Autodesk Inventor 2023 Cookbook: A guide to gaining advanced modeling and automation skills for design engineers through actionable recipes

With a recipe-based approach, hone and develop the necessary skills you need to perform mechanical, visualization, and simulation tasks using Autodesk Inventor

Key Features

• Create powerful parametric 3D designs, parts, and assemblies
• Apply effective modeling techniques to increase automation and promote configuration
• Enable iLogic-powered rapid configurations and apply Finite Element Analysis for model simulation

Book Description

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.

What you will learn

• Build upon the fundamentals of parts, assemblies, and drawings
• Understand how to use advanced modeling tools such as iFeatures, iLogic, and more
• Develop your experience with parametric design methodologies
• Explore surface modeling and project management techniques
• Design efficiently with design accelerators to drive automation
• Understand and apply Finite Element Analysis

Who this book is for

This book is for CAD engineers, mechanical/design engineers, and product designers who have a basic understanding and experience of Inventor fundamentals. It aims to guide and coach you past the basics and into the advanced functionality of the software and environments within it.

Table of Contents

1. Inventor Part Modeling – Sketch, Work Features, and Best Practices
2. Advanced Design Methodologies and Strategies
3. Driving Automation and Parametric Modeling in Inventor
4. Freeform, Surface Modeling, and Analysis
5. Advanced CAD Management and Collaboration – Project Files, Templates, and Custom Properties
6. Inventor Assembly Fundamentals – Constraints, Joints, and BOMS
7. Model and Assembly Simplification with Simplify, Derive, and Model States
8. Design Accelerators – Specialised Inventor Tool Sets for Frames, Shafts, and Bolted Connections
9. Design Communication – Inventor Studio, Animation, Rendering, and Presentation Files
10. Inventor iLogic Fundamentals – Creating Process Automation and Configurations
11. Inventor Stress and Simulation – Workflow and Techniques
12. Sheet Metal Design – Comprehensive Methodologies to Create Sheet Metal Products
13. Inventor Professional 2023 – What's New?

Alexander Bordino is an award-winning Product Design Engineer & Autodesk Manufacturing Technical Specialist who specializes in consulting and training across the breadth of the Autodesk Design & Manufacturing portfolio. He has experience as an Autodesk Inventor Certified Professional, Autodesk Accredited Trainer, Accredited Stratasys FDM & Polyjet Additive Manufacturing Trainer, and attained a BSc (Hons) in Product Design at Nottingham Trent University. He currently works for a leading Autodesk Reseller in the UK, specializing in Design & Manufacturing products, empowering design and engineering companies in the UK, to design products better, faster, and more efficiently. He has extensive experience developing innovative product designs for a wide variety of organizations, obtaining industry awards, and patenting technology in his career. In 2017, Alexander was admitted as an Associate of the Worshipful Company of Horner's, an ancient guild and livery company in the City of London, representing and supporting the UK Plastics Industry.