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1st Edition

Tools for Design Using AutoCAD 2024 and Autodesk Inventor 2024 Hand Sketching, 2D Drawing and 3D Modeling

By Randy H. Shih Copyright 2023

650 Pages

by SDC Publications

Description

Tools for Design is intended to provide you with an overview of computer aided design using two popular CAD software packages from Autodesk: AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor. This book explores the strengths of each package and shows how they can be used in design, both separately and in combination with each other. What you'll learn How to create and dimension 2D multiview drawings using... Read more

Table of Contents

Introduction: Getting Started

1. Fundamentals of AutoCAD

2. Basic Object Construction and Dynamic Input - AutoCAD

3. Geometric Construction and Editing Tools - AutoCAD

4. Orthographic Views in Multiview Drawings - AutoCAD

5. Basic Dimensioning and Notes - AutoCAD

6. Pictorials and Sketching

7. Parametric Modeling Fundamentals - Autodesk Inventor

8. Constructive Solid Geometry Concepts - Autodesk Inventor

9. Model History Tree - Autodesk Inventor

10. Parametric Constraints Fundamentals - Autodesk Inventor

11. Geometric Construction Tools - Autodesk Inventor

12. Parent/Child Relationships and the BORN Technique - Autodesk Inventor

13. Part Drawings and 3D Model-Based Definition - Autodesk Inventor

14. Symmetrical Features in Design - Autodesk Inventor

15. Design Reuse Using AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor

16. Assembly Modeling - Putting It All Together - Autodesk Inventor

17. Design Analysis - Autodesk Inventor Stress Analysis Module

Bonus Chapters

18. Assembly Modeling with the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT Set - Autodesk Inventor

19. Assembly Modeling with the TETRIX® by Pitsco Building System - Autodesk Inventor

20. Assembly Model with VEX® Robot Kit - Autodesk Inventor

Author(s)

Biography

Randy H. Shih

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