Wiley Autodesk Inventor 2012 and Inventor LT 2012 Essentials
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1. 184 185 Key Connection Generator 189 192 189 191 Shape tab flanges 222 224 222 224 Snap Fit 211 Share Sketch option 78 Sharp Shadows option 288 Shear Force graphs 185 Sheet Metal Defaults tool and dialog 218 218 236 sheet metal parts 217 bends 227 229 227 229 building from middle 224 226 225 documenting 238 241 239 240 existing designs 232 233 233 faces 221 221 finishing touches 234 235 234 235 flat pattern 236 238 236 237 material styles 217 220 278 220 open profiles 226 226 230 230 sides 221 224 222 224 transitions 230 232 231 232 Sheet Metal Rule menu 236 Sheet tab 219 Sheet Metal tab 218 224 227 231 236 Shell tool and dialog 159 159 shells 159 160 159 160 Show All Constraints option 67 Show All Parameters option 322 Show Facet Edges icon 309 Show Shadows option 286 Shrinkwrap model 311 371 Shrinkwrap Substitute tool 310 sides of sheet metal parts 221 224 222 224 Simplification mode 311 simplifying design 310 313 311 3812 Single Hole Pull feature 345 Size tab for punch tools 228 228 Sketch Doctor 73 75 74 Sketch Doctor Example dialog 75 Sketch Doctor Treat dialog 74 74 Sketch tab 129 Application Options 19 ribbon 5 5 sketched holes placement 88 89 89 sketches geometry reuse 78 81 79 81 parametric 63 64 64 alerts 73 75 74 75 concept layout 72 73 72 creating 64 67 65 66 dimensions 69 70 geometric constraints 67 69 67 69 patte2. 266 groove welds 265 266 266 Ground Plane tool 22 23 ground reflections 22 Ground Reflections tool and dialog 22 24 ground Shadows 21 grounded components 95 guide rails 158 Half Section View tool 312 Hardware tab 18 Hatch ANSI layer 115 Heads Up Display settings 19 Hem tool and dialog 234 235 235 Hidden ANSI layer 115 116 Hidden Narrow ANSI layer 116 Hide All Constraints option 68 highlighting components 11 highlights in lighting 288 Hole and Thread Notes tool 57 58 58 59 hole patterns 160 linear 160 161 761 rectangular 161 163 162 163 Hole tool and dialog 86 87 87 160 Hole View option 149 holes concentric 86 87 87 sketched 88 89 89 tables 149 151 149 151 Home view 14 hooks 210 211 Horizontal constraints 68 iAssemblies 317 converting assemblies to 328 331 329 331 documenting 333 336 334 336 using 331 333 332 333 iAssembly Author dialog 328 330 329 330 icons 5 IDW files 19 Illumination tab 287 Illustration visual style 21 27 iLogic Browser 339 340 iLogic Limits Wizard dialog 341 341 iLogic tools 336 337 accessing 339 340 340 parameters multivalue 338 339 339 in other parameters 337 338 337 rules 317 creating 340 342 341 342 feature control through 344 345 344 parameter linking through 342 343 343 usability 345 347 345 347 images creating 282 284 282 284 Import Destination Options dialog 232 302 302 Import Export buttons 16 importi
3. assembly instructions 278 280 279 automated technique 276 276 building 276 278 277 details 280 281 280 281 Explosion Method option 276 277 Export Building Components tool and dialog 314 315 Export button 16 exporting data formats for 297 299 for rapid prototyping 308 310 309 external sources graphical user interface 363 external sources linking parameters to 319 323 320 323 extracting bead properties 270 271 270 271 Extrude tool and dialog 73 269 269 extruding base features 76 77 76 F Face Draft dialog 166 Face option 181 Face Fillet option 170 Face tool and dialog 221 221 faces draft angle 166 replacing 167 168 167 sheet metal parts 221 221 fasteners 103 103 105 105 feature control through rules 344 345 344 File Open Options dialog 301 file tabs 10 11 70 11 files opening 3 4 4 project 28 creating 28 29 29 modifying 29 31 29 31 Fillet tool and dialog closing gaps 170 combining fillet types 164 165 165 edge fillets 90 90 flat patterns 237 237 Fillet Weld Calculator Plane tool 260 Fillet Weld dialog 264 264 268 268 Fillet Weld Connection Plane Load Calculator dialog 261 fillets 3D data 305 305 to close gaps 170 170 combining types 164 166 164 165 edge 77 78 78 89 90 90 plastic parts 207 208 208 welds 260 261 261 263 265 264 265 268 268 Finish Custom View tool 138 Fixed Distance option 14 Flange tool and dialog 221 2
4. joints 248 250 249 250 Lengthen Shorten tool 253 253 members on curves 247 248 247 on edges 244 246 245 between points 246 247 246 notches 251 252 252 Trim Extend tool 250 251 257 Metric tab 34 35 64 93 Minimum Frame Rate Hz setting 18 Mirror A Solid option 168 Mirror Components File Names dialog 193 Mirror Components Status dialog 192 193 Mirror Components tool 192 Mirror tool and dialog 168 168 mirroring components 192 194 193 efficiency from 168 168 Miter tool and dialog 248 249 model dimensions 59 60 60 Model State tab 271 modifying project files 29 31 29 31 Monochrome visual style 21 27 motion See animation Motion tab 95 196 197 movies 290 assembly relationship 293 294 294 component motion 292 293 292 293 rendering 295 timeline and camera 290 292 290 291 multibody models 202 multivalue parameters 338 339 339 named parameters 318 319 318 319 Network Bandwidth setting 295 neutral 3D data 304 304 New dialog for assemblies 93 New Derived Substitute Part dialog 311 311 New Faces option 167 New File tool and dialog Metric tab 34 35 parametric sketches 64 templates 123 124 123 welds 271 New Local Style dialog 111 771 color 118 118 sheet metal 218 New Scene Style option 286 New Single User Project option 28 New Style option color 118 dimensions 113 materials 120 New tool 276 90 Degree bend option 225 Notch dialog 251 252 252
5. 146 special symbols 140 141 741 text style 112 113 appearance of drawing views 44 46 45 Application menu 2 3 3 Application Options dialog 15 Assembly tab 18 19 Colors tab 16 17 17 Display tab 17 18 Drawing tab 19 General tab 16 Hardware tab 18 Import Export buttons 16 Part tab 19 Sketch tab 19 Application Options tool 15 arcs tangent 80 81 80 Arrange button 10 ASF Export Properties dialog 281 281 358 Assemble tab bends in sheet metal parts Assemble tab 6 7 6 Assemble tool 107 108 108 assemblies 93 adaptivity feature within 180 181 787 animating motion 196 197 197 relationships 293 294 294 timeline and cameras 290 292 290 Assemble tool 107 108 108 Bolted Connection Generator tool 104 107 104 107 constraints 95 101 95 97 99 101 Content Center 102 104 102 103 converting bodies to components 214 215 214 converting to iAssemblies 328 331 329 331 creating 93 94 94 draft analysis 215 exploded views 278 280 279 file paths 30 31 grounded components 95 of iParts 326 328 326 328 movies 290 295 290 294 shaft characteristics 184 186 weldments 259 260 assembly environment 175 deriving components 194 196 195 196 design accelerators See design accelerators level of detail representation 177 178 178 mirroring components 192 194 193 motion 196 197 197 view representations 176 176 Assembly Shrinkwrap Options dialog 311 371 Assembly tab Application Opt
6. 91 92 91 92 circular patterns 87 88 88 concentric holes 86 87 87 connecting to other sketch data 81 83 82 83 edge fillets 77 78 78 89 90 90 extruding base features 76 77 76 material and color 77 revolve feature 83 84 84 sketch geometry 78 81 79 81 sketched holes 88 89 89 sweep features 84 86 85 86 Part tab 19 parts drawing behavior 131 132 7131 132 lists 144 146 145 146 335 336 336 plastic See plastic parts sheet metal See sheet metal parts visibility 133 133 Parts List tool and dialog 144 145 145 335 Path And Guide Surface option 158 paths files 29 30 30 31 loft 154 155 155 sweep 158 patterns circular 87 88 88 creating 71 71 flat 236 238 236 237 hole 160 linear 160 161 761 rectangular 161 163 162 163 Perpendicular Constraint tool 68 perspective projection 25 368 Physical tab rapid prototyping Physical tab automated text 139 bead properties 270 270 materials 77 119 Pipe Connector dialog 313 313 Place Constraint dialog 95 101 95 97 99 100 adaptivity feature 181 781 assembly motion 196 197 iParts 327 328 links 320 Place From Content Center dialog 102 102 Place iAssembly dialog 332 Place Standard iPart dialog 326 326 Place Views tab 35 37 129 130 135 136 plastic parts 199 assemblies 214 215 214 215 bosses 204 206 205 206 decals 212 213 213 embossing and engraving 209 210 210 fillets 207 208 208 grills 208 209 209 l
7. 99 100 100 animation 294 assembly motion 196 197 197 geometric 67 69 67 69 iAssemblies 330 Insert 98 99 iParts 327 328 327 328 Mate 96 97 96 97 Tangent 100 101 title blocks 121 121 Transitional 101 707 Content Center file paths 30 31 31 working with 102 104 102 103 Contour Flange tool and dialog 226 226 230 Contour Roll tool and dialog 230 230 Convert To Weldment tool and dialog 260 converting assemblies for weldments 259 260 assemblies to iAssemblies 328 331 329 331 bodies to components 214 215 214 Copy Lighting Style dialog 287 Corner Chamfer dialog 234 234 Corner Edit tool and dialog 222 222 Corner Override option 222 Corner Round tool and dialog 234 235 Corner tab 218 220 cosmetic welds 266 267 267 Counterbore holes 161 Create Block tool 72 Create Camera From View option 288 Create Chamfer tool 91 Create Extrude tool 76 Create Fillet tool 77 90 Create Flat Pattern tool 236 Create iAssembly option 329 Create iPart option 323 Create Revolve icon 83 Create Sketch icon 79 129 Create View tool 276 277 Create Weld tool and dialog 266 267 267 Create Welding Symbol option 266 curves inserting frame members on 247 248 247 Curves tab 156 156 Custom View tab 137 138 custom views 137 138 137 138 Cut Across Bend option 229 Cut dialog 229 Cylindrical Roller Bearings option 180 data formats for import and export e Drawing tab 361 D data formats for import
8. and export 297 299 Decal tool and dialog 213 273 decals 212 213 213 Default Drawing File Type setting 19 default settings for objects 115 116 Define Custom Colors option 118 Deflection graphs 185 degrees of freedom description 98 geometric constraints 68 69 removing 95 Degrees of Freedom DOF tool 97 98 Delete Existing End Treatment s option 249 253 Derive Component tool 194 196 Derived Part dialog 194 195 195 deriving components 194 196 195 196 design accelerators 178 179 adaptivity feature 180 181 787 bearing generators 179 180 179 180 Key Connection Generator 189 192 189 191 shaft characteristics 184 186 184 185 Shaft Generator 182 184 182 183 spur gears generator 186 188 186 187 Design Guide setting 187 Design tab Bearing Generator 179 179 bolted connections 104 104 Key Connection Generator 189 189 shafts 182 182 184 Spur Gears Component Generator 186 187 186 187 Design window 12 14 13 14 Destination For 2D Data settings 302 Detach Member option 57 Detail tool 40 Detail View dialog 40 47 details and detail views adding 46 50 47 50 creating 40 41 description 34 exploded views 280 281 280 281 placement 50 50 Diagnostics tool 18 Die Formed option 231 Dimension Display 318 318 Dimension tool 51 dimensions 51 alerts 74 75 75 associativity 60 61 67 Baseline and Baseline Set tools 53 54 54 break views 135 136 136 Chain and Chain Set tools 54 55
9. notches for metal frames 251 252 252 notes See annotations 0 Object Default Sets 111 Object Visibility option 321 objects defaults 115 116 shadows 21 Offset From Plane option 169 Offset tool 233 offset work planes perspective projection 367 offset work planes 169 170 169 Open Existing File tool 277 open profiles sheet metal parts 226 226 230 230 working with 172 172 173 Open tool and dialog 4 3D data 304 files 3 4 4 iAssemblies 331 surface textures 285 opening 3D data 304 304 AutoCAD data 300 301 300 301 files 3 4 4 Optimize For Single Selection option 85 Orbit tool 276 ordinate dimensions 147 149 148 149 Ordinate tool 55 56 56 148 Ordinate Set tool 55 56 56 147 148 Origin 3D indicator 12 Origin folder 8 orthographic projection 25 Output tab rendering 295 still images 283 P Pan tool 12 panels arranging 7 7 8 overview 5 6 5 6 Parallel Key Connection Generator dialog 189 192 189 Parameter Limits icon 341 parameters linking to external sources 319 323 320 323 through rules 342 343 343 multivalue 338 339 339 named 318 319 378 319 in other parameters 337 338 337 Parameters tool and dialog 318 321 319 320 337 339 337 parametric sketches 63 64 64 alerts 73 75 74 75 concept layout 72 73 72 creating 64 67 65 66 dimensions 69 70 geometric constraints 67 69 67 69 patterns 71 71 parametric solid models 8 75 chamfers
10. 04 304 3D geometry See parametric solid models 3D sketches projecting 154 154 Three Point Rectangle tool 82 82 thumbnail icon 95 timeline for movies 290 292 290 title bar 2 title blocks 120 122 120 122 Title Blocks folder 120 titles of panels 6 6 Tolerance Method setting 146 tools 5 tooltips 7 8 Top Boss feature 170 Transformation setting 278 Transitional constraint 101 10 Transitional tab 95 transitions for sheet metal 230 232 231 232 Tree tab 332 triads 306 320 321 321 Trim Extend To Face dialog 251 Trim Extend tool 250 251 257 Trim to Frame tool and dialog 249 250 250 Tweak Components tool and dialog 277 277 Two Distances option 91 U UCS triads 320 321 32 Unfold tool and dialog 227 227 Unique Number setting 238 Unit Type dialog 338 Unsuppress Rule option 340 Use Bump Image option 285 Use Style Library option 29 user interface See interface User Parameters icon 341 V Value List Editor 338 339 Vertical constraints 69 View History tool 12 View Preview Display option 19 ViewCube tool 12 14 13 14 94 94 views 127 alignment 41 44 42 44 appearance 44 46 45 associativity 60 61 67 auxiliary 34 39 40 39 40 base and projected 35 36 36 37 break 135 136 7135 136 break out 130 130 custom 137 138 137 138 visibility of parts e Zoom tool 373 detail 40 47 46 50 47 50 editing 41 46 42 45 element suppression 134 134 explod
11. 24 222 224 Flat Pattern DXF Export Options dialog 240 Flat Pattern Extents dialog 237 237 flat patterns for sheet metal 236 238 236 237 Flip Beam Direction button 211 Flip Fixed Edge option 225 226 Flip Side icon 233 Flush solution 96 97 97 focus limits of cameras 289 Fold tool and dialog 233 233 Form Editor dialog 346 347 Format Column dialog 334 334 Format Text dialog 121 122 139 140 formats for import and export 297 299 Forms tab 346 Frame Generator 243 255 256 256 257 frames metal See metal frames Free Orbit tool 12 Frequently Used Subfolders icon 29 Full Radius option for bends 224 Full Round Fillet type 164 Fusion Design window 305 307 G gaps closing with fillets 170 170 gears Key Connection Generator 189 192 189 191 LOD representation 177 spur gears generator 186 188 186 188 General Dimension tool 51 52 57 53 General tab 16 geometric constraints 67 69 67 69 Get Started tab 28 64 Go To Folded Part option 236 Graph tab 184 185 graphical user interface 1 3 2 3 Browser 8 10 9 Design window 12 14 13 14 file tabs 10 11 70 11 highlighting and enabled components 11 marking menus 14 15 15 graphics cards Inspect tab opening files 3 4 4 panels 7 7 8 Ribbon 5 6 5 6 status bar 14 graphics cards 18 graphing shaft characteristics 184 186 184 185 Grill tool and dialog 208 209 209 grills 208 209 209 Groove Weld tool and dialog 265 266
12. 55 editing 56 57 57 146 147 147 General Dimension tool 51 52 51 53 Hole and Thread Notes tool 57 58 58 59 Ordinate and Ordinate Set tools 55 56 56 147 149 148 149 parametric sketches 65 65 69 70 retrieving 59 60 60 styles 112 114 114 text for 112 173 Directional tab for lighting 288 Display tab 17 18 Display Options tab 45 271 Distance tool flat patterns 236 thickness 300 documenting iParts and iAssemblies 333 336 334 336 sheet metal parts 238 241 239 240 welds and weldments 270 273 270 272 DOF Degrees of Freedom tool 97 98 Double Hole Pull feature 345 draft angles 166 166 assemblies 215 bosses 204 Draft Options settings 204 Draft tool 166 215 Drawer Front Size dialog 345 347 346 drawing behavior of parts 131 132 7131 132 Drawing tab 19 362 Drawing View dialog exporting data Drawing View dialog 137 drawing views See views Drive Constraint tool and dialog 197 Drive This Constraint option 197 DWG DXF Wizard dialog 301 E Edge Band Control rule 340 345 Edge Band tab 346 Edge Select mode 222 edges 3D data 306 308 307 308 fillets 77 78 78 89 90 90 inserting members on 244 246 245 Edit Dimension dialog 52 57 60 70 70 146 147 Edit Dimension When Created option 52 Edit Edge tool 307 308 Edit Factory scope icon 325 Edit Hole Note window 58 58 Edit Hole Table View Type dialog 150 150 Edit Member scope 325 Edit Model Dimension option
13. 60 Edit Rule dialog 340 341 Edit Rule Drawer Size Control dialog 341 342 Edit Sketch tool 167 Edit Using Design Accelerator option 184 editing detail view placement and callouts 50 50 dimensions 56 57 57 69 70 146 147 147 geometric constraints 67 69 67 69 imported data 304 308 305 308 views 41 46 42 45 efficiency features 163 coils 171 171 draft angles 166 166 face replacement 167 168 167 fillets to close gaps 170 170 combining types 164 166 164 165 mirroring 168 68 offset work planes 169 170 169 open profiles 172 172 173 Electrical Connector tool and dialog 314 314 element suppression 134 134 Emboss From Face option 210 Emboss tool and dialog 210 210 embossing plastic parts 209 210 210 enabled components 11 End Fill tool 263 265 End Section View tool 312 End time in animation 292 English tab 243 engraving plastic parts 209 210 210 Environments tab animation 292 294 295 BIM 310 313 cameras 288 290 lighting 287 scenery 286 still images 282 surface textures 285 Equal constraint 70 Essentials tab 123 exam guide 349 Certified Associate Exam 354 355 Certified Professional Exam 355 356 Certified User Exam 350 353 Examining Profile Problems tool 73 Excel spreadsheets 319 323 320 323 Exclusion tab for iAssemblies 329 existing designs for sheet metal parts 232 233 233 Expand Action Editor icon 293 294 Explicit Reference Vector tool 99 exploded views 275
14. INDEX Note to the Reader Throughout this index boldfaced page numbers indicate primary discussions of a topic Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations A accelerators See design accelerators active tabs 5 Add Camera Action icon 291 292 Add New Items field 338 Add New Path icon 29 Add Numeric icon 338 Add or Remove Components tool 143 Add Text Parameter option 121 139 Add to Custom Colors option 118 Add To Quick Access Toolbar command 3 Add Variable Set edge fillet 165 Additional Resources settings 18 alerts 73 75 74 75 aligning drawing views 41 44 42 44 All Content Center Suppressed representation 177 ambient Shadows 21 22 Analysis folder 215 Analysis Visibility option 215 angles bolts 294 camera roll 289 draft 166 166 Angular constraint 99 100 100 Animate Constraints dialog 294 294 Animate Positional Representation dialog 292 292 Animate tool 278 animation assemblies motion 196 197 197 relationships 293 294 294 timeline and cameras 290 292 290 component motion 292 293 292 293 creating 279 279 rendering 295 Animation dialog 279 279 281 Animation Options dialog 291 291 Animation Timeline tool 290 290 Annotate tab 148 annotations 138 automated text 139 balloons 142 144 142 144 dimension values 146 147 147 hole tables 149 151 149 151 leader text 139 140 140 ordinate dimensions and automated center lines 147 149 148 149 parts lists 144 146 145
15. dies converting to components 214 215 214 splitting 202 203 202 Bolt Angle constraint 294 Bolted Connection Component Generator dialog 104 104 Bolted Connection Generator tool 104 107 104 107 bolts circles 47 48 48 Content Center 102 103 102 exploded views 277 278 BOM Properties dialog 142 Boss tool and dialog 204 205 205 206 bosses 204 206 205 206 boundaries detail 50 Break Out tool and dialog 130 130 break out views 130 130 Break tool and dialog 135 135 break views 135 136 135 136 Browser iLogic 339 340 working with 8 10 9 building information modeling BIM 310 authoring MEP content 313 315 373 315 design 310 313 311 312 Bump Map tab 285 By Layer override 112 C calculating fillet welds 260 261 267 shaft characteristics 184 186 184 185 Calculation tab Bearing Generator 179 180 shafts 184 184 186 callouts 50 50 Camera Essentials 1 dialog 289 289 cameras movies 290 292 settings 288 290 289 Center Line settings 156 Center Mark tool 46 center marks for dimensions 51 57 working with 46 49 47 49 Center Point Circle tool 78 Centerline tool 47 48 Centerline Bisector tool 49 centerlines automated 147 148 148 working with 46 49 47 49 certification guide 349 Certified Associate Exam 354 355 Certified Professional Exam 355 356 Certified User Exam 350 353 Chain Dimension tool 55 Chain Faces option 213 Chain tool 54 55 55 C
16. ed 275 281 276 277 279 281 new drawings 34 35 35 parts 33 drawing behavior 131 132 131 132 visibility 133 133 projecting 127 128 128 representations 176 176 section 37 38 37 39 sketches in 129 129 slice 136 136 suppression 133 134 types 34 visibility of parts 133 133 visualization tools 20 Color Override option 26 27 27 ground reflections 22 lighting 26 shadows 21 22 22 styles 20 21 20 21 23 25 24 25 WwW washers 277 278 Watercolor style 23 Weld Bead Material setting 260 Weld Calculator tool 260 Weld tab 260 264 265 weldments 259 converting assemblies 259 260 cosmetic and symbols 266 267 267 documenting 270 273 270 272 drawings 271 273 272 fillet 260 261 267 263 265 264 265 268 268 groove 265 266 266 machined features for 269 269 preparation 262 263 262 263 WHQL certified graphic drivers 18 Wireframe With Hidden Edges visual style 21 27 Wizard tab for rules 341 Work Features panel 169 169 Work Plane tool 169 X XY Plane 168 Y YZ plane 168 Z Zoom tool 12
17. hain Set tool 54 55 55 Chamfer tool and dialog 91 262 262 chamfers applying 91 92 97 92 weldments 262 263 262 263 Change Component option 326 Change Component tool 328 332 Change tool and dialog 254 255 254 255 Change View Orientation button 137 Chord Tolerance value 231 Chrome 27 27 Circle tool 78 Circular Pattern tool 87 circular patterns 87 88 88 Classification dialog 314 315 Close Loop option 74 Coil Size tab 171 171 Coil tool and dialog 171 171 coils 171 171 360 coincidence connections Cylindrical Roller Bearings option coincidence connections 66 Coincident constraint 121 Collar dialog 17 Collar part 10 17 color and Color dialog Application Options settings 16 17 17 changing 26 27 27 layers 115 parametric solid models 77 scenes 286 schemes 16 17 17 styles 117 119 719 surface textures 285 text 112 Color Fill Source setting 284 Color Override option 26 27 27 Colors tab 16 17 17 Column Chooser tool 333 combining fillet types 164 166 164 165 Component option 187 components converting bodies to 214 215 214 deriving 194 196 195 196 highlighting and enabled 11 iAssemblies 329 329 mirroring 192 194 193 motion 292 293 292 293 Components tab 329 329 concentric holes 86 87 87 connections coincidence 66 Constrain End Points option 302 Constrain panel 64 Constraint Set tab 95 320 constraints 95 95 adaptivity feature 181 781 Angular
18. ions 18 19 constraints 95 95 101 iAssemblies 331 Assign Symmetry icon 307 associativity of drawing views 60 61 61 authoring MEP content 313 315 373 315 Auto Balloon tool and dialog 143 144 143 144 Auto Reverse button 279 AutoCAD data 299 importing 301 303 302 303 opening 300 301 300 301 AutoDrop mini dialog 103 automated centerlines 147 148 148 Automated Centerlines dialog 148 148 automated text 139 automating exploded views 276 276 table driven products See table driven products Auxiliary View dialog 39 39 auxiliary views 34 39 40 39 40 Background tab for scenes 286 Balloon tool 142 balloons 142 144 142 144 base components 95 base features extruding 76 77 76 base solids 303 Base View tool 35 137 base views 134 description 34 placing 35 36 36 37 Baseline tool 53 54 54 Baseline Set tool 53 54 54 BaseMount dialog 71 Basic tab for color 118 119 Bead Report tool 271 beads extracting properties of 270 271 270 271 weld 260 261 Beam tab 211 271 Bearing Generator dialog 179 180 179 behavior of drawing parts 131 132 7131 132 Bend Number setting 238 Bend Order Annotation tool 238 Bend tab 218 219 Bend tool and dialog 224 225 225 bends in sheet metal parts 227 229 227 229 BIM coils 359 BIM building information modeling 310 authoring MEP content 313 315 373 315 design 310 313 311 312 BIM Exchange tool 310 313 Blind Start Plane option 105 bo
19. ips 203 204 203 204 rests 206 207 ribs 211 212 212 Snap Fit tool 210 211 271 splitting bodies 202 203 202 surfaces 200 201 201 Play tool 292 Play Animation tool 293 points loft paths between 154 155 155 metal frame members between 246 247 246 Pos Reps tool 292 positional representations 178 Power Transmission panel 182 184 Precision And Tolerance tab 57 146 Precision field 57 Preparation tool 262 Presentation color scheme 16 17 17 Press Brake option 231 priorities of parts 131 133 profiles sheet metal parts 226 226 230 230 working with 172 172 173 project files 28 creating 28 29 29 modifying 29 31 29 31 Project Flat Pattern option 229 Project Geometry tool faces 167 punch tools 229 sketches 81 154 155 Project to 3D Sketch dialog 154 Projected View tool 127 128 projected views description 34 placing 35 36 36 37 projecting 3D sketches 154 154 views 127 128 128 Projects dialog 28 30 30 properties layer 114 115 prototyping 308 310 309 Pull Direction option 203 Pull Width tab 346 Punch Tool dialog 228 228 Punch Tool Directory dialog 227 228 Punch Tool feature 227 Q Quantity Note icon 58 Quick Access toolbar 3 3 quick start templates 124 Radial Fill option 266 Railing Basic folder 4 rails guide 158 options 156 rapid prototyping 308 310 309 Realistic Color settings section views 369 Realistic Color settings 118 Realistic v
20. isual style 20 20 Record button 281 rectangular hole patterns 161 163 162 163 Rectangular Pattern tool and dialog 71 71 161 16 Redundant Points dialog 74 74 reflections ground 22 Refold tool 228 Remove Color Overrides option 176 Remove Geometry By Visibility option 311 Rename Scene Style dialog 286 Render Animation tool and dialog 295 Render Image tool and dialog 282 284 286 288 289 Render Output window 283 Render tab 282 rendering animation 295 camera settings 288 290 289 lighting 287 288 288 scenery changes 286 287 still images 282 284 282 284 surface textures 284 285 285 Replace Face tool 167 168 replacing faces 167 168 167 representations 175 level of detail 177 178 178 positional 178 view 176 176 Representations folder 8 Reset Ribbon option 7 Rest tool and dialog 206 207 rests 206 207 Retrieve Dimensions dialog 59 retrieving model dimensions 59 60 60 Return To Inventor icon 308 Return tool 9 Reverse Overlap option 222 Review tab 300 300 Revit MEP add on 310 revolve feature 84 84 Revolve tool 83 84 84 Rib tool and dialog 209 211 212 212 Ribbon 2 options 5 6 5 6 panel arrangement 7 7 8 ribs for plastic parts 211 212 212 Rip tool and dialog 231 232 232 Rotate tool 43 Rotate View dialog 43 43 rotating views 43 43 Rule Fillet tool and dialog 207 208 208 Rule Name dialog 340 rules iLogic tools 317 creating 340 342 341 342 feature con
21. ng AutoCAD data 301 303 302 303 data formats for 297 299 editing imported data 304 308 305 308 Inactive Component Appearance settings 18 inference lines 37 37 Insert AutoCAD tool 232 Insert constraint 98 99 Insert Cylinder tool 183 Insert dialog 245 247 245 247 Insert Frame tool and dialog 245 247 Insert Members Between Points Placement option 246 Insert Members On Edges Placement option 245 247 Inspect tab 181 interface matrix parts lists 365 interface 1 Application Options dialog 15 19 77 18 graphical user interface See graphical user interface project files 28 31 29 31 visualization tools See visualization tools intermittent fillet welds 268 268 Inventor Fusion 304 305 Inventor Project Wizard 28 29 iPart Author dialog 323 325 324 325 iParts 317 assemblies of 326 328 326 328 creating 323 326 324 325 documenting 333 336 334 336 pj extension 29 iProperties dialog 270 271 270 Island tab 208 islands 208 J joints for metal frames defining 248 249 Trim to Frame tool 249 250 250 K Key Connection Generator 189 192 189 191 Key Connection tool 189 knobs 327 327 L layer properties 114 115 Leader Text tool 139 140 leaders 114 balloons 142 143 text 139 141 740 Lengthen Shorten Frame Member dialog 253 253 Lengthen Shorten tool 253 253 level of detail LOD representation 177 178 178 library features around bends 227 229 227 229 lighting a
22. pplying 287 288 288 styles 26 Lighting Styles tool 287 Line tool sketches 64 65 tangent arcs 80 80 linear holes placement 160 161 767 Link Parameters dialog 322 322 linking parameters to external sources 319 323 320 323 through rules 342 343 343 Lip tool and dialog 203 204 203 204 lips for plastic parts 203 204 203 204 Local Update icon 320 LOD level of detail representation 177 178 178 Loft tool and dialog 156 156 157 Lofted Flange tool and dialog 231 231 lofts features 156 157 156 157 paths between points 154 155 155 Loop Select mode 222 loops 210 machined features for weldments 269 269 Make Components Bodies dialog 214 Make Components Selection dialog 214 274 Make Direction icon 313 Make Multi Value option 338 Manage panel 7 7 Manage tab 110 112 marking menus 14 15 15 Marking mode 15 Mate constraint 96 97 96 97 Material Types dialog 185 materials defining 119 120 parametric solid models 77 styles for sheet metal parts 217 220 278 220 matrix parts lists 335 366 Maximize button Offset tool Maximize button 11 Measure Distance option 181 Measure tool 181 Member Scope active 325 325 members metal frame on curves 247 248 247 on edges 244 246 245 between points 246 247 246 Menu mode 15 menus marking 14 15 15 MEP content 313 315 373 315 metal frames 243 beginning 243 244 244 Change tool 254 255 254 255 frame skeleton 255 256 256 257
23. rns 71 71 projecting 154 154 in views 129 129 Slice Graphics option 79 167 167 Slice tool 136 slice view 136 136 Snap Fit tool and dialog table driven products 371 Snap Fit tool and dialog 210 211 271 Software Graphics option 18 solid models See parametric solid models Spar tab 209 209 special symbols 140 141 741 Specify As Measurement option 292 Specify Time option 294 Split Solid option 202 Split tool 202 splitting bodies 202 203 202 Spur Gear tool 186 Spur Gears Component Generator dialog 186 188 186 187 standards styles See styles templates quick start 124 saving 122 124 123 Start time in animation 292 status bar 14 Steel material 185 stereolithography STL model 308 309 still images 282 284 282 284 Stitch tool 201 stitch welds 268 268 stitching surfaces together 200 201 201 STL stereolithography model 308 309 STL File Save As Options dialog 309 Style And Standard Editor dialog color 117 119 119 dimensions 112 113 elements 110 710 layers 114 materials 119 Object Default Sets 111 115 sheet meal 218 220 219 220 Style From Base option 45 131 Style tab 284 styles 109 color 117 119 119 dimensions 112 114 114 layer properties 114 115 lighting 26 materials 119 120 217 220 218 220 Object Default Sets 111 115 116 saving 116 117 117 scene 286 standards 109 110 still images 284 surface 285 285 text 112 173
24. title blocks 120 122 120 122 visual 20 21 20 21 23 25 24 25 Styles And Standards panel 116 117 suppression elements 134 134 iParts 324 324 views 133 134 Suppression tab 324 324 Surface Styles dialog 285 285 Surface Texture dialog 141 14 7 Surface tool 140 141 surfaces guide 158 plastic sculpting 200 201 stitching together 200 201 201 styles 285 285 textures 141 741 284 285 285 Sweep tool 84 85 158 sweeps 84 85 85 86 158 158 Symbol tool 141 symbols special 140 141 741 welds 266 267 267 symmetry planes 307 307 System Type setting 313 314 T Table dialog 333 Table Column Chooser dialog 333 334 334 table driven products 317 documenting 333 336 334 336 iAssemblies converting assemblies to 328 331 329 331 using 331 333 332 333 iParts assemblies of 326 328 326 328 creating 323 326 324 325 parameters linking 319 323 320 323 named 318 319 378 319 Table Replace option 329 Table tab 332 tables hole 149 151 149 151 tabs file 10 11 70 11 overview 5 6 5 6 tangent arcs 80 81 80 Tangent constraint 100 101 tapers as draft angle 166 rests 207 templates quick start 124 saving 122 124 123 text automated 139 dimensions and notes 112 713 leaders 139 140 140 title blocks 120 122 120 122 Text Off option 7 Text tab 114 textures surface 141 741 284 285 285 Thread group 105 3D data 303 editing 304 308 305 308 opening 3
25. trol through 344 345 344 parameter linking through 342 343 343 usability 345 347 345 347 Rules tab 339 Run Rule option 340 S Save As dialog 281 Save Copy As dialog rapid prototyping 308 310 sheet metal parts 240 241 Save Copy As option 297 Save Copy As Template dialog 122 124 123 Save Styles To Style Library dialog 117 117 saving exploded views 281 formats for 297 sheet metal parts 240 241 styles 116 117 117 templates 122 124 123 Scene Styles dialog 286 scenery changes 286 287 screws 327 328 Sculpt tool and dialog 200 201 201 Section Participation settings 132 Section View tool and dialog 38 38 312 section views description 34 placing 37 38 37 39 projecting 127 128 128 securing design slice view securing design 310 313 371 312 See All Degrees Of Freedom option 68 Select Assembly dialog 277 Select by Size dialog 177 Select Component dialog 124 124 Select Member dialog 335 Select Other option 181 18 Select View Set button 143 Selection filters 133 Set Camera button 281 Set Current View As Home option 14 Setbacks tab 165 166 165 Shaded visual style 20 20 Shaded With Hidden Edges visual style 20 20 shadows lighting 288 overview 21 22 22 scenes 286 Shadows tool and dialog 23 Shaft Component Generator dialog 182 184 182 184 Shaft Generator design accelerators 182 184 182 183 Shaft tool 182 shafts calculating and graphing characteristics
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