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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)

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

Code in text: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: “To begin this recipe, you will need to create a New Standard (mm) Assembly .iam file and have it open.”

A block of code is set as follows:

Parameter("CATL-SIDE PLATE #1:1", "CATH")=CATLL
Parameter("CATL-SIDE PLATE #1:1", "AMOUNTR")=Ceil((Parameter("CATL-SIDE PLATE #1:1", "CATH")+32.5)/275)
Parameter("CATL-SIDE PLATE #1:1", "SPACINGR")=Parameter("CATL-SIDE PLATE #1:1", "CATH")/Parameter("CATL-SIDE PLATE #1:1", "AMOUNTR")

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on screen. For instance, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in bold. Here is an example: “Select Finish Sketch and then repeat this operation on the other side.”

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