Export parts and more

You can export Autodesk Inventor parts and assemblies to other CAD system formats. The export operation does not maintain associativity with the Autodesk Inventor file. As a result, changes to the Autodesk Inventor file after the export operation do not affect the exported part or assembly. Likewise, changes to the exported part...

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Publish designs

Digital prototype data can be published to various formats in Inventor. This data can include parts, assemblies, drawings, in any combination, depending on the file type selected. To publish, use the Save Copy As command and select a file type, or use the various Export commands. Supported file types include: 2D and 3D DWF files CAD file formats including Parasolid®, Pro/ENGINEER®, and STEP 2D PDF files Image files including BMP, JPEG, PNG, or TIFF DWF files are an Autodesk file type that can contain 3D data, 2D data, and bill of...

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Drawing Standart & How Custom It

Each drawing stores styles that control the default appearance of drawing annotations. The Drawing Styles.idw document includes styles corresponding to the ISO standard. The styles were copied to the document when it was created from the ISO template. In addition to the local document styles, styles from the style library are available in the drawing....

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Types of Drawing Annotations

General Dimensions You can create general dimensions in orthographic or isometric views. The geometry you select determines the dimension type and the options available in the context menu. You can override the dimension text, which does not affect the model geometry. You can change the dimension precision and tolerance, edit the leader and arrowheads, or modify...

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Exploded views

Exploded views describe assemblies by moving components out from their assembled position. You can use exploded views to balloon an assembly using item numbers found in a parts list or bill of material. You create exploded views by using a combination of assembly (.iam), presentation (.ipn), and drawing (.idw, .dwg) files. A view of the assembly is created in...

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Types of drawing files

Autodesk Inventor supports IDW and DWG file types for drawings. Both file types produce identical drawings. IDW files are the native Inventor format. You can open them only in Inventor or Inventor View. This file type results in smaller file sizes. The DWG file type is native to AutoCAD®. You can open DWG files in AutoCAD, Inventor, or DWG TrueView. If you create data using Inventor in a DWG file, you can modify the data only with Inventor. If you create data using AutoCAD in a DWG file, you can modify the data only with AutoCAD....

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Drawing View Operations

Break An operation that reduces the size of a model by removing or “breaking” irrelevant portions. Create a break in a view if the component view exceeds the length of the drawing, or contains large areas of nondescript geometry. An example is the center portion of a shaft. Dimensions that span the break reflect the true length. Break Out An operation that...

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Types of Drawing Views

Base View The first view created in a drawing. The base view is the source for subsequent views and controls the scale and alignment for them. You can create one or more base views on a drawing sheet. You select the orientation of the view when you create it. The default orientations are based on the origin in the digital prototype. Projected View An...

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Drawing Template

A drawing consists of one or more sheets that each contain one or more 2D drawing views and annotations. Drawings are associative to the digital prototypes. Any change to the model is automatically reflected in the drawing the next time you open it. You can create a drawing at any point in the design process, and it always reflects the current state of the digital prototype....

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Inventor Assembly - design Accelererator overview

Engineer's Handbook is a survey of all the knowledge and calculation formulas for Generators and Calculators included in Design Accelerator. The Design Accelerator represents an important component of Functional Design. It provides engineering calculation and decision support to identify standard components or create standards-based geometry. The Design Accelerator...

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