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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)

Assembly and presentation enhancements

This section details assembly enhancements that have been made to version 2023.

BOM setting updates

Allows for zero quantity visibility and the item number sequencing of components in BOM. Currently, if a component is suppressed in a model state, it will appear as 0 QTY in BOM. By selecting BOM Settings followed by the Enable or Disable options, Hide Suppressed Components in BOM or Renumber Items Sequentially can be selected as shown here:

Figure 13.17: New BOM settings

Next, we will discuss changes to substitute model states.

Changes to substitute model states

Now, in version 2023, when a substitute model state is active, the following commands in the ribbon are disabled:

  • Place iLogic Component
  • Analyze Interference
  • Activate Contact Solver
  • Convert to Weldment
  • Component context menu
  • Demote/Promote
  • Replace from Content Center

New options for Simplify

The Simplify command...