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Autodesk Inventor 2023 Cookbook

By : Alexander Bordino
Book Image

Autodesk Inventor 2023 Cookbook

By: Alexander Bordino

Overview of this book

Autodesk Inventor is an industry-leading, computer-aided design application for 3D mechanical design, simulation, visualization, and documentation. This book will help to bridge the gap between the fundamentals of this software and the more advanced features, workflows, and environments it has to offer. Using cookbook-style recipes, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding and practical experience in creating dynamic 3D parts, assemblies, and complete designs. You’ll also explore a variety of topics, including automation and parametric techniques, collaboration tools, creating sheet metal designs, and design accelerators such as frame generators. As you progress, the chapters will guide you through surface modeling tools, advanced assembly, and simplification tools, along with covering iLogic, Finite Element Analysis, and more. By the end of this book, you’ll not only be able to use the advanced functionality within Autodesk Inventor but also have the practical experience you need to deploy specific techniques in your own projects and workflows.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

2D sketch constraints – Best practices

Mastering constraints within a sketch is a common area in which new and experienced users can struggle. Just knowing what each constraint function does and how they can be applied can be challenging enough, and there is also confusion in that constraints can be found in both the 2D sketch and 3D model environments within Inventor. In this section, we will primarily be focusing on 2D sketch constraints in relation to the best practices to follow:

  • A 2D sketch constraint constrains sketch geometry in one single sketch plane and, along with applied dimensions, allows you to quantify and fully define the geometry
  • A 3D assembly constraint does much the same, only this is used to constrain a 3D part within the context of an assembly

Here are the best practices for working with constraints in Inventor.

Use the Status bar

The Status bar at the bottom right of the graphics window indicates the number of dimensions required...