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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)

Importing surfaces into Inventor

It is sometimes necessary to import surfaces or CAD files from non-native CAD formats into Inventor. Inventor is very capable of importing and using non-native CAD data and in this section, we will examine how Inventor can import surfaces from non-native CAD files and what modifications are possible.

It is not uncommon for imported surfaces to translate with some errors. Fortunately, Inventor has an array of Surface Repair tools that can be used to identify, locate, and correct surface bodies.

In this recipe, you will import a .iges file as a surface. The same process is used to import any non-native CAD data into Inventor.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you will need a new Inventor part file open.

How to do it…

To begin, we will need the new Inventor part file open; we will then start the process of importing in the .iges file. To do this, see the following:

  1. Select File | Open | Import CAD Files.
  2. In the dropdown...