Inventor 2014 and Inventor LT 2014 Essentials: Autodesk Official Press - Softcover

Tremblay, Thom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118575202 ISBN 13: 9781118575208

Publisher: Sybex, 2013

Synopsis

Quickly learn essential inventor tools and techniques

This full-color Autodesk Official Press guide will help you quickly learn the powerful manufacturing software's core features and functions. Thom Tremblay, an Autodesk Certified Instructor, uses concise, straightforward explanations and real-world, hands-on exercises to help you become productive with Inventor. Full-color screenshots illustrate tutorial steps, and chapters conclude with a related and more open-ended project to further reinforce the chapter's lessons.

Based on the very real-world task of designing tools and a toolbox to house them, the book demonstrates creating 2D drawings from 3D data, modeling parts, combining parts into assemblies, annotating drawings, using advanced assembly tools, working with sheet metal, presenting designs, and more. Full-color screenshots illustrate the steps, and additional files are available for download so you can compare your results with those of professionals. You'll also get information to help you prepare for the Inventor certification exams.

• Introduces new users to the software with real-world projects, hands-on tutorials, and full-color illustrations
• Begins each chapter with a quick discussion of concepts and learning goals and then moves into approachable, hands-on exercises
• Covers the interface and foundational concepts, modeling parts, combining them into assemblies building with the frame generator, using weldments
• Includes material to help you prepare for the Inventor certification exams

Autodesk Inventor 2014 Essentials provides the information you need to quickly become proficient with the powerful 3D mechanical design software.

About this title

About the Author

Thom Tremblay is a Global Strategy Manager on the Autodesk Education team. He is an Inventor Certified Professional and Autodesk Certified Instructor who has been using the software for 14 years to design everything from cabinets and castings to ships and video monitors. He has close ties to the Inventor community, presents at Autodesk University every year, and is a frequent speaker at training centers, colleges, and universities.

From the Back Cover

Learn Autodesk Inventor Quickly and Easily

Whether you're starting from scratch with Autodesk Inventor or want to brush up on your skills, this is the perfect hands-on guide. It thoroughly covers the software's core features and functions, bringing you quickly up to speed on everything you need to start using the software productively right away—the Inventor 2014 interface and tools, parametric sketching and 2D drawing basics, part and assembly modeling, weldments, and more. You'll also gain hands-on experience by designing familiar, everyday mechanical components. This complete revision also features expanded coverage of solid modeling workflows, dozens of content upgrades, and information to help you prepare for Autodesk Inventor certification.

Learn these Autodesk Inventor essentials—and more:

• The Autodesk Inventor 2014 interface, tools, and settings
• How to create a parametric sketch and add constraints
• The basics of part and assembly modeling and 2D drawing
• Creating images and animation from your design data
• Sculpting plastic parts with ribs, decals, and more
• Building and properly documenting sheet metal parts
• Blending parts and assemblies into weldments
• Creating metal frames with the Frame Generator

Learn to create complex assemblies using simple tools

Select standard components for your designs quickly and easily using Design Accelerators

This striking Essentials book features:

• Chapter-opening learning objectives
• Step-by-step tutorials
• Full-color screenshots and illustrations
• Essentials and Beyond—summaries and additional suggested exercises
• Downloadable exercise files and three bonus chapters

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118575202
• ISBN 13: 9781118575208
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416