Have you ever noticed how, for assemblies with moving parts, Inventor doesn’t seem to mind components running through each other? Wouldn’t it be better if the components hit each other and stopped, rather than behaving like eerie ghosts? If you’re interested in achieving exactly this, read on! Interference by Design Believe it or not, this …
Autodesk Inventor is an absolute joy to use, and can make 3D modelling feel just like Lego© for grown-ups. But once in a while, a default setting may be something you just can’t get used to. Or once you really get into the swing of things, you may wish to add your own shortcuts, and …
Inventor project files: what are they, and what do they want from us? This extraordinarily short guide explain it all! In a nutshell In a nutshell, project files let us organise our designs in a flexible way. Within a project file, we are able to define: Which appearance libraries are to be used, Which materials …
If you are used to applications zooming in when you scroll the mouse wheel in a particular direction, you may find that Inventor zooms in the wrong direction. However, it is possible to reverse/invert the direction which Inventor scrolls when using the mouse wheel. Instructions Following the instructions below, I will show you how to …
The Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard in Inventor is a handy tool for copying title blocks, borders and sketch symbols between drawings. This is particularly useful if you are ever tasked with updating the title blocks of a multitude of different drawings. Below is an illustrated guide demonstrating how to perform this action efficiently. Steps1. Before …
Have you ever wanted to sum a property (such as length) in an Inventor Parts List, but simply been left with the quantities of individual units? This handy guide will show you how to do it! In this example, we will explore how to sum the length of a cornice in a picture frame assembly. …
In line with Autodesk’s paradigm of having the model as the ‘source of truth’, it is possible to specify welding detail within an Inventor model. This is fantastically useful as it is also then possible to pull this information onto a 2D drawing. In this illustrated guide to weldments, we will explore the processes of …
When working with assemblies in Autodesk Inventor, it is sometimes useful to have different representations of the assembly. These are separated into different types: ‘View Representations’, ‘Positional Representations’ and ‘Levels of Detail’. They can each be found under the ‘Representations’ tab of the Assembly Tree, and will be explored in the blog below. View Representation …