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Technical Training: Inventor 11 Update

Simon Ng Technical Sales Manager Simon Bosley Inventor Product Manager


Manufacturing Solutions Division
Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer
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Introduction
MSD Product Update Training

Logistics

Location: [] Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, Shanghai, PRC. Address: [595] 595, JiuJiang Rd, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200001, PRC. Tel: +86-21-3313-4888 20th Feb [Monday] to 23rd Feb [Thursday]
22nd Feb [Wednesday]

Total 4 Days

Group dinner (30 pax include spouse)

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2006 Autodesk

Welcome and Introduction


Personal Introductions Course Overview Classroom Management Train the Trainer Packet

Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer

Welcome and Introduction


Personal Introductions

Simon Ng

Technical Sales Manager

Simon Bosley

Inventor Product Manager

Who You Are


Name How long have you been using Inventor? Have you started using Inventor 11?

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Welcome and Introduction


Overview

Course Description Course Goals Target Audience Prerequisites Course Outline

Introduction to Inventor enhancements

Connect enhancements to customer needs

Schedule

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2006 Autodesk

Welcome and Introduction


Overview

Course Description Course Goals Target Audience Prerequisites Course Outline

Use the course materials to train others

Describe the primary new features of Inventor 11


Describe the benefit of each feature vis--vis customer needs

Schedule

Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer

2006 Autodesk

Welcome and Introduction


Overview

Course Description Course Goals Target Audience Prerequisites Course Outline

Autodesk internal AEs who will train Reseller AEs.

Schedule

Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer

2006 Autodesk

Welcome and Introduction


Overview

Course Description Course Goals Target Audience Prerequisites Course Outline

A solid knowledge of Inventor 10

Schedule

Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer

2006 Autodesk

Welcome and Introduction


Overview

Course Description Course Goals Target Audience Prerequisites Course Outline

Divided into sessions and then Procedures and Tasks

Schedule

Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer

2006 Autodesk

Welcome and Introduction


Overview

Course Description Course Goals Target Audience Prerequisites Course Outline

Schedule is divided into two days

Schedule

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Agenda: Inventor Products


Schedule - Day 1
Time 8:00 9:00 am 9:00 9:30 9:30 10:00 10:00 10:15 10:15 11:30 11:30 12:00 12:00 1:00 pm 1:00 1:45 1:45 2:00 2:00 3:30 3:30 5:00 5:00 5:30 Session Welcome, Introduction and Setup (Mitch) Session 1: Whats New in Inventor 11 (Simon B) Session 2: Large Assembly Management (Simon N) Break Session 3: LAM cont & Bill of Materials (Kevin) Session 4: Assembly Configurations (Simon N) Lunch Session 4: Assembly Configurations (Simon N) Break Session 5: Dynamics Simulation (George) Session 6: Transportation Supply Chain (Kevin) Recap (Mitch)

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Agenda: Inventor Products


Schedule - Day 2
Time 8: 15 9:30 am 9:30 10:00 10:00 10:15 10:15 11:10 11:10 12:00 12:00 1:00 pm 1:00 1:15 1:15 2:15 2:15 2:30
2:30 - 3:30 3:30 - 4:15 4:15 - 4:30 4:30 - 4:45 4:45 - 5:00 5:00 - 5:15 5:15 - 5:30 5:30 - 5:45 5:45 11: Train the Trainer Autodesk Inventor

Session Session 7: Shape Design (Simon N) Session 8: Content Center (Kevin) Break Session 9: Tube and Pipe Routing (George) Session 10: Design Accelerators (Andy) Lunch Session 10: Design Accelerators (Andy) Session 11: Drawing Manager (Kevin) Break Session 12: Improvements and Enhancements Steel Frame Design (Andy) Wire Harness (Steve) ACAD & AEC Exchange (Simon B) X64 Bit Support (Simon B) Direct X Support (Simon B) Usability Enhancements (Simon B) Studio (Kevin) AutoLimits (Simon N) Tips and Tricks 12 (Kevin) 2006 Autodesk

Agenda: Data Management Products


Schedule - Day 3
Time 8:20 10:00 10:00 10:15 10:15 11:30 11:30 12:00 12:00 1:00 1:00 1:45 1:45 2:00 2:00 3:30 3:30 5:00 5:00 5:30 Session Session 1: Whats New in Autodesk DM 5 Break Session 3: Vault Explorer and Manager (Brian) Session 4: Vault for ACM and ACE (Siva) Lunch Session 4: Config Support and Security (Todd) Break Session 5: Productstream BOM (Brian) Session 6: Productstream ECO and Web (Brian) Recap (Mitch)

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ACE & ACM Products & Solution Demo


Schedule - Day 4
Time 8:20 8:50 8:50 10:00 10:00 10:15 10:15 11:30 11:30 12:00 12:00 1:00 1:00 1:45 1:45 2:00 2:00 5:00 5:00 5:30 Session Session 1: Create/Setting Project/Drawing (BC) Session 2: Schematic Tools, X-Ref, Wire Type Break Session 3: Point to Point Tools (BC) Session 4: User Defined Attributes, Error Checking/Electrical Audit (BC) Lunch Session 4: ACM Whats New (BC) Break Session 5: MSD2006 Solution Demo (Kevin) Recap (Mitch)

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Session 2 Large Assembly Management


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Large Assembly Management


Overview Customer Needs

Overall Customer Benefit Increased productivity when working with very large designs Inventor Delivers New methods for managing memory resources when working with large assemblies.

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Large Assembly Management


Overview Customer Needs Autodesk Advantage Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding
Ability To: 1. Quickly open large assemblies to view the product structure 2. Dynamically unload components to reduce memory usage 3. Save and reuse various levels of details 4. Use simplified models in place of detail assemblies 5. Quickly create production drawings of large assembly designs

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Large Assembly Management


Customer Needs
1. Quickly open large assemblies to view the product structure
Solution Default Level of Detail (LOD) representation using: All Components Suppressed All Parts Suppressed All Content Library Suppressed

How To
Use the Options button on the File Open dialog to select the desired LOD Identify and un-suppress required components from assembly browser
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Large Assembly Management


Customer Needs
2. Dynamically unload components to reduce memory usage
Solution Suppression Technology Level of Detail Representations How To Suppress parts that are not required to complete the task by using Assembly Browser Activate a pre-defined Level of Detail

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Large Assembly Management


Customer Needs
3. Save and reuse various level of details
Solution Assembly Selection Filter Level of Detail Representations How To Select components no longer required by using Selection tools Save as new LOD Representation Activate LOD when required by using Assembly Browser Assemble by using Options button during assembly placement
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Large Assembly Management


Customer Needs
4. Use simplified models in place of detail assemblies
Solution Derived Component Level of Detail Representations How To Create a derived part using a saved LOD Representation and/or new Bounding Box option Include the derived part in the assembly

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Large Assembly Management


Customer Needs
5. Quickly create production drawings of large assembly designs
Solution Level of Detail Representations Drawing Manager How To Create custom LODs to omit components unnecessary for drawings (internals, small fasteners, etc.) Create drawings using saved LOD

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Large Assembly Management


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Inventor delivers large assembly control typically reserved for highcost solutions like UGS and Catia

For AutoCAD Users


Design products of any complexity with confidence

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Large Assembly Management


Overview Customer Needs
1. Suppress Assembly Components 2. Suppress Components to Isolate a Part 3. Derive Assemblies for Ease of Use

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercise Check Understanding

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Large Assembly Management


Hands-on Exercises
1. Suppress Assembly Components
You Will Learn How To: View New Level of Detail and Capacity Meter Suppress Internal Components to Isolate a Part

2. Suppress Components to Isolate a Part


3. Derive Assemblies for Ease of Use

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Large Assembly Management


Hands-on Exercises
1. Suppress Assembly Components
You Will Learn How To: Suppress All Components to Work with Two Assemblies Simultaneously Suppress All Content Center to Work with Two Assemblies Simultaneously

2. Suppress Components to Isolate a Part


3. Derive Assemblies for Ease of Use

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Large Assembly Management


Hands-on Exercises
1. Suppress Assembly Components
You Will Learn How To: Work with Derived Assemblies and Parts for component simplification Make a Bounding Box to Represent a Very Large Design

2. Suppress Components to Isolate a Part


3. Derive Assemblies for Ease of Use

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2006 Autodesk

Large Assembly Management


Overview Customer Needs
1. How many standard LODs are created with an assembly?

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

2. Which of the standard LODs would you use if you want to browse only the top level of the assembly tree?
3. Where is the tool that selects all occurrences of a part? 4. Describe at least one customer situation where being able to suppress assembly components is going to make a big productivity difference.

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Session 3 Bill of Materials


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Bill of Materials
Overview Customer Needs

Overall Customer Benefit Capture complete BOM and reuse on all associated drawing sheets Inventor Delivers Improved user interface and interaction with the BOM

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Bill of Materials
Overview Customer Needs
Ability To: 1. Synchronize item numbers with Drawings and Parts List 2. Easily modify Material properties of many components from the BOM Editor 3. Add custom iProperties while editing the BOM

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

4. Obtain accurate reporting on purchased parts


5. Apply flexible numbering (alphanumeric support, number digits, A,B,C 10, 20, 30)
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Bill of Materials
Customer Needs
1. Synchronize item numbers with Drawings and Parts List
Solution Automatic synchronization from Assembly BOM to Parts List and Save Item Overrides to BOM tool How To Override or modify item numbers in the parts list if necessary Synchronize the Assembly BOM with changes in the parts list using the Save Item Numbers to BOM tool in the Part List context menu

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Bill of Materials
Customer Needs
2. Easily modify Material property of many components from the BOM Editor
Solution BOM Editor with Material drop down menu How To Select components from BOM Editor and select Material drop-down control

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Bill of Materials
Customer Needs
3. Add custom iProperties while editing the BOM
Solution BOM Editor How To Select Custom iProperty button to create custom column in BOM

Select components to add custom property

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Bill of Materials
Customer Needs
4. Obtain accurate reporting on purchased parts
Solution BOM Editor How To Automatically merge rows of identical part numbers

Create user-defined rules by selecting Part Number Merge Settings and enter custom values for exclusion

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Bill of Materials
Customer Needs
5. Apply flexible numbering (alpha-numeric support, number digits, A,B,C 10, 20, 30)
Solution BOM Editor How To Right-click on BOM Structured View tab, View Properties, and choose number of digits (10, 20, 30, etc.) Numbering scheme (numeric or alpha) can be assigned from View Properties

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Bill of Materials
Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Unmatched capability to derive accurate BOM data from the 3D design.

For AutoCAD Users


Automatic and accurate BOM and parts list with full customization to meet individual company standards
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Bill of Materials
Overview Customer Needs
1. Review and Use BOM Enhancements

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Bill of Materials
Hands-on Exercises
1. Review and Use BOM Enhancements
You Will Learn How To:
Enter iProperties through the BOM Configuration Support and the BOM View Improvements to Identifiers

Use Persistent Component Identifiers


Push Content Back to the BOM Editor Attach a Balloon Use Parts List to Manage the Display of Different Members Use Drawing View to Show Different Members Use Table Command to Create and Edit Types of Tables
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Bill of Materials
Overview Customer Needs
1. What changes have been made to the BOM that simplify workflow?

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

2. What is the importance of the BOM being able to be reused?


3. What tool do you use to resynchronize parts list overrides to the BOM?

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Session 4 Assembly Configurations


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Assembly Configurations
Overview Customer Needs

Overall Customer Benefit Quickly design and document families of related products Inventor Delivers Tools to design and document product families by defining variations from a master model

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Assembly Configurations
Overview Customer Needs
Ability To: 1. Create product families from tabledriven assemblies 2. Define and change configurations 3. Capture all products variants in a single BOM

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

4. Create tabulated drawings for manufacturing


5. Quickly create unique drawings for each configuration member

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Assembly Configurations
Customer Needs
1. Create product families from table-driven assemblies
Solution iAssembly Author How To Convert existing assembly into iAssembly by using Create iAssembly from Tools pull-down menu Use iAssembly Author tool to create and modify configurations

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Assembly Configurations
Customer Needs
2. Define and change configuration members
Solution Auto-Capture How To Activate the member for the change and make modifications

Examples: suppress components, reference other components, modify constraints, etc.

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Assembly Configurations
Customer Needs
3. Capture all products variants in a single BOM
Solution BOM Editor How To Drag and drop quantity column from Choose Columns

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Assembly Configurations
Session Topics
4. Easily create tabulated drawings for manufacturing
Solution Drawing Manager How To Create drawing views of iAssembly and/or iPart members

Create tabulated Parts List from Assembly BOM


Use new Table tool to create configuration table that references configuration values

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Assembly Configurations
Session Topics
5. Quickly create unique drawings for each configuration member
Solution Drawing Manager How To Copy existing drawing of configuration member

Edit base drawing view and change the view referenced to new configuration member (ensure Preserve Orphaned Annotation is set)
Adjust dimensions if required

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Assembly Configurations
Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Powerful, high-end architecture integrated with View, Position, and Level of Detail representations to deliver flexible and easy-to-use management of complex product families

For AutoCAD Users


Automatic creation of drawings for product families

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Assembly Configurations
Overview Customer Needs
1. Convert an Existing Assembly into an iAssembly

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Assembly Configurations
Hands-on Exercises
1. Convert an Existing Assembly into an iAssembly
You Will Learn How To:
Turn an Existing Assembly into an iAssembly Make a Piston into an iPart

Make a Cylinder Assembly into an iAssembly

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Assembly Configurations
Overview Customer Needs
1. What function does the Configuration Tool serve?

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

2. What is the purpose of the Generate File command?


3. Describe how the AutoCapture Mode will benefit your customers. 4. How do you add a Configuration Table on the drawing?

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Session 5 Transportation Supply Chain


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Transportation Supply Chain


Overview Customer Needs

Overall Customer Benefit Reduced development cycles for manufacturing tooling Inventor Delivers Integrated set of tools to support the design of manufacturing tooling using imported design files

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Transportation Supply Chain


Overview Customer Needs Autodesk Advantage Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding
1. Import large STEP & IGES datasets that often contain geometric errors 2. Identify and correct errors in imported data 3. Select and use the appropriate data within the dataset including wireframe, surface and 3D models 4. Define spot weld locations using imported data points 5. Create locator pins centered on holes in the work piece
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Ability To:

Transportation Supply Chain


Customer Needs
1. Import large STEP & IGES datasets that often contain geometric errors
Solution Translation Report Quarantine Folder How To Select the Save Parts During Load option Review Errors and Warnings in the Translation Report

Use the Quarantine folder to identify and work with defective data

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Transportation Supply Chain


Customer Needs
2. Identify and correct errors in imported data
Solution

Repair tools for gaps and overlaps


User-defined tolerance for stitching surfaces How To

Remove defective boundary loops using the Extract Loop tool


Extend the surface if necessary using the Extend Face tool and/or re-trim the surface using the Boundary Trim tool Use Boundary Patch tool to fill gaps Interactive surface healing by using tolerance control in Stitch
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Transportation Supply Chain


Customer Needs
3. Select and use the appropriate data including wireframe, surface and 3D models
Solution Promote wireframe, surface or 3D part geometry to the part modeling environment depending on the design needs

How To
Promote multiple surfaces as a Composite Feature to the part modeling environment or Promote wireframe to a 3D sketch
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Transportation Supply Chain


Customer Needs
4. Define spot weld locations using imported data points
Solution Create work axes through workpoints created from imported 3D coordinate data How To Import 3D points data from Excel Project imported points on to the imported surface using the Project Curve to Surface tool.

Create work axes normal to the projected points

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Transportation Supply Chain


Customer Needs
5. Create alignment pins based on alignment holes in the work-piece
Solution Project Curve

How To Create a workpoint at the center of edge loop Create work axis along the normal to the point Create a workplane and sketch and project the loop onto the sketch Use the projected sketch geometry to create the locator pin
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Transportation Supply Chain


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Best in class STEP and IGES import tools, optimized for repairing defective data

For AutoCAD Users


Work directly with their customers 3D datasets, providing unprecedented accuracy in the location of tooling and fixtures

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Transportation Supply Chain


Overview Customer Needs
1. View error reports from importing STEP and IGES files and View Quarantine Data
2. Trim Surfaces in Imported Data

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercise Check Understanding

3. Apply Color to Imported Objects


4. Use Enhancements for Spot Welds and Fixture Blocks

5. Use General Construction Environment Enhancements


6. Use Composite Surface Capability 7. Use Quality Check and Refit Tool 8. Performance Optimization
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Transportation Supply Chain


Hands-on Exercises
1. Run an Error Report and Quarantine Data 2. Trim Surfaces 3. Apply Color 4. Use Spot Welds and Fixture Blocks 5. Use General Construction Environment 6. Use Composite Surface 7. Use Quality Check 8. Performance Optimization
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You Will Learn How To: Run and View the Error Report Quarantine Data

Transportation Supply Chain


Hands-on Exercises
1. Run an Error Report and Quarantine Data 2. Trim Surfaces 3. Apply Color 4. Use Spot Welds and Fixture Blocks 5. Use General Construction Environment 6. Use Composite Surface 7. Use Quality Check 8. Performance Optimization
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You Will Learn How To: Use Extract Loop, Boundary Trim, and Extend Faces Tools to Repair Surfaces Extract a Boundary a Different Way Stitch Surfaces to Repair Gaps Use Promote to Patch Large Holes Use Boundary Patch to Fill Surface Area

Transportation Supply Chain


Hands-on Exercises
1. Run an Error Report and Quarantine Data 2. Trim Surfaces 3. Apply Color 4. Use Spot Welds and Fixture Blocks 5. Use General Construction Environment 6. Use Composite Surface 7. Use Quality Check 8. Performance Optimization
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You Will Learn How To: Apply Color to Imported Objects

Transportation Supply Chain


Hands-on Exercises
1. Run an Error Report and Quarantine Data 2. Trim Surfaces 3. Apply Color 4. Use Spot Welds and Fixture Blocks 5. Use General Construction Environment 6. Use Composite Surface 7. Use Quality Check 8. Performance Optimization
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You Will Learn How To: Promote Surfaces for Spot Welds Set Work Axes to Create Inputs for Points and Surfaces Create Net Blocks

Transportation Supply Chain


Hands-on Exercises
1. Run an Error Report and Quarantine Data 2. Trim Surfaces 3. Apply Color 4. Use Spot Welds and Fixture Blocks 5. Use General Construction Environment 6. Use Composite Surface 7. Use Quality Check 8. Performance Optimization
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You Will Learn How To: Use Measuring Tools Use Analysis Commands

Transportation Supply Chain


Hands-on Exercises
1. Run an Error Report and Quarantine Data 2. Trim Surfaces 3. Apply Color 4. Use Spot Welds and Fixture Blocks 5. Use General Construction Environment 6. Use Composite Surface 7. Use Quality Check 8. Performance Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer Optimization
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You Will Learn How To: Create a Composite and Make a Drawing of It

Transportation Supply Chain


Hands-on Exercises
1. Run an Error Report and Quarantine Data 2. Trim Surfaces 3. Apply Color 4. Use Spot Welds and Fixture Blocks 5. Use General Construction Environment 6. Use Composite Surface 7. Use Quality Check 8. Performance Optimization
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You Will Learn How To: Use the Quality Check tools to locate and examine problems in imported data

Transportation Supply Chain


Hands-on Exercises
1. Run an Error Report and Quarantine Data 2. Trim Surfaces 3. Apply Color 4. Use Spot Welds and Fixture Blocks 5. Use General Construction Environment 6. Use Composite Surface 7. Use Quality Check 8. Performance Optimization
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You Will Learn How To: Use Import Option to Save Parts During Load

Transportation Supply Chain


Overview Customer Needs
1. What are the two most common file formats used to import geometry?

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

2. What options should you use to import very large files?


3. What tool is used to set the tolerance for healing imported data? 4. What is the benefit of using the composite option when promoting surfaces?

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Session 6 Shape Design


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Shape Design
Overview Customer Needs

Customer Overall Benefit Create cast and molded parts that meet design requirements for aesthetics, ergonomics and manufacturing constraints

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Inventor Delivers
Tools to create wide range of complex geometry

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Shape Design
Overview Customer Needs Autodesk Advantage Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding
Ability To:

1. Create a wide variety of blended shapes with profiles and control curves
2. Create shapes with sharp or rounded ends 3. Place fillets on complex geometry 4. Shape and manipulate complex 3D curves 5. Use surfaces to define or modify the shape of 3D parts 6. Make sure all ribs created with correct draft angle

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Shape Design
Customer Needs
1. Create a wide variety of blended shapes with profiles and control curves
Solution Enhanced Loft Centerline rail G2 edge continuity Loft to a point

How To
Create two or more curves to control the cross section Create a path or centerline to control the sweep direction

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Shape Design
Customer Needs
1. Create a wide variety of blended shapes with profiles and control curves
Solution Enhanced Sweep Normal profile option Two-rail control Tangency control

How To Create a profile to define a crosssection Create a curve to control the path of the sweep Optionally create a curve to use as a guide rail.

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Shape Design
Customer Needs
2. Create shapes with sharp or rounded ends
Solution Loft to a point with sharp or rounded end conditions How To Create section profiles and 3D points where required Select the profiles and point(s) to define the loft Select the desired end condition

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Shape Design
Customer Needs
3. Place fillets on complex geometry
Solution Enhanced Fillets Face Face Fillets Full Round Fillets G2 Edge Fillet How To Select the appropriate Fillet option Full Round Fillets Select side and top fillets and apply the Full Round fillet

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Shape Design
Customer Needs
4. Shape and manipulate
Solution Improved 3D sketch

complex 3D curves

How To Project curves to surface Project 2 curves to create 3D curve Edit tangency handles on 3D splines Use Smooth (G2) constraint

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Shape Design
Customer Needs
5. Use surfaces to define or modify the shape of 3D parts
Solution New Sculpt Tool How To Create a set of surfaces that defines a fully enclosed volume and use the Sculpt tool to generate the corresponding 3D part Create surfaces to define material to be removed from a part or use surfaces to define material that you want to add. Then use the Sculpt tool to modify the part
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Shape Design
Customer Needs
6. Make sure that all ribs are created with correct draft angle
Solution Rib Tool with new Taper option How To Create sketch geometry to define the location of the ribs

Use the Rib tool and enter the required taper angle

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Shape Design
Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Hybrid surface and solid design technology with innovative tools to sculpt solids with surfaces

For AutoCAD Users


Move into 3D shape design with fast and easy-to-learn modeling tools

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Shape Design
Overview Customer Needs
1. Use Sketch Enhancements 2. Use Loft Enhancements 3. Use Sweep Enhancements 4. Use Sculpt Features 5. Use Rib Feature 6. Use Surface Features 7. Use Analysis Tools

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Shape Design
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use Sketch Enhancements
You Will Learn How To: Use Curve Enhancements Use Project to Surface Import Excel Data Points Create a 3D Spline

2. Use Loft Enhancements


3. User Sweep Enhancements

4. Use Sculpt Features


5. Use Rib Feature 6. Use Surface Features 7. Use Analysis Tools

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Shape Design
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use Sketch Enhancements
You Will Learn How To: Create a Center Line Loft Create a Loft to a Sharp or Round Point Create a Smooth G2 Loft

2. Use Loft Enhancements


3. User Sweep Enhancements

4. Use Sculpt Features


5. Use Rib Feature 6. Use Surface Features 7. Use Analysis Tools

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2006 Autodesk

Shape Design
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use Sketch Enhancements
You Will Learn How To: Use Guide Rail Sweep Guide Surface Sweep

2. Use Loft Enhancements


3. User Sweep Enhancements

4. Use Sculpt Features


5. Use Rib Feature 6. Use Surface Features 7. Use Analysis Tools

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2006 Autodesk

Shape Design
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use Sketch Enhancements
You Will Learn How To: Use Curve Enhancements

2. Use Loft Enhancements


3. User Sweep Enhancements

4. Use Sculpt Features


5. Use Rib Feature 6. Use Surface Features 7. Use Analysis Tools

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2006 Autodesk

Shape Design
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use Sketch Enhancements
You Will Learn How To: Use Rib

2. Use Loft Enhancements


3. User Sweep Enhancements

4. Use Sculpt Features


5. Use Rib Feature 6. Use Surface Features 7. Use Analysis Tools

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2006 Autodesk

Shape Design
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use Sketch Enhancements
You Will Learn How To: Extend Surfaces Trim Surfaces Create a Boundary Patch

2. Use Loft Enhancements


3. User Sweep Enhancements

4. Use Sculpt Features


5. Use Rib Feature 6. Use Surface Features 7. Use Analysis Tools

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2006 Autodesk

Shape Design
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use Sketch Enhancements
You Will Learn How To: Create Approximate Offset Use Analysis Visibility Measure Distance between Two Parts

2. Use Loft Enhancements


3. User Sweep Enhancements

4. Use Sculpt Features


5. Use Rib Feature 6. Use Surface Features 7. Use Analysis Tools

Resize Work Axis

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2006 Autodesk

Shape Design
Overview Customer Needs
1. What new tool is used to build part geometry from multiple surfaces?

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

2. Which fillet type enables G2 continuity to be applied?


3. What are the three control options for loft to a point?

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Session 7 Tube and Pipe Routing


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Tube and Pipe Routing


Overview Customer Needs

Customer Overall Benefit Reduce the time required to develop complex piping designs Inventor Delivers Rules-based placement of piping components with user-defined routing using 3D sketch tools Reuse existing pipe runs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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2006 Autodesk

Tube and Pipe Routing


Overview Customer Needs Autodesk Advantage Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding
Ability to: 1. Locate pipe route with dimensions and constraints 2. Choose the best auto-route solution even after design change

3. Reuse pipe runs from earlier designs


4. Create drain angles 5. Define the name of the pipes added when populating pipe run

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2006 Autodesk

Tube and Pipe Routing


Customer Needs
1. Locate pipe route with dimensions and constraints
Solution
Constrained pipe routing How To Select start and end locations for pipe route to obtain auto-route solution. Right-click and Convert to Sketch to add dimensions Or, start route by selecting nodes; as route lines are added dimensions and constraints are available

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2006 Autodesk

Tube and Pipe Routing


Customer Needs
2. Choose the best autoroute solution even after design change
Solution Alternate Route Solutions How To Activate the affected route Right-click on auto-route region Choose alternate solution or convert to sketch for dimensional control

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2006 Autodesk

Tube and Pipe Routing


Customer Needs
3. Reuse pipe runs from earlier designs
Solution Copy and reuse pipe runs How To Activate top-level Tube and Pipe sub-assembly

Select and copy desired pipe run


Paste pipe run to new location To modify copied run, right-click, and select Make Adaptive

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2006 Autodesk

Tube and Pipe Routing


Customer Needs
4. Create drain angles
Solution Add construction lines to pipe runs to make dimensioning references How To Right-click end of active route

Select Draw Construction Line


Continue route from end node and use construction line for angle dimension

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2006 Autodesk

Tube and Pipe Routing


Customer Needs
5. Define the name of the pipes added when populating pipe run
Solution Tube and Pipe settings option Prompt for Conduit File Names How To Activate tube and pipe setting option

Enter conduit names when prompted during route population

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2006 Autodesk

Tube and Pipe Routing


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Most comprehensive and easiest to use pipe design provides precise route location and predictable update behavior as the design changes

For AutoCAD Users


Get the design right the first time and save time with automatic updates when the model changes
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Tube and Pipe Routing


Overview Customer Needs
1. Create Routes Using auto-route

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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2006 Autodesk

Tube and Pipe Routing


Hands-on Exercises
1. Create Routes Using auto-route
You Will Learn How To: Create a New Route

Convert to Sketch
Create an Offset Make Axes Parallel to Edges

Use Geometry to Make


Relationships between Objects Draw a Construction Line Copy and Reuse a Route Make a Copied Route Independent for Edit Create a Route from a Welded Part
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Tube and Pipe Routing


Overview Customer Needs
1. What functionality is used to specify automatically routed regions?

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

2. What is the benefit of reusing pipe runs?

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2006 Autodesk

Session 8 Content Center


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Check Understanding

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Content Center
Overview Customer Needs

Customer Overall Benefit Secure access to standard and company-specific parts to facilitate design reuse Inventor Delivers Content Center provides the platform for company-standard content with easy access for users and oversight and control for CAD administrators

Autodesk Advantage
Check Understanding

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2006 Autodesk

Content Center
Overview Customer Needs Autodesk Advantage Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding
Users Ability To: 1. Find and place company-standard parts with ease 2. Automatically select component size based on target geometry 3. Update and customize content

Administrators Ability To:


4. Limit changes to authorized users 5. Provide access to custom content on a per project basis

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2006 Autodesk

Content Center
Customer Needs
1. Find and place company-standard parts with ease
Solution Browse search in Content Center How To From Assembly Panel, select Place from Content Center command

Select from the library categories until desired standard is found


Double-click to access the selection table or Use the search entry in the Content Center. Enter as much information about the standard as is known
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Content Center
Customer Needs
2. Automatically select component size based on target geometry
Solution AutoDrop with 3D grips How To With desired component type highlighted, click OK to access AutoDrop Move cursor to Inventor window Hover over target geometry to see appropriate size of component

Click target and use grip edit to adjust size


Right-click to complete selection
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Content Center
Customer Needs
3. Update and customize content
Solution
Component Authoring and Publishing How To Select Component Authoring from the Part Features commands Select Content Center category from pull down Follow prompts to add geometric references and map part parameters to Content Center properties

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2006 Autodesk

Content Center
Customer Needs
4. Limit changes to authorized users
Solution
Autodesk Data Management Vault Manager How To Start the Autodesk Data Management Vault Manager Select Administration from the tools pulldown Assign Content Center Editor role to authorized users

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2006 Autodesk

Content Center
Customer Needs
5. Provide access to custom content on a per project basis
Solution
Configure Libraries command in Project Setup How To Select the Configure Libraries command from the Project Dialog box Identify the desired libraries for the project

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2006 Autodesk

Content Center
Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Check Understanding

Server-based content libraries with AutoDrop technology to streamline content placement

For AutoCAD Users


Dramatically improve design productivity and quality by using pre-defined standard content
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Content Center
Overview Customer Needs
1. How do users access parts from Content Center?

Autodesk Advantage
Check Understanding

2. What is the feature called that enables a piece of content to be dropped and resized?
3. Who can make changes to the Content Center?

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2006 Autodesk

Session 9 Design Accelerators


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer

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Design Accelerators
Overview Customer Needs

Overall Customer Benefit


Automate and simplify the design of mechanical components using

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

embedded engineering knowledge


Inventor Delivers Powerful easy-to-use design accelerators with dynamic preview, AutoDrop, and Content Center integration

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2006 Autodesk

Design Accelerators
Customer Needs
Overview Customer Needs
Ability To: 1. Insert components based on engineering requirements 2. Place all components of a mechanical system in a single operation 3. Capture design parameters with the 3D model 4. Add custom parts to Content Center that are compatible with design accelerators

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer

127

2006 Autodesk

Design Accelerators
Customer Needs
1. Insert components based on engineering requirements
Solution Design Accelerators with streamlined workflows and dynamic preview How To Select appropriate design accelerator Enter design parameters under Calculation tab Determine placement location and components to add

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2006 Autodesk

Design Accelerators
Customer Needs
2. Place all components of a mechanical system in a single operation
Solution Assembly-based component insertion How To

Use Component Selection Tool to add required elements of the design accelerator

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2006 Autodesk

Design Accelerators
Customer Needs
3. Capture design parameters with the 3D model
Solution Design engineering requirements saved in the assembly model How To Enter engineering parameters in the design tab of the Design Accelerator

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2006 Autodesk

Design Accelerators
Customer Needs
4. Add custom parts to
Content Center that are compatible with design accelerators
Solution Content Center authoring and publishing tools with full support for Design Accelerator How To Create custom content or import from Supplier Content Center

Enter Content Center Editor


Edit, Publish Part Create Publish Task as required

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2006 Autodesk

Design Accelerators
Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Design Accelerators reduce the time spent modeling geometry, giving users more time to innovate and optimize product designs

For AutoCAD Users


Faster productivity with 3D modeling by leveraging content created by the design accelerator
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Design Accelerators
Overview Customer Needs
1. Use AutoDrop and Component Authoring

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

2. Create and Edit Bolted Connections


3. Create a V-Belt and Key Connection

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2006 Autodesk

Design Accelerators
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use AutoDrop and Component Authoring
You Will Learn How To:
Use AutoDrop to Insert a Part Create and Reuse Custom Parts with Component Authoring

2. Create and Edit Bolted Connections


3. Create a V-Belt and Key Connection

View Assembly Panel Changes

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2006 Autodesk

Design Accelerators
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use AutoDrop and Component Authoring
You Will Learn How To:
Access Bolted Connection through AutoDrop Investigate Bolted Connection Usability Changes Reuse a Bolted Connection Template

2. Create and Edit Bolted Connections


3. Create a V-Belt and Key Connection

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2006 Autodesk

Design Accelerators
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use AutoDrop and Component Authoring
You Will Learn How To:
Create a V-Belt Create a V-Belt View Engineers Handbook

2. Create and Edit Bolted Connections


3. Create a V-Belt and Key Connection

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2006 Autodesk

Design Accelerators
Overview Customer Needs
1. What's the difference between the design and calculation tabs?

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

2. How do you access the Content Center from a design accelerator?


3. What are the four placement options for Bolted Connections?

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2006 Autodesk

Session 10 Drawing Manager


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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Drawing Manager
Overview Customer Needs

Overall Customer Benefit Rapidly finish and print full production drawings using views of the 3D design Inventor Delivers Comprehensive tools for creating and finishing production drawings

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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139

2006 Autodesk

Drawing Manager
Customer Needs
Overview Customer Needs
Ability To: 1. Document the 3D design 2. Meet company standards 3. Plot multiple documents to a single sheet 4. Document very large assembly designs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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2006 Autodesk

Drawing Manager
Customer Needs
1. Document 3D design
Solution Drawing Manager How To
Pre-define notes, revision tables, and userdefined symbol instances in drawing templates
Hidden-line visibility controlled at component level Window-select creates ordinate dimensions Copy Dimension Property tool quickly reformats dimensions Base View orientation and Scale List predefined by Styles
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Drawing Manager
Customer Needs
2. Meet company standards
Solution
Drawing Manager How To

Inspection dimensions for DIN defined by editing the dimension property


Hole notes applied in side view Diameter dimension text wrapping defined in Styles control User control over arrowhead placement (inside/outside) by context menu
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Drawing Manager
Customer Needs
3. Plot multiple documents to a single sheet
Solution Multi-sheet Plot Manager How To Launch Multi-sheet Plot utility from Program Files

Select any number of IDW or DWFs to composite on a single sheet

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2006 Autodesk

Drawing Manager
Customer Needs
4. Document very large assembly designs
Solution
Level-of-Detail Control Drawing Manager Application Options

How To
Create drawing views based-upon predefined LOD in 3D Set Memory Saving Mode from Application Options to unload components after processing hiddenlines Set Preview As to Bounding Box for best performance and capacity
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Drawing Manager
Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Inventor provides the fastest way to production ready drawings built on a 22-year history of documenting and delivering engineering designs

For AutoCAD Users


Leverage existing AutoCAD templates and styles when creating Inventor drawings

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2006 Autodesk

Drawing Manager
Overview Customer Needs
1. Use Dimension Annotation Enhancements

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

2. Annotate Holes
3. Annotation Behavior with Respect to Modeling Changes 4. Use Edit Origin Command 5. Control Formatting of Symbols and Text 6. View Creation and View Management

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2006 Autodesk

Drawing Manager
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use Dimension Annotation Enhancements 2. Annotate Holes 3. Annotation Behavior with Respect to Modeling Changes 4. Use Edit Origin Command 5. Control Formatting of Symbols and Text 6. View Creation and View Management
You Will Learn How To: Create Dimension Labels

Copy a Dimension
Move a Dimension Change the Direction of an Individual Arrowhead Dimension Using Intersections

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2006 Autodesk

Drawing Manager
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use Dimension Annotation Enhancements 2. Annotate Holes 3. Annotation Behavior with Respect to Modeling Changes 4. Use Edit Origin Command 5. Control Formatting of Symbols and Text 6. View Creation and View Management
You Will Learn How To: Generate a Hole Tag

View Hole Table Enhancements


View Hole Note Enhancements Use Ordinate Dimensioning Enhancements Create a Chamfer Note

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2006 Autodesk

Drawing Manager
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use Dimension Annotation Enhancements 2. Annotate Holes 3. Annotation Behavior with Respect to Modeling Changes 4. Use Edit Origin Command 5. Control Formatting of Symbols and Text 6. View Creation and View Management
You Will Learn How To: Use Annotation Suppression

Use Annotation Retention

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2006 Autodesk

Drawing Manager
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use Dimension Annotation Enhancements 2. Annotate Holes 3. Annotation Behavior with Respect to Modeling Changes 4. Use Edit Origin Command 5. Control Formatting of Symbols and Text 6. View Creation and View Management
You Will Learn How To: Move the Hole Table origin by using the Edit Origin Command

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2006 Autodesk

Drawing Manager
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use Dimension Annotation Enhancements 2. Annotate Holes 3. Annotation Behavior with Respect to Modeling Changes 4. Use Edit Origin Command 5. Control Formatting of Symbols and Text 6. View Creation and View Management
You Will Learn How To: Control the Size and Style of Symbol Text Add Text Wrapping to Dimension Text Use Text Editor Enhancements

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2006 Autodesk

Drawing Manager
Hands-on Exercises
1. Use Dimension Annotation Enhancements 2. Annotate Holes 3. Annotation Behavior with Respect to Modeling Changes 4. Use Edit Origin Command 5. Control Formatting of Symbols and Text 6. View Creation and View Management
You Will Learn How To: Use New Enhancements to Create a Drawing Use Tools to Work with a Drawing

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2006 Autodesk

Drawing Manager
Overview Customer Needs
1. List the top three enhancements that you think would most benefit your customers.

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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2006 Autodesk

Session 11 E & I Steel Frame Design


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer

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Steel Frame Design


Overview Customer Needs

Customer Overall Benefit Reduce the time required to develop support structures using structuralsteel shapes Inventor Delivers Frame Generator speeds the selection, orientation, and placement of predefined structural shapes with automated end treatments

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer

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2006 Autodesk

Steel Frame Design


Overview Customer Needs Autodesk Advantage Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding
1. Quickly create welded frame designs of any complexity 2. Easily define and modify orientation of structural members 3. Output accurate BOM information 4. Define end cuts for welded assembly

Ability To:

5. Modify frame design to account for changing assembly size or changing load requirements

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2006 Autodesk

Steel Frame Design


Customer Needs
1. Quickly create welded frame designs of any complexity
Solution Frame Generator locates structural members on solid edges, 3D sketch lines or between workpoints How To Define basic frame skeleton using extrusions, sketches, or workpoints Launch Frame Generator from Assembly Panel pull down

Select Insert to start adding frame members to the assembly

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2006 Autodesk

Steel Frame Design


Customer Needs
2. Easily define and modify orientation of structural members
Solution All-in-one Insert control with placement, orientation, and offset options How To Select standard, section type, and size Select placement control point Select skeleton geometry to define member placement Check placement preview and change orientation as needed
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Steel Frame Design


Customer Needs
3. Output accurate BOM
Solution Inventor BOM roll-up to combine similar frame elements to a single item number How To Select all similar frame members Assign Part Number iProperty Use Assembly BOM to view number of members and total length

information

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2006 Autodesk

Steel Frame Design


Customer Needs
4. Define end cuts for welded assembly
Solution Automatic end conditions including miter, notch, trim, or lengthen How To Select appropriate end treatment from Frame Generator options

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2006 Autodesk

Steel Frame Design


Customer Needs
5. Modify frame design to account for changing assembly size or load requirements
Solution Frame Generator functionality to modify multiple members simultaneously How To Select multiple frame members to resize or re-orient using Change Frame Members command

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2006 Autodesk

Steel Frame Design


Customer Needs
Overview Customer Needs Best-in-class structural frame design and reporting tools that dramatically improve productivity and product quality

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

For AutoCAD Users


Dramatically improve productivity and reduce errors with automated methods to create and modify steel frame designs
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Steel Frame Design


Overview Customer Needs
1. Build and Refine a Frame

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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2006 Autodesk

Steel Frame Design


Hands-on Exercises
1. Build and Refine a Frame
You Will Learn How To: View a Completed Design

Create a Skeletal Model to Speed Frame Creation


Quickly Insert and Orient Frame Members from a Skeletal Model Apply End Treatments to Frame Members Frame a Camper Body

Convert Frame to Weldment


View Bill of Materials Frame a Camper Ladder
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Steel Frame Design


Overview Customer Needs
1. What types of Inventor geometry can be used as the frame skeleton?

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

2. What end treatment types are supported in Frame Generator


3. How do you roll up similar frame members to the same BOM item?

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2006 Autodesk

Session 11 E & I AutoCAD Electrical Integration


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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AutoCAD Electrical Integration


Overview Customer Needs

Overall Customer Benefit


Improved coordination between electrical and mechanical design

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

teams
Inventor Delivers Import and export of electrical connection data between 2D and 3D designs Complete integration with AutoCAD

Electrical
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AutoCAD Electrical Integration


Customer Needs
Overview Customer Needs
Ability To: Use existing electrical connection data to streamline wire harness design Create accurate 2D cable and wire harness documentation efficiently without re-creating designs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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2006 Autodesk

AutoCAD Electrical Integration


Customer Needs
1. Use existing electrical connection data to streamline wire harness design
Solution Predictable, seamless wire lists import from 2D electrical designs How To Import harness data from XML or CSV files Check for required components Add missing electrical references

Assign virtual parts as required

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2006 Autodesk

AutoCAD Electrical Integration


Customer Needs
2. Create accurate 2D cable and wire harness documentation efficiently without recreating designs
From AIP Solution Export Cable & Harness data to AutoCAD Electrical How To Complete the 3D cable and harness design Export harness data to AutoCAD Electrical Create electrical schematics

to automatic ACE 2D Schematics


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AutoCAD Electrical Integration


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

Integrated electrical and mechanical designs that reduce errors and improve cycle time

For AutoCAD Users


Ensure error-free transfer of electrical design data between AutoCAD Electrical and Inventor
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AutoCAD Electrical Integration


Overview Customer Needs
1. Working with Imported and Exported Data between AutoCAD Electrical and Inventor 2. Assign Virtual Parts

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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2006 Autodesk

AutoCAD Electrical Integration


Hands-on Exercises
1. Working with Imported and Exported Data between AutoCAD Electrical and Inventor 2. Assign Virtual Parts
You Will Learn How To: Import AutoCAD Electrical Data

Fix Errors in Data Imported from AutoCAD Electrical


Automatically Route Imported Data See How a New Drawing is Created in AutoCAD Electrical Using Data Imported from Inventor

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2006 Autodesk

AutoCAD Electrical Integration


Hands-on Exercises
1. Working with Imported and You Will Learn How To: Exported Data between View Cable & Harness Library AutoCAD Electrical and Assign a Virtual Part Inventor 2. Assign Virtual Parts
Use Harness Properties to Assign a Virtual Part

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2006 Autodesk

AutoCAD Electrical Integration


Overview Customer Needs
1. List three types of data that are imported from AutoCAD into Inventor.

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

2. What feature helps users search and locate errors?


3. What is the preferred file format for importing data?

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2006 Autodesk

Session 11 E & I AEC Exchange


Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

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AEC Exchange
Overview Customer Needs

Overall Customer Benefit


Drive increased sales by increasing rate of product selection by AEC

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding

customers
Inventor Delivers Improved coordination with your customers that helps your products get designed-into building projects earlier

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2006 Autodesk

AEC Exchange
Customer Needs
Overview Customer Needs
Ability To: 1. Provide Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) customers with intelligent 3D models of an entire product line 2. Share 3D geometry of building products and plant equipment with AEC customers

Autodesk Advantage
Hands-on Exercises Check Understanding From Inventor

to ABS

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2006 Autodesk

AEC Exchange
Customer Needs
1. Provide MEP customers with intelligent 3D models of an entire product line
Solution Publish tool native Autodesk Building System models that include 3D geometry and intelligent connection data How To Simplify the model to buildingrelevant level of detail (target 100 kb 3D DWG file size) Add connector information using nominal nomenclature Publish to ABS Catalog (3D DWG (MVpart), XML, BMP)
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AEC Exchange
Customer Needs
2. Share 3D geometry of building products and plant equipment with AEC customers
Solution Export assembly models as 3D DWG files for use with ADT, Revit, and AutoCAD How To Simplify the model to buildingrelevant level of detail Save As DWG Solid

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AEC Exchange
Overview Customer Needs

Autodesk Advantage
Check Understanding

Only Autodesk can deliver interoperable software solutions that improve coordination between manufacturers and AEC professionals

For AutoCAD Users


Communicate accurate 3D models with AEC customers

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AEC Exchange
Overview Customer Needs
1. What is the recommended file size for consumption by ABS?

Autodesk Advantage
Check Understanding

2. What are the four types of connectors that can be defined when using the AEC Exchange tool?
3. What are the three files that AEC Exchange creates for an ABS Catalog?

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Enhancements & Improvements


Session Topics

Steel Frame Design AutoCAD Electrical AEC Exchange X64 Bit Support Direct X Support Studio AutoLimits Usability Enhancements

Problem Large designs require more memory

Solution

Support for x64 Architecture


Access to 4 Gbytes Virtual Memory

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Enhancements & Improvements


Session Topics

Steel Frame Design AutoCAD Electrical AEC Exchange X64 Bit Support Direct X Support Studio

Problem OpenGL Driver Compatibility Future Support Solution

Direct3D Drivers

AutoLimits
Usability Enhancements

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Enhancements & Improvements


Session Topics

Steel Frame Design AutoCAD Electrical AEC Exchange X64 Bit Support Direct X Support Studio

Capabilities Easy-to-use lighting styles Persistent timelines Animate between position reps

Decals and threads


Multiple animations per assembly New turntable tool Copy and mirror actions

Autolimits
Usability Enhancements

Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer

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2006 Autodesk

Enhancements & Improvements


Session Topics

Steel Frame Design AutoCAD Electrical AEC Exchange X64 Bit Support Direct X Support Studio Autolimits Usability Enhancements

Capabilities Monitor length, distance, angle, diameter, loop length, area, volume, mass User-defined upper and lower limits Continuous monitoring of values to send alerts when limits are violated

Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer

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2006 Autodesk

Enhancements & Improvements


Session Topics

Steel Frame Design AutoCAD Electrical AEC Exchange X64 Bit Support Direct X Support Studio

Demonstration

Autoimits
Usability Enhancements

Autodesk Inventor 11: Train the Trainer

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2006 Autodesk

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