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List of contents
Introduction: Getting Started 1. Fundamentals of AutoCAD 2. Basic Object Construction and Dynamic Input - AutoCAD 3. Geometric Construction and Editing Tools - AutoCAD 4. Orthographic Views in Multiview Drawings - AutoCAD 5. Basic Dimensioning and Notes - AutoCAD 6. Pictorials and Sketching 7. Parametric Modeling Fundamentals - Autodesk Inventor 8. Constructive Solid Geometry Concepts - Autodesk Inventor 9. Model History Tree - Autodesk Inventor 10. Parametric Constraints Fundamentals - Autodesk Inventor 11. Geometric Construction Tools - Autodesk Inventor 12. Parent/Child Relationships and the BORN Technique - Autodesk Inventor 13. Part Drawings and 3D Model-Based Definition - Autodesk Inventor 14. Symmetrical Features in Design - Autodesk Inventor 15. Design Reuse Using AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor 16. Assembly Modeling - Putting It All Together - Autodesk Inventor 17. Design Analysis - Autodesk Inventor Stress Analysis Module
Summary
Tools for Design is intended to provide you with an overview of computer aided design using two popular CAD software packages from Autodesk: AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor. This book explores the strengths of each package and shows how they can be used in design, both separately and in combination with each other.
What you'll learn:
• How to create and dimension 2D multiview drawings using AutoCAD
• How to freehand sketch using axonometric, oblique and perspective projection techniques
• How to create 3D parametric models and 2D multiview drawings using Autodesk Inventor
• How to reuse design information between AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor
• How to combine parts into assemblies including assembly modeling with a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education Base Set, with a TETRIX® kit and a VEX Robot Kit
• How to perform basic finite element stress analysis using Inventor Stress Analysis Module.
