Autodesk Inventor: Configurable Designs and Automation

Course details

Autodesk Inventor has a set of intelligent tools intended to make it easier to iterate and automate product design. These features allow users to quickly develop new variations of a design, without "reinventing" it every time. Learn how to use the power of Inventor to build logic and iterations into your 3D designs. Discover how to add simple parameters to your models, reuse data with iFeatures, streamline assembly creation with iMates, create variations on parts with differing sizes and materials with iParts, and build dynamic assembly configurations with iAssemblies. Plus, learn how to configure rule-driven product design with iLogic. Instructor Nathan Eliason discusses best practices for each method, so you get the best performance from each toolset.

Learning objectives
Parameters and equations
iFeatures
iMates
iParts
iAssemblies
iLogic

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Avoiding design fatigue
02 - What you should know
03 - Overview of the data sets

1. Parameters - Foundation to Automation

04 - Importance of parameters and equations
05 - Parameter basics
06 - Equations in parameters
07 - User parameters
08 - Functions in parameters
09 - Summary and best practices

2. Data Reuse with iFeatures

10 - iFeatures overview
11 - Setting up a part to be an iFeature
12 - Publishing iFeatures
13 - Adding parameters to iFeatures
14 - Creating table-driven iFeatures
15 - Adding intelligence to iFeatures
16 - Summary and best practices

3. Streamlining Assembly Creation with iMates

17 - What are iMates
18 - Creating a simple iMate
19 - Creating composite iMates
20 - Inferring iMates from existing constraints
21 - Summary and best practices

4. iParts - Creating Part Configurations

22 - Introduction to iParts
23 - Creating and defining a simple iPart
24 - Creating and defining a more complex iPart
25 - Placing iParts in assemblies
26 - Standard iParts vs. custom iParts
27 - Summary and best practices

5. iAssemblies - Creating Assembly Configurations

28 - Overview of iAssembly configurations
29 - Creating iAssemblies
30 - Example of iAssembly
31 - Creating multiple iAssembly configurations
32 - Summary and best practices

6. Introducing Product Configurations with iLogic

33 - Overview of iLogic configurations
34 - Preparing a part for iLogic
35 - Part-level rules
36 - Building an iLogic configurator form
37 - Configuring the front frame
38 - Configuring the step assemblies
39 - Configuring the rear frame and platform
40 - Introduction to generative design
41 - Summary and best practices

Conclusion

42 - Next steps