3. What is Inventor?
3D Computer Aided Design
Solid Modeling
Parametric Design
Visualization and Simulation
Digital Prototyping
4. How to Get Inventor
Download from AutoDesk
http://students.autodesk.com
Create a Student Account
School: TechShop in San Fransisco,
CA
Almost All AutoDesk Products
Three-year Educational License
5. How to Get Inventor
DVDs from Front Desk
Either
Bring PC in to install
Take discs home for 2 days with
$100 deposit
Six-month Commercial License
6. How to Get Inventor
Buy a commercial license
Inventor LT ($995)
Inventor ($3495)
Content Center, Design Accelerators
Inventor Professional ($7295)
Tube, Pipe, Cable Routing
Mold Design & Stress Analysis
7. The CNC Workflow
CAD - Computer Aided Design
Create a digital model of the part
CAM - Computer Aided Manufacturing
Create tool paths that will make part
CUT - Cut with CNC machine
Use tool paths to create part
8. CAD at TechShop
2D Design 3D Design
Corel Draw Inventor
InkScape Blender
AutoCad
2.5D
V Carve
Export to DXF Export to STL
All have their own internal file format
9. CAM at TechShop
2D CAM
Epilog Print Driver >> Laser Cutter
FlexiStarter >> Vinyl Cutter
These t wo Cut directly
V Car ve >> Plasma Cutter
Generates G-Code files
All Import from DXF files
10. CAM at TechShop
2D & 2.5D CAM
V Car ve >> ShopBot
V Car ve >> Tormach
Generates G-Code
All import from DXF files
11. CAM at TechShop
3D CAM
Cut3D >> ShopBot
Cut3D >> Tormach
ReplicatorG >> MakerBot
All import STL files
All export G-Code files
12. Cutting at TechShop
2D Cutting
Epilog Print Driver >> Laser Cutter
FlexiStarter >> Vinyl Cutter
TorchMate >> Plasma Cutter
2.5D and 3D Cutting
ShopBot Control >> ShopBot
Mach 2 >> Tormach
ReplicatorG >> MakerBot
13. CNC Classes at TechShop
CAD Classes
CorelDraw for CNC
Inventor
AutoDesk Inventor Basics
Inventor Skill Builder I - Sketching
Introduction to Assemblies
Inventor Sheet Metal
14. CNC Classes at TechShop
CAM Classes
Concepts of CNC
Terminology
Calculate Speeds and Feeds
Climb vs Conventional Cut
CNC CAD/CAM Soft ware Level 2
VCar ve
Cut3D
16. What You’ll Learn
The Inventor User Interface
Parts of UI and Application Options
Manipulating 2D and 3D Views
Creating a New Project
Types of Inventor Files
Part and Assembly Files
Drawing and Presentation Files
Create a new Part File
17. What You’ll Learn
Create a 2D Sketch
Drawing, Parameters and Constraints
Create a 3D Feature
Create a 3D Solid from a 2D Sketch
Modify a 3D Solid
Merge t wo 3D Solids (Join and Cut)
Modify Tools (Hole and Fillet)
Export a Part to an STL File