Getting Started With Autodesk Inventor Professional 2013 We Will Call It “Inventor”

Relevant Vocabulary Make sure to write in each vocabulary word on your relevant vocabulary worksheet when you see it in the presentation! Don’t forget to spell it correctly!!!

What is CAD? Computer Aided Design is the use of a computer to assist in the process of designing a part, circuit, building, etc.

We use CAD to make a Model A Model is a visual, mathematical or 3D representation in detail of an object or design, often smaller than the original. They are used to test ideas, make changes to a design, and to learn more about what would happen to a similar, real object.

You can then build a Prototype A Prototype is a full-scale working model used to test a design concept by making actual observations and necessary adjustments.

This is what you will see when you open Inventor. Now look at the ribbon running across the top of the screen. The Ribbon is a palette that displays buttons and controls used for both 2D drawing and 3D modeling and viewing. Clicking the New Icon will start the project. Ribbon

From this box “Standard.ipt” is chosen. Left clicking the “Create” button loads the new drawing.

Clicking on the paper and pencil and making sure it is a 2D sketch, not a 3D sketch, will allow you to draw. 3D Indicator  Shows direction of X, Y, and Z coordinates.  Red represents X,  Green represents Y  Blue represents Z directions

View Cube Clickable and draggable interface that is used to switch between standard and isometric views Sketch Plane The surface on which 2D profiles can be sketched

Isometric View- A drawing in which all three drawing axes form equal angles of 120 degrees with the plane of projection.

Browser A sequential record of the construction steps