Have you ever been using Inventor CAM or Fusion 360’s Manufacturing workspace and wanted a tool that matched what you had in the workshop, or wanted to test a tool before adding it to your library? You can create new tools and libraries quickly within both programs, which can save you time and neaten your …
Have you ever created a shiny part in Inventor and noticed a car park, or a random man on a motorbike staring back at you? Don’t worry, you haven’t opened a portal into a new dimension where there is a whole world living inside your creation, though that could be cool. This is just the …
The frame generator within Autodesk Inventor is a design accelerator that allows users to place structural sections from the Content Center efficiently. Being a design accelerator, the frame generator is used in the assembly environment to place frame members without having to first create the part manually. Structural Member Placement Structural members have a driven …
This is the third and last part of the guide on creating an Inventor drawing template. This part will show you how to create a title block for an Inventor drawing template. NOTE: The golden rule still applies in this step but acts more as a best practice. In case you missed part one the …
Read moreCreating an Inventor Drawing Template Part 3 of 3: Title Block
This is the second part of a three-part blog guide on how to create an Inventor title block. In this part of the guide, we will focus on creating a border for an Inventor drawing template. NOTE: The golden rule still applies in this step but acts more as a best practice. In case you …
Read moreCreating an Inventor Drawing Template Part 2 of 3: Border
Creating a drawing template is generally something that we only do once in a long while. Here’s a three-part general guide to jog your memory when that time comes. NOTE: There is only one golden rule when creating a drawing template in Inventor, that is… Never overwrite any of Inventor’s default standards, ALWAYS duplicate the …
Read moreCreating an Inventor Drawing Template Part 1 of 3: Styles and Standards
In this blog I will detail how to work with Inventor models inside BIM 360 Design. Setting Up the Desktop Connector To work with Inventor inside a BIM 360 model first you must install the BIM 360 Desktop Connector, this will give you a space on your local computer that will allow you to work …
Being able to properly rotate your view in Autodesk Inventor is paramount to working efficiently. In this lightning-blog, we will explore the different ways of achieving this without a 3D mouse. Cheat-Sheet Freeform camera rotation: quickest method Hold Shift + Middle Mouse Button > Drag mouse Orbit: slower, more precise Hold F4 > Click and …