Autodesk Inventor Professional 2023 for Engineers and Designers

KEY FEATURES  

• Setting a New Project in Autodesk Inventor
• Understanding the Drawing Display Tools
• Generating Drawing View
• Adding Geometric Constraints to a Sketch
• Understanding the Concept of Fully-Constrained Sketches
• Writing Text in the Sketching Environment
• Assigning Different Colors/Styles to a Model

DESCRIPTION 

Autodesk Inventor Professional 2023 for Engineers and Designers is a comprehensive book that introduces the users to Autodesk Inventor 2023, a feature-based 3D parametric solid modeling software. All environments of this solid modeling software are covered in this textbook with a thorough explanation of commands, options, and their applications to create real-world products. The mechanical engineering industry examples that are used as tutorials and the related additional exercises at the end of each chapter help the users to understand the design techniques used in the industry to design a product. Additionally, the author emphasizes on the solid modeling techniques that will improve the productivity and efficiency of the users.

After reading this book, the users will be able to create solid parts, sheet metal parts, assemblies, weldments, drawing views with bill of materials, presentation views to animate the assemblies and apply direct modeling techniques to facilitate rapid design prototyping. Also, the users will learn the editing techniques that are essential for making a successful design.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Understand the parametric design concepts
• Create 3D Models
• Edit 3D Models and Sketches
• Understand Surface Modeling
• Assemble the Components
• Create Sheet Metal Components
• Generate Drawing Views

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

3D mechanical designer, CAD Engineers, Manufacturing professionals, Machinery industry, Furniture industry

1. Introduction
2. Sketching, Dimensioning, and Creating Base Features and Drawing
3. Adding Constraints to Sketches
4. Editing, Extruding, and Revolving the Sketches
5. Other Sketching and Modeling Options
6. Advanced Modeling Tools-I
7. Editing Features and Adding Automatic Dimensions to Sketches
8. Advanced Modeling Tools-II
9. Assembly Modeling-I
10. Assembly Modeling-II
11. Working with Drawing Views-I
12. Working with Drawing Views-II
13. Presentation Module
14. Working with Sheet Metal Components
15. Introduction to Stress Analysis
16. Introduction to Weldments 
17. Miscellaneous Tools 
18. Working with Special Design Tools 
19. Introduction to Plastic Mold Design 
20. Introduction to Inventor Nastran

Prof. Sham Tickoo is currently working as a Professor at Purdue University Northwest, USA. He received MS in Industrial Technology (1989) from Northern Illinois University, Illinois, USA; and MS in Industrial and Management Engineering (1980) from the University of Iowa, Lowa City, USA. Before joining Purdue University in 1987, Prof. Tickoo has worked as a Design Engineer, Quality Control Engineer, and Software Developer.

Prof. Sham Tickoo has Authored/Co-Authored books on several major CAD/CAM/CAE & Animation software packages like SolidWorks, CATIA, Pro/Engineer, Siemens NX, Autodesk AutoCAD, Customizing AutoCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD LT, Solid Edge, Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical, Autodesk Fusion 360, Autodesk AutoCAD MEP, Autodesk Alias, Customizing AutoCAD, Creo, Autodesk 3ds Max, 3ds Max Design, Autodesk Inventor, Mechanical Desktop, and VIZ. In addition to North America, his books have been translated and published in Russia, Japan, India, South Korea, and Serbia. These textbooks have brought unmatched pride and recognition to the Engineering Technology department and Purdue University. Prof. Tickoo has obtained over $24 Million software grants from ANSYS, IBM, and Siemens. He has also developed a web site that provides free teaching and learning resources to faculty and students. Since 1992, over half a million users have visited his web site and are using the resources on a regular basis.