© 2011 Autodesk MA5737 – Mechanical Advantage: Using AutoCAD Mechanical for 2D Legacy and 3D Model Documentation Mark Flayler Senior Application Expert – IMAGINiT Technologies

© 2011 Autodesk Class Summary This class will focus on both the new and legacy dynamics of engineering documentation as part of a normal procedural method, or in a transitional state of software integration from 2D to 3D with topics such as…  3D Model Translation  AutoCAD Core Drawing Views  AutoCAD Mechanical Link  Inventor Native Drawings  AutoCAD Mechanical 2D Documentation

© 2011 Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical 3D Model Detailing  The 2D to 3D migration  Not everyone can be on 3D  Translational Errors with Neutral Formats  Can’t afford enough seats of Inventor  Companies in Pilot Projects  Budgetary Issues  Companies that receive 3D models

© 2011 Autodesk AutoCAD/AutoCAD Mechanical File Translation  AutoCAD Mechanical 2011  STEP, IGES  AutoCAD and AutoCAD Mechanical 2012  Inventor files are not importable!!!

© 2011 Autodesk File Translation

© 2011 Autodesk 3D Model Drawing Views  Once a Model is imported…  Exists in Model Space  Doc. done in Paper Space  Drawing Views Panel  Editable Items  Inventor Files  No Import (Currently…)  Reads *.ipt, *.iam, *.ipn  Uses Inventor Project File (*.ipj)

© 2011 Autodesk 3D Model Views Settings and Updates  View Standards  Shaded Quality  Preview Type  Updates  AutoCAD – watched by software  Inventor – require reload of AutoCAD file

© 2011 Autodesk 3D Model Drawing Views

© 2011 Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical Inventor Link  Visible Inventor Structure in Mechanical  Fully Associative Link  Geometry imported to Model Space  Inventor must modify geometry  Extracts…  Parametric Dimensions  iProperties  Thread and Hole annotations

© 2011 Autodesk Mechanical Inventor Link

© 2011 Autodesk Native Inventor Drawings (DWG)  Inventor must create drawing views first  Scale Matters!!!  When opened in ACAD…  Inventor views cannot be exploded  Views are insert-able as local blocks  When opened again in Inventor  Annotations added in ACAD are visible  Highly collaborative  External stakeholders  Internal control

© 2011 Autodesk Native Inventor Drawings

© 2011 Autodesk Mechanical 2D Documentation  Power Dimensioning  Bills of Material and Balloons  Reassociate Dimensions

© 2011 Autodesk Mechanical Documentation

© 2011 Autodesk Model Documentation Comparison  AutoCAD Import and Drawing Tools  Don’t have Inventor or any 3D  Does not have control over how 3D is updated  Limited tools  AutoCAD Mechanical Link  Companies with tight budgets / timetables  Company control over 3D model  Companies receiving Inventor files  Native Inventor Drawing Documentation  Companies viewing / redlining others IV models  Companies consuming Inventor DWG data

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