 Customizing the Ribbon, Keyboard, and Marking Menu ...................................................................................116

5. Parameters and Libraries ................................................................................................................... 121

5.1 3D Constraints in the form of iMates ..................................................................................................................121

Creating iMates ............................................................................................................................................121 Assigning iMates ..........................................................................................................................................122 Modifying iMates .........................................................................................................................................124

5.2 Creating a library: Controlling single files ..........................................................................................................125

5.2.1 Only with parameters ......................................................................................................................................125 5.2.2 With Excel spreadsheet ...................................................................................................................................125 5.2.3 With iParts .......................................................................................................................................................125

Terms ...........................................................................................................................................................125 Standard iPart Factory and iPart Members of a simple Angle Bracket ........................................................126 Custom iPart Factory and iPart Members of a simple Angle Bracket ..........................................................129 Standard iPart Factory and iPart Members of a Flange with Microsoft Excel .............................................130 Sheet Metal Standard iPart Factory ..............................................................................................................132



5.3 Creating a library: Controlling multiple files ...................................................................................................... 134

5.3.1 With a linked Excel spreadsheet ..................................................................................................................... 134

5.3.2 With Derived Components (with or without embedded Excel spreadsheet) ................................................... 135 5.3.3 With linked Parameters ................................................................................................................................... 136 5.3.4 With iAssemblies ............................................................................................................................................ 137

5.4 iFeatures ............................................................................................................................................................. 140 Sheet metal Cut for a D-Sub connector........................................................................................................ 140

Extruded hole with thread ............................................................................................................................ 142

Simple Extruded Hole as Sheet Metal Punch iFeature................................................................................. 143

Relief DIN 509 Form E................................................................................................................................ 144

Use a table-driven iFeature within an iPart .................................................................................................. 146

Create a table-driven iFeature from an iPart ................................................................................................ 146

Flared Pipe End (example for connecting edges)......................................................................................... 147

5.5 Installation, configuration and customization of the Content Center.................................................................. 149

5.5.1 Installation of the Content Center ................................................................................................................... 149

5.5.2 Configuration of the Content Center ............................................................................................................... 149

5.5.3 Customization of the Content Center .............................................................................................................. 150

Copy and edit existing objects of the Content Center .................................................................................. 150

Publishing parts in the Content Center......................................................................................................... 152

Publishing features in the Content Center .................................................................................................... 156

6. Data Exchange ...................................................................................................................................... 157

6.1 Latest list of supported versions of other CAD formats ..................................................................................... 157

6.2 Exporting data..................................................................................................................................................... 158 6.2.1 From IPT, IAM to BMP, PNG, PDF, SAT, STEP, X_T, STL ........................................................................ 158

Source format: Part (*.ipt) ........................................................................................................................... 158

Source format: Assembly (*.iam) ................................................................................................................ 159

6.2.2 From an Inventor format to DWF ................................................................................................................... 160

6.2.3 From IDW to DWG, DXF ............................................................................................................................... 162

By means of "Save Copy As AutoCAD DWG or DXF" ............................................................................. 162 By means of "Save As Inventor DWG" (DWG TrueConnect) .................................................................... 164

6.3 Importing data..................................................................................................................................................... 165 6.3.1 From an AutoCAD format into an Inventor format......................................................................................... 165

Importing a "3DSOLID" file ........................................................................................................................ 165

Opening an AutoCAD file (DWG TrueConnect) ........................................................................................ 166

7. Splines and Surface Modeling ............................................................................................................ 167

7.1 Splines ................................................................................................................................................................ 167 7.1.1 General Splines ............................................................................................................................................... 167

Creating ........................................................................................................................................................ 167 Editing .......................................................................................................................................................... 168 Creating and editing a spline within a 3D Sketch ........................................................................................ 169

7.1.2 Equation Curves .............................................................................................................................................. 170

7.2 Surface Modeling ............................................................................................................................................... 171 7.2.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 171 7.2.2 Creating surfaces ............................................................................................................................................. 171

Importing files from other CAD systems ..................................................................................................... 171

Thicken/Offset ............................................................................................................................................. 173 Boundary Patch ............................................................................................................................................ 173 Loft .............................................................................................................................................................. 174 Sculpt ........................................................................................................................................................... 175 Copy Object ................................................................................................................................................. 175

7.2.3 Editing surfaces in the Model Environment .................................................................................................... 176

Stitch ............................................................................................................................................................ 176 Extend Surface ............................................................................................................................................. 176 Trim Surface ................................................................................................................................................ 176 Split Faces .................................................................................................................................................... 177 Create Silhouette Curve ............................................................................................................................... 177

Replace Face ................................................................................................................................................ 178 Repair Bodies ............................................................................................................................................... 178



7.2.4 Edit faces within the Repair Environment .......................................................................................................179

Stitch ............................................................................................................................................................179 Edit Regions .................................................................................................................................................179 Extend the edges of a face ............................................................................................................................180

Intersect Faces ..............................................................................................................................................180 Extract Loop .................................................................................................................................................180 Boundary Trim .............................................................................................................................................180 Reverse Normal ............................................................................................................................................181 Boundary Patch ............................................................................................................................................181 Unstitch ........................................................................................................................................................181 Transfer Surface ...........................................................................................................................................182 Find Errors, Heal Errors, Previous Error, Next Error ...................................................................................183

7.2.5 Special Drawing Views ...................................................................................................................................185 Slice..............................................................................................................................................................185

8. Tube and Pipe ...................................................................................................................................... 187

8.1 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................187 Basic structure of an assembly with "Tubes and Pipes" ...............................................................................187

Tools for "Tubes and Pipes" .........................................................................................................................187

Basic Tube and Pipe Styles ..........................................................................................................................188

8.2 Placing and Connecting Fittings .........................................................................................................................192 Placing, Replacing, and Refreshing Fittings from Content Center ..............................................................192 Placing Fitting ..............................................................................................................................................192 Connecting Fittings ......................................................................................................................................193

8.3 Managing "Tube and Pipe Styles" and Template files ........................................................................................195

Styles ............................................................................................................................................................195 Template files ...............................................................................................................................................197

8.4 Creating and Editing Routes ...............................................................................................................................198 8.4.1 Routes for "Rigid Pipes with Fittings" and "Tubes with Bends" .....................................................................198

8.4.2 Routes for "Hoses with Fittings" .....................................................................................................................204

8.5 Documenting Tubes and Pipes ............................................................................................................................207

8.5.1 Drawing views .................................................................................................................................................207 8.5.2 Export data into ASCII or ISOGEN files ........................................................................................................209

8.6 Authoring and Publishing Tubes, Pipes, Hoses, and Fittings .............................................................................210

8.6.1 Convert a "normal part" into a "Tube and Pipe part" ......................................................................................210

8.6.2 Create a library: Tube with Fittings ................................................................................................................211

8.6.3 Create a library: Hose with Fittings (Pneumatic) ...........................................................................................217

9. Cable and Harness .............................................................................................................................. 225

9.1 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................225 Basic structure of an assembly with "Cable and Harness" ...........................................................................225

Tools for "Cable and Harness" .....................................................................................................................225

9.2 Creating and Publishing "Connectors" ................................................................................................................228

Converting a "normal part" into a "Harness Connector" ..............................................................................228

Converting an "iPart" into a "Harness Connector" .......................................................................................230

9.3 Further "Harness" tools .......................................................................................................................................232 Creating and editing Splices .........................................................................................................................232

Creating and editing Routes .........................................................................................................................233

Creating and editing Segments .....................................................................................................................234

Creating and editing Ribbon Cables .............................................................................................................235

9.4 Documentation ....................................................................................................................................................237 9.4.1 Creating drawing views ...................................................................................................................................237

"Normal" views ............................................................................................................................................237 Nailboard - Views ........................................................................................................................................237

9.4.2 Creating Reports ..............................................................................................................................................239 Within a Harness Assembly .........................................................................................................................239

Within a drawing file ...................................................................................................................................240



9.5 Exporting and Importing Harness Data .............................................................................................................. 240

Exporting ..................................................................................................................................................... 240 Importing ..................................................................................................................................................... 241

9.6 Settings ............................................................................................................................................................... 242 Harness Settings ........................................................................................................................................... 242 Cable & Harness Library ............................................................................................................................. 242

9.7 Virtual Parts ........................................................................................................................................................ 243

10. Stress and Frame Analysis ................................................................................................................. 245

10.1 Stress Analysis .................................................................................................................................................... 245 10.1.1 Static Analysis ................................................................................................................................................. 245

Basic Tools .................................................................................................................................................. 245 Parametric Dimension and Convergence ..................................................................................................... 247

Pin Constraint and Frictionless Constraint ................................................................................................... 252

Pressure, Moment and Bearing Load ........................................................................................................... 255

Creating and editing Contacts ...................................................................................................................... 256

Thin Bodies .................................................................................................................................................. 261 Detecting and Eliminating Rigid Body Modes (Soft Springs) ..................................................................... 262

10.1.2 Modal Analysis ............................................................................................................................................... 264

10.2 Frame Analysis ................................................................................................................................................... 265 10.2.1 Static Analysis ................................................................................................................................................. 265 10.2.2 Modal Analysis ............................................................................................................................................... 272

10.3 Comparison between Stress Analysis and Frame Analysis ................................................................................ 273

11. iLogic ..................................................................................................................................................... 275

11.1 Creating libraries ................................................................................................................................................ 276 11.1.1 Controlling single parts ................................................................................................................................... 276 11.1.2 Controlling assemblies .................................................................................................................................... 280

Assigning values from an assembly to existing sub-components ................................................................ 280 Placing parts as "iLogic components" .......................................................................................................... 280

Placing assemblies as "iLogic components" ................................................................................................ 281

Copying an iLogic assembly ........................................................................................................................ 282

11.2 Other applications ............................................................................................................................................... 284 11.2.1 Internal Rules .................................................................................................................................................. 284

Creating a Work Point at the Center of Gravity of a part............................................................................. 284

Update the display of the scale within a drawing......................................................................................... 285

11.2.2 External Rules ................................................................................................................................................. 286 Specifying the properties (iProperties) within a file .................................................................................... 286

Update the display names within the browser .............................................................................................. 287

12. Data Management with Autodesk Vault ............................................................................................. 289

12.1 "Temporary" use of Autodesk Vault: Basic Actions ......................................................................................... 289

12.1.1 Basic configuration of the Vault ..................................................................................................................... 289

First logging in at the Vault Explorer .......................................................................................................... 289

Creating the basic folder structure in the Vault............................................................................................ 289

Selecting or creating the so-called "Working Folder".................................................................................. 290

First logging in at the Inventor Vault Add In ............................................................................................... 290

Creating a new Inventor Vault Project (suitable to the Vault folder structure) ............................................ 290 12.1.2 Adding a project to the Vault (with "favorable" structure) ............................................................................. 291

12.1.3 Renaming files within the Vault ...................................................................................................................... 293

Changing an existing name (from "3-V..." to "3-V1...") .............................................................................. 293

Adding a suffix ("_A") ................................................................................................................................. 294 12.1.4 Finishing the temporary use of the Vault ........................................................................................................ 295

Getting (downloading) all files from the Vault ............................................................................................ 295

Deleting all files within the Vault ................................................................................................................ 295

Further using the downloaded files .............................................................................................................. 295



12.2 "Temporary" use of Autodesk Vault: Further Actions .......................................................................................296

12.2.1 Further configuration of the Vault ...................................................................................................................296

Creating a new Vault ....................................................................................................................................296 Creating a new User .....................................................................................................................................297

12.2.2 Adding a project to the Vault (with "very favorable" structure) ......................................................................297

12.2.3 Copying files within the Vault .........................................................................................................................298

Copying a complete assembly (Suffix "_A") ...............................................................................................298

Creating a "normal" copy of an assembly with related files ........................................................................299

12.2.4 Finishing the temporary use of the Vault ........................................................................................................300

Getting (downloading) all files from the Vault ............................................................................................300

Deleting all files within the Vault ................................................................................................................300

Further using the downloaded files (as a complete project) .........................................................................300

12.3 "Permanent" use of Autodesk Vault: Additional Actions ..................................................................................301

12.3.1 Customizing the user interface of the Vault Explorer .....................................................................................301

Customizing the layout of the Main Pane ....................................................................................................301

Customizing the layout of the Preview Pane ................................................................................................302

12.3.2 Sort, Filter and Search tools ............................................................................................................................302 Sorting and Filtering the lists within the Main Pane or the Preview Pane ...................................................302 Search tools ..................................................................................................................................................303

12.3.3 Simple exercise for working with files in the Vault ........................................................................................304

12.3.4 Further tools ....................................................................................................................................................307 Creating a Label (milestone) ........................................................................................................................307

Restoring an "old version" of an assembly without a Label .........................................................................308

Restoring an "old version" of an assembly with a Label ..............................................................................309

Purging files within the Vault Explorer .......................................................................................................309

Pack and Go .................................................................................................................................................310 Management tools for folders and files ........................................................................................................312

13. Design Accelerator .............................................................................................................................. 313

13.1 Bolted Connection Component Generator ..........................................................................................................313

13.2 Shafts, Parallel Splines, Keys and Bearings ........................................................................................................316

13.3 Beam and Column Calculator .............................................................................................................................319

13.4 Gears ...................................................................................................................................................................321 Spur Gears Component Generator ...............................................................................................................321

Bevel Gears Component Generator ..............................................................................................................324

13.5 O-Ring Component Generator ............................................................................................................................326

13.6 Springs ................................................................................................................................................................328 Compression Springs ...................................................................................................................................328

Extension Springs ........................................................................................................................................330 Belleville Springs .........................................................................................................................................331 Torsion Springs ............................................................................................................................................332

13.7 V-Belts, Synchronous Belts and Roller Chains ..................................................................................................333

V-Belts .........................................................................................................................................................333 Synchronous Belts ........................................................................................................................................336 Roller Chains................................................................................................................................................337

13.8 Cam Generators ..................................................................................................................................................339 Disc Cam Component Generator .................................................................................................................339

14. Adaptivity ............................................................................................................................................. 341

14.1 Adaptivity of Size ...............................................................................................................................................341 Types of "Adaptivity of Size" depending on their creation ..........................................................................341

14.2 Adaptivity of Position .........................................................................................................................................345

14.3 iCopy...................................................................................................................................................................347 Creating an iCopy "Template Layout Part" ..................................................................................................347

Creating an iCopy "Template Assembly" ....................................................................................................348

Analyzing an iCopy "Path part" ...................................................................................................................350

Creating multiple "iCopy Copies" within an iCopy "Target Assembly" ......................................................351



15. Further Display Tools .......................................................................................................................... 353

15.1 Controlling the position of the display in model views ...................................................................................... 353

Constrained Orbit ......................................................................................................................................... 353 ViewCube .................................................................................................................................................... 354 SteeringWheels (Navigation Wheels) .......................................................................................................... 354

15.2 Controlling the quality of the display in model views ........................................................................................ 355

15.3 Transparency of inactive occurrences in assemblies .......................................................................................... 357

16. Presentations ........................................................................................................................................ 359

16.1 Creating and editing Presentations ..................................................................................................................... 359

16.2 Manually exploding components ........................................................................................................................ 361

16.3 Animations ......................................................................................................................................................... 364

17. Inventor Studio ..................................................................................................................................... 367

17.1 Creating still images ........................................................................................................................................... 367 Render Image ............................................................................................................................................... 367 View Last Image .......................................................................................................................................... 367 Lighting Styles ............................................................................................................................................. 370 Scene Styles ................................................................................................................................................. 371 Camera ......................................................................................................................................................... 372 Local Lights ................................................................................................................................................. 374

17.2 Creating animations ............................................................................................................................................ 375 Switch on the Animation Timeline .............................................................................................................. 375

Animate Components................................................................................................................................... 376

Animate Constraints..................................................................................................................................... 377 Animate Parameters ..................................................................................................................................... 379 Animate Camera .......................................................................................................................................... 381 Animate Fade ............................................................................................................................................... 383 Render Animation ........................................................................................................................................ 384 Animate Positional Representation .............................................................................................................. 385

Animate Light .............................................................................................................................................. 386 Video Producer ............................................................................................................................................ 387

Appendix:

18. Index ...................................................................................................................................................... 389



Part 3


Part 3

Autodesk® Inventor®

Advanced Course

Part 3


COPYRIGHT

All rights reserved, including the translation. No part of this work may be reproduced or processed electronically, duplicated or distributed in any form without the prior written permission of the author.

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DISCLAIMER

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TRADEMARKS

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Autodesk, AutoCAD, DWG, the DWG logo, and Inventor are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and other countries.

All screen shots of dialog boxes in this book are screen shots of Autodesk products. Autodesk screen shots - reproduced with permission of Autodesk, Inc.

Part 3 Representations and Selection methods


1. REPRESENTATIONS AND SELECTION METHODS

Main Topics • Design View Representations • Selection Priority and Selection methods • Level of Detail Representations • Positional Representations

Note: Copying the exercise files to the hard disk As already described within the Basic Course, before the start of the Inventor, you should copy the exercise files of the book into a folder on your local computer or on your network. Please, do the following: • Download a ZIP file from the Internet - go to the main web page of the book: "www.armin-graef.de/Book-Inventor2015.aspx" - choose the following link at the bottom of the page: "Download the exercise files (English)" - first, another web page appears on which the so-called "Book Number" is checked - please enter the "Book Number" (you can find the "Book Number" at the end of each book) - please also enter any password (please remember; to repeat the download if necessary) - then, the web page appears from which the ZIP file can be downloaded - click the link "Course_Inv2015.zip" and save the file in any folder on your local computer or on your network • Extract the downloaded ZIP file - after you have downloaded the ZIP file, you can extract the file to any folder (e.g. to "C:\") - only one main folder ("Course") with many subfolders and files will be created.

1.1 DESIGN VIEW REPRESENTATIONS

WITHIN ASSEMBLIES

In assembly files, you can manage so-called Design View Representations.

The following information is saved within a Design View Representation: • the view orientation (viewing angle, zoom magnification) and a section view (if present) • the component properties Visibility, Enabled, and Appearance • the Expanded state or Collapsed state within the browser • the Visibility of all objects that can be selected via Ribbon/View/Visibility/Object Visibility/...

(Origin Planes, - Axes, - Points, User Work Planes, - Axes, - Points, 2D Sketches, 3D Sketches, Welds, Weldment Symbols, UCS Triad, - Planes, - Axes, - Points (prerequisite: the objects themselves must be switched on)).

Design View Representation can be used for the following purposes: • to control the views within an assembly (IAM)

- during the work within an assembly - or when opening an assembly

- Options... button within the Open dialog box (right figure)

- or when placing components

- Options... button within the Place Component dialog box (left figure)

- or when choosing (linking) a Representation of a subassembly within a parent assembly - Browser/IM_Nozzle side:1/Representations/

RMB/Representation... (right figure)

• to control the views within a drawing (IDW); only the Visibility and the Appearance of the components are

considered (are evaluated) - via the option Representation/View/... while executing the Base View command or via the option .../RMB/Apply

Design View... from the context menu of existing drawing views • to control the views within a presentation (IPN); only the Visibility and the Appearance of the components are

considered (are evaluated). - via the Options... button while executing the Create View command.

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If desired, Design View Representation can be associatively linked with parent assemblies, drawing files, and presentation files.

Note: Positional Representations and Level of Detail Representations As seen in the above dialog boxes, when performing the various actions, you also have access to the other types of Representations. These types are discussed in the following sections.

To create or to modify Design View Representation, the following tools are available from the context menu in the browser: • on: .../Representations/View:...

- New: to create a new Design View • on: an existing Design View

- Delete, Activate, Copy - Copy to LevelofDetail

- see the following section Level of Detail Representations - Lock

- if a Design View is locked, changes within this Design View are no longer saved

- Camera View - Save Current Camera

- on the one hand, the current view is saved as so-called "Current Camera" in the current Design View

- on the other hand, the "default saving a Design View when leaving the Design View" (option Autosave Camera) is switched off

- after any change of a view, then leaving the Design View, and then activating the Design View again, the last (saved) Camera View is always displayed

- Restore Saved Camera - the previously saved Camera View (of the respective Design View) is restored

- Autosave Camera - the "default saving a Design View when leaving the Design View" is activated again - the last saved Camera View can still be restored until leaving the Design View

- All Visible, All Hidden: the Visibility of all occurrences is switched on or off - Remove Appearance Overrides: all Appearance Overrides are removed (like the Clear/Select All tool).

When creating or modifying a Design View Representation, you should note the following order: • first: the Design View Representation must be created or activated • then: the changes to the view can be done

- e.g. the Visibility of multiple components can be switched off.

Exercise 1-1: Do the following: • Open the assembly "IM_Nozzle side.iam" (Folder: "...\3_Part3\IM_Injection mold")

- Create a new Design View Representation - Create the Design View

- Browser/Representations/View:.../New - Rename a Design View

- .../View1/(click the name twice)/Without_SN

Appendix Index


18. INDEX

3

3D indicator ............................................................... 79 3DSOLID ................................................................. 165

A

Adaptivity ................................................................ 341 Add Assembly ............................................................ 44 Add In ...................................................................... 290 Add Part ..................................................................... 44 ADMS Console ........................................................ 296 Alias ........................................................................... 75 All in Camera ............................................................. 21 Alpha Sort Component ............................................... 44 Analysis tools ............................................................. 47 Animate Camera ...................................................... 381 Animate Components ............................................... 376 Animate Constraints ................................................. 377 Animate Fade ........................................................... 383 Animate Light .......................................................... 386 Animate Parameters ................................................. 379 Animate Positional Representation .......................... 385 Animation Timeline ................................................. 375 Animations ....................................................... 364, 375 Annotation scale ......................................................... 76 Appearance Libraries ................................................. 89 Application Options ................................................... 75 Area .......................................................................... 100 Authoring ................................................................. 210 Autodesk Vault ........................................................ 289

B

Background ................................................................ 78 Base Quantity ........................................................... 110 Base Unit .................................................................. 110 Baseline Justification ................................................. 99 Beam ........................................................................ 267 Beam Calculator ....................................................... 319 Bearing Generator .................................................... 316 Bearing Load ............................................................ 255 Belleville Springs ..................................................... 331 Belts ......................................................................... 333 Bevel Gears Component Generator.......................... 324 Bolted Connection Component Generator ............... 313 Bonded ..................................................................... 256 Borders ..................................................................... 106 Boundary Patch ................................................ 173, 181 Boundary Trim ......................................................... 180 Bulkhead .......................................................... 214, 221

C

Cable ................................................................ 225, 227 Cache ......................................................................... 77 Cam Generators ....................................................... 339 Camera ..................................................................... 372

Capacity and Performance.......................................... 80 Center of Gravity ...................................................... 284 Chains ....................................................................... 333 Clips ........................................................................... 76 Color scheme .............................................................. 78 Column Calculator ................................................... 319 Column Format ........................................................ 111 Command Alias .......................................................... 75 Command Prompt ...................................................... 75 Component Derive ..................................................... 44 Component name........................................................ 81 Component Offset ...................................................... 20 Component opacity .................................................... 82 Compression Springs ................................................ 328 Connector ................................................. 215, 218, 228 Constrained Orbit ..................................................... 353 Constrained To ........................................................... 20 Contact Solver ............................................................ 43 Contacts .................................................................... 256 Content Center ........................................................... 77 Convergence ............................................................. 247 Convergence Settings ............................................... 251 Copy Files ................................................................ 298 Copy Object ............................................................. 175 Create Shrinkwrap ...................................................... 29 Create Silhouette Curve ........................................... 177 Create Simplified Part ................................................ 57 Create Substitute .................................................. 33, 44 Cross Section Analysis ............................................... 51 Curvature Analysis ..................................................... 50 Custom iPart Factory ................................................ 125 Custom Model iProperties ........................................ 105 Custom Model Properties ......................................... 115 Custom Node ............................................................ 269 Custom Property ....................................................... 100 Customize ................................................................. 116

D

Data Exchange ......................................................... 157 Default Border .......................................................... 107 Default Drawing File Type......................................... 80 Default Layer Style .................................................... 81 Default Object Style ................................................... 81 Default templates........................................................ 77 Defer Update .............................................................. 81 Define Envelopes ................................................. 57, 58 Degree of Freedom Analysis ...................................... 44 Density ..................................................................... 100 Depth of field ........................................................... 373 Derive Assembly ........................................................ 28 Derived Component ................................................... 59 Design Accelerator ................................................... 313 Design Data ................................................................ 77 Design View Representations .................................... 15 Dimension text ........................................................... 79 Dimension Type ......................................................... 80 Disc Cam Component Generator ............................. 339

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Display quality ........................................................... 79 Display Tools ........................................................... 353 Draft Analysis ............................................................ 47 Drawing Borders ...................................................... 106 Drawing Resources .................................................... 98 DWG TrueConnect .......................................... 164, 166

E

Edit dimension when created ..................................... 79 Edit Regions ............................................................. 179 Elbow ............................................................... 212, 220 Enable Enhanced Highlighting ................................... 78 Enable part modification ............................................ 80 Enable Prehighlight .................................................... 78 Equation Curves ....................................................... 170 Error ......................................................................... 183 Event ........................................................................ 275 Excel ................................................................. 134, 135 Explorer .................................................................... 289 Export ......................................................... 75, 117, 157 Express Mode ............................................................. 53 Extend Faces ............................................................ 180 Extend Surface ......................................................... 176 Extension Springs ..................................................... 330 External Components ................................................. 21 Extract Loop ............................................................. 180

F

Failure analysis ........................................................... 81 File ............................................................................. 77 File Versions .............................................................. 72 Fill Voids .................................................................... 58 Filter ......................................................................... 302 Find Error ................................................................. 183 Fittings ............................................................. 192, 210 Fix Axial Direction................................................... 252 Fix Radial Direction ................................................. 252 Fix Tangential Direction .......................................... 252 Floating Bearing ............................................... 259, 270 Folder ................................................................... 41, 42 Force ................................................. 247, 265, 268, 272 Form ......................................................................... 275 Formatting columns.................................................. 111 Frame Analysis ......................................................... 265 Free Orbit ................................................................. 353 Frictionless Constraint .............................................. 253

G

Gears ........................................................................ 321 Geometry selection ..................................................... 79 Get .................................................................... 295, 300 Grid lines .................................................................... 83 Ground and Root Component ..................................... 44 Grouping rows .......................................................... 113

H

Harness ..................................................................... 225 Hatch Pattern .............................................................. 88 Heads-Up Display ...................................................... 83

Heal Error .................................................................183 Highlight .....................................................................78 Hose ..........................................................................217

I

iCopy ........................................................................347 iFeature .......................................................................82 iLogic .......................................................................275 Images ......................................................................367 Import ......................................................... 75, 117, 157 Include Components ...................................................56 Internal Components ..................................................21 Intersect Faces ..........................................................180 Inventor DWG File Version .......................................81 Inventor Studio .........................................................367 Invert Selection ...........................................................20 ISOGEN ...................................................................209 iTrigger .....................................................................275

K

Keyboard ..................................................................116

L

Label .........................................................................243 Layout .........................................................................68 Layout Modeling ........................................................59 Level of Detail Representations..................................25 Libraries...................................................... 89, 121, 276 Lighting Styles .........................................................370 Line Weight ................................................................80 Link Levels of Detail ............................................ 33, 44 Local Lights ..............................................................374 Locating Bearing .............................................. 259, 270 Loft ...........................................................................174 Look At Behavior .......................................................79 Loom ........................................................................243

M

Main Pane .................................................................301 Make Components ......................................................64 Marking Menu ..........................................................116 Mass .........................................................................100 Material Libraries .......................................................89 Mesh Settings ...........................................................250 Mesh View ...............................................................246 Midsurface ................................................................261 Minimum Frame Rate .................................................78 Minimum Rotation .....................................................79 Modal Analysis ................................................. 264, 272 Model dimensions ......................................................79 Moment ....................................................................255

N

Nailboard ..................................................................237 Navigation Wheels ...................................................354 Node .........................................................................269 Non-Inventor DWG File .............................................81

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O

Offset ....................................................................... 173 Open options .............................................................. 77 Orbit ................................................................... 79, 353 Origin ......................................................................... 79 Origin axis indicator................................................... 79 O-Ring Component Generator ................................. 326 Overlay View ............................................................. 39

P

Pack and Go ............................................................... 73 Parallel Key Connection Generator.......................... 316 Parallel Splines Connection Generator .................... 316 Parameters ........................................................ 121, 136 Parametric Table ...................................................... 248 Parting Line .............................................................. 177 Path .......................................................................... 383 Performance ............................................................... 80 Physical Properties ..................................................... 76 Physical Properties - Model ..................................... 100 Pin Constraint ........................................................... 252 Pipe .......................................................................... 187 Place at Component Origin ........................................ 44 Plug .......................................................................... 243 Pneumatic ................................................................. 217 Positional Representations ......................................... 35 Prehighlight ................................................................ 20 Presentations ............................................................ 359 Pressure .................................................................... 255 Preview Display ......................................................... 80 Previous Selection ...................................................... 20 Probe Labels ............................................................. 246 Productivity ................................................................ 44 Projection ................................................................... 82 Prompts ...................................................................... 79 Publishing ................................................................ 210 Pulleys ...................................................................... 333

Q

Quick File Open ......................................................... 77

R

Reaction Forces ........................................................ 252 Reactions .................................................................. 271 Redundant Relationships ............................................ 81 Reflection Environment ............................................. 78 Region Properties ....................................................... 52 Relationships .............................................................. 81 Remove Details .......................................................... 58 Rename Browser Nodes ............................................. 44 Renaming files ......................................................... 293 Render Animation .................................................... 384 Render Image ........................................................... 367 Repair Bodies ........................................................... 178 Repair Environment ................................................. 179 Replace Face ............................................................ 178 Report Generator ...................................................... 239 Resolve Link .............................................................. 77 Reverse direction........................................................ 79

Reverse Normal ........................................................ 181 Ribbon ...................................................................... 116 Ribbon Cable ............................................................ 235 Rigid Body ............................................................... 262 Rigid Link ................................................................ 269 RMB (Right Mouse Button) ......................................... 4 Roller Chains ............................................................ 337 Route ........................................................................ 233 Routes ....................................................................... 198 Rule .......................................................................... 275

S

Save ............................................................................ 76 Save and Replace Component .................................... 44 Save Reminder Timer ................................................. 77 Scale ................................................................. 100, 285 Scene Styles ............................................................. 371 Sculpt ....................................................................... 175 Seal ........................................................................... 243 Search ....................................................................... 302 Section Standard Parts .......................................... 80, 81 Segments .................................................................. 234 Select by Plane ........................................................... 21 Select Part File ........................................................... 29 Select Visible Only..................................................... 20 Selection ..................................................................... 76 Selection methods ...................................................... 20 Selection Priority ........................................................ 20 Separation ................................................................. 256 Shaft Component Generator ..................................... 316 Shrink Fit .................................................................. 256 Shrinkwrap ................................................................. 29 Simplifying ................................................................. 56 Simulation ........................................................ 245, 266 Skeletal Modeling ...................................................... 59 Sketch Blocks ............................................................. 60 Skip all unresolved files ............................................. 77 Slice .......................................................................... 185 Sliding ...................................................................... 256 Soft Springs .............................................................. 262 Sphere Offset .............................................................. 21 Splice ........................................................................ 232 Splines ...................................................................... 167 Split .......................................................................... 177 Spring ....................................................................... 256 Springs ..................................................................... 328 Spur Gears Component Generator ........................... 321 Standard iPart Factory .............................................. 125 Static Analysis .................................................. 245, 265 SteeringWheels ........................................................ 354 Stitch ................................................................ 176, 179 Stress Analysis ......................................................... 245 Studio ....................................................................... 367 Style ........................................................................... 84 Style Libraries ...................................................... 77, 84 Style Library ............................................................... 84 Substitute Parts List values....................................... 112 Substitutes .................................................................. 28 Suffix ........................................................................ 294 Surface Analysis ......................................................... 49 Surface creation ........................................................ 171

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Surface editing ......................................................... 176 Surface Modeling ..................................................... 167 Synchronous Belts .................................................... 336

T

Team Web .................................................................. 77 Template Assembly .................................................. 348 Template Layout Part ............................................... 347 Templates ................................................................... 77 Terminal ................................................................... 243 Text Parameter ........................................................... 99 Texture folder ............................................................. 77 Thicken/Offset .......................................................... 173 Thin Bodies .............................................................. 261 Timer .......................................................................... 77 Title Block Insertion ................................................... 80 Title Blocks ................................................................ 98 ToolClips .................................................................... 76 Tooltips ...................................................................... 76 Top-Down Design ...................................................... 59 Torsion Springs ........................................................ 332 Total Mass ................................................................ 112 Total Quantity .......................................................... 110 Transfer Surface ....................................................... 182 Transparency ............................................................ 357 Trigger ...................................................................... 275 Trim Surface ............................................................. 176 Tube ......................................................................... 211 Tube and Pipe ........................................................... 187

U

UCS ............................................................................ 45 Undo file size ............................................................. 76

Unit Quantity ............................................................110 Unstitch ....................................................................181 Update Substitute........................................................33 User name ...................................................................76 User-defined folders ............................................. 41, 42

V

Vault .........................................................................289 V-Belts......................................................................333 Video Producer .........................................................387 View Block Insertion Point ........................................81 View Justification .......................................................80 View Last .................................................................367 View transition time ...................................................78 ViewCube .................................................................354 Virtual Part ...............................................................243 Visual Basic ..............................................................275 Volume .....................................................................100

W

Wire ..........................................................................226 Working Folder ........................................................290

X

XYZ axis labels ..........................................................79

Z

Zebra Analysis ............................................................48 Zone Borders ............................................................108 Zoom to cursor ...........................................................79

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