Autodesk Inventor: Accelerating Design Using Standards

53mIntermediate2017-06-30

Authors

Thom Tremblay

Working with CAD software and its users for 30 years

Course details

Inventor—the mechanical design and 3D CAD software from Autodesk—boasts an array of powerful design and engineering tools. In this course, learn about a particular group of tools in Inventor that make it easier to find and include standard components in your designs. Thom Tremblay starts by showing how to access the Design Accelerator tools—which have actually been built into Inventor for years. He explains how to replace the often tedious process of adding bolted connections, metal frames, and gears to a design with a smarter and simpler process. In addition, he discusses how to use the range of motion and loads of an assembly to generate a spring.

Learning objectives
Accessing the standards-based tools
Fastening
Placing and editing a bolted connection
Placing, editing, and reusing frame members
Power transmission tools
Adding a compression spring to an assembly

Skills covered

InventorProduct and Industrial DesignAutodeskProduct and Manufacturing

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Using the exercise files

1. Accessing the Standards-Based Tools

03 - Design Accelerator concept

2. Fastening

04 - Placing a bolted connection
05 - Editing a bolted connection
06 - Inserting pins
07 - Options for keeping components in sync

3. Creating Metal Frames

08 - Placing frame members
09 - Editing frame members
10 - Reusing frame members

4. Power Transmission Tools

11 - Creating a shaft and placing a bearing
12 - Generating a spur gear set
13 - Adding parallel splines and an O-ring to a shaft
14 - Creating a harmonic cam based on the function
15 - Creating a belt and pulleys
16 - Discussion of additional power transmission tools

5. Generating Springs

17 - Adding a compression spring to an assembly

Conclusion

18 - Summary