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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)

Using model states in drawings

In this recipe, you will learn how model states can be used in drawings. You will deploy several model states into a drawing with different size variants and then produce a table detailing the configurations.

Getting ready

To begin this recipe, you will need to create a New ISO Metric (mm) drawing file and have this open.

How to do it…

Before starting, ensure that you have a new ISO (mm) drawing file open. We will begin by placing a view of HandleMS and selecting a model state to display in the drawing view:

  1. Select Base View from the top left of the ribbon.
  2. Browse for HandleMS.ipt and select this.
  3. Under Model States, ensure that Handle_Long is active and leave all other settings as default as per Figure 7.23. Rotate the view using View Cube so that the handle is placed horizontally on the sheet. Select the shaded Style option. Select OK to place the Drawing View feature:

Figure 7.23: The Handle_Long...