Starting on Inventor
Starting on Inventor
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After recently passing my qualifications in Mechanical Engineering, my company offered me a chance to train as a CAD engineer,so I've started on the Autodesk inventor 2014, this is my first time on doing anything on computer related drawings as i have mostly been on the shop floor machining.I'm Finding it hard to get the grip of things on more complicated drawings. My question is how hard is this program to use for beginners and if anybody has any tips for me to make life a bit easier. Any sources of information would Be helpful.How long did it take for you to get comfortable with 2D and 3D drawings?





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Post a file when you run into trouble.
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RE: Starting on Inventor
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RE: Starting on Inventor
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Been working with Inventor for over a year now, prior 10+ in Solidworks. In assemblies I notice if there is a mate(sorry constraint) problem, I am unable to drag parts around until I correct the afflicting constraint. The bad constraint does not appear to be as evident as it is in SW however. Sometimes I can do a rebuild and find all broken constraints, but not always(?). Also fixing each individual contraint, or deleting ot thru the repair tool seems to be very time consuming. Can anyone suggest an easier quicker way to find and address constraint issues? Thanks
RE: Starting on Inventor
Good luck and Have fun!
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RE: Starting on Inventor
I would probably not advise a beginner to create assembly level features or adaptive (assembly level) parts.
RE: Starting on Inventor
Starting a fresh Google search with "autodesk inventor....." gets me what I want every time.
When you don't have a specific question, the tutorials are good and quite fine-tuned by now (they used to leave people high-and-dry wondering why something didn't work). Work your way through them, download the example files, do your own models in step with the tutorial system. It will help freeze in a lot of the lessons from the training course.
I hope your company has a draftsman who will review and correct your drawings, an essential part of the process. Good model-makers may or may not be good drawing-makers.
STF