Mastering Autodesk Inventor 2012 and Autodesk Inventor LT 2012 - Softcover

Waguespack, Curtis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118016823 ISBN 13: 9781118016824

Publisher: Sybex, 2011

Synopsis

Master the "Inventor" way of 3D mechanical design with this expert guide

This Autodesk Official Training Guide is your best resource for learning how to create, document, and verify your design using Autodesk′s powerful Inventor 2012 software. Mastering Inventor is a detailed reference and tutorial that quickly covers Inventor basics before moving on to detail topics rarely documented elsewhere, such as configuring your design with iLogic, practical ways to work with large assemblies, using 2D and 3D data from other CAD systems, working with styles and standards, designing and detailing weldments and frames, and working with Tube and Pipe and Cable and Harness design tools.

Expert author Curtis Waguespack draws on his extensive Inventor experience across multiple industries to provide you with a wealth of real–world tips, tricks, and techniques so readers can improve designs, work productively, and employ Inventor and industry–standard best practices. This Mastering book is recommended as a Certification Preparation study guide resource for the Inventor Associate and Professional exams.

• Covers all the new features in Autodesk Inventor 2012 and Inventor LT 2012
• Written by Inventor Certified Expert and Autodesk Manufacturing Implementation Certified Expert Curtis Waguespack, who draws on his extensive Inventor experience across multiple industries
• Provides a wealth of real–world tips, tricks, and techniques for using Inventor in professional environments
• Covers rapid digital prototyping, designing weldments and frames, sheet metal design, conducting dynamic simulation and stress analysis, and much more
• Helps you prepare for the Autodesk Inventor 2012 Certified Associate and Certified Professional exams

Want to master Autodesk Inventor? Mastering Autodesk Inventor 2012 and Inventor LT 2012 is the resource you need.

About this title

About the Author

Curtis Waguespack is an Inventor Certified Expert and an Autodesk Manufacturing Implementation Certified Expert who has trained, consulted, and supported manufacturing and design firms in industries ranging from aerospace to consumer products to industrial machinery. Curtis uses Inventor daily in a real–world design environment, where he works on new designs and maintains existing design documentation in stride. Using Inventor to design and properly document construction equipment, industrial machinery, food service equipment, and electronic devices has given him a broad and deep understanding of how Inventor is used in real–world environments across different industries.

From the Back Cover

From Concepts to Prototypes to Proven Designs

This Autodesk Official Training Guide is your best resource for learning how to create, document, and verify your designs using Autodesk′s powerful Inventor 2012 software. Updated for Inventor 2012, this complete reference and tutorial covers all the new features in Inventor Professional, Inventor, and Inventor LT. It also covers topics rarely documented elsewhere, such as configuring designs with iLogic, working with large assemblies, using 2D and 3D data from other CAD systems, and more. Written by an Inventor expert with years of experience using and teaching Inventor, this book is packed with tips and tactics that will help you work productively, maintain best practices, and improve your designs. This detailed reference will also help you prepare for the Inventor certification exams.

Coverage includes:

• Setting up and configuring Inventor project files

• Exploring basic modeling tools in depth

• Adding parametric intelligence to sketches and models

• Setting up title blocks and working with styles and standards

• Mastering sheet metal design techniques

• Designing and detailing weldments and frames

• Exploring less well–known strategies for large assemblies

• Producing rapid designs, regardless of original CAD system or features

• Working with Tube & Pipe and Cable & Harness design tools

• Conducting dynamic simulation and stress analysis

• Working with Plastics design features and Inventor tooling for mold design

• Automating designs with iLogic, an easy way to capture and reuse your work

Master Autodesk Inventor 2012, Inventor LT 2012, and Inventor Professional 2012

Learn Inventor Tools with Quick and Easy Reference Examples

Explore Advanced Design for Parts, Assemblies, Weldments, and Plastics

Standardize and Automate Your Design Processes with iLogic

Prepare for the Inventor 2012 Certified Associate or Certified Professional Exams

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118016823
• ISBN 13: 9781118016824
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1032