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Autodesk Inventor 2023 Cookbook

Autodesk Inventor 2023 Cookbook

By : Alexander Bordino
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Autodesk Inventor 2023 Cookbook

Autodesk Inventor 2023 Cookbook

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By: Alexander Bordino

Overview of this book

Autodesk Inventor is an industry-leading, computer-aided design application for 3D mechanical design, simulation, visualization, and documentation. This book will help to bridge the gap between the fundamentals of this software and the more advanced features, workflows, and environments it has to offer. Using cookbook-style recipes, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding and practical experience in creating dynamic 3D parts, assemblies, and complete designs. You’ll also explore a variety of topics, including automation and parametric techniques, collaboration tools, creating sheet metal designs, and design accelerators such as frame generators. As you progress, the chapters will guide you through surface modeling tools, advanced assembly, and simplification tools, along with covering iLogic, Finite Element Analysis, and more. By the end of this book, you’ll not only be able to use the advanced functionality within Autodesk Inventor but also have the practical experience you need to deploy specific techniques in your own projects and workflows.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Creating 3D Sketches for Surfacing and applying the Trim, Combine, Thicken, and Ruled Surface commands

In this recipe, you will use a range of 3D surface tools to create an exhaust manifold. Initially, 3D sketches will be created to act as guides for the surfaces to follow. You will then perform surface sweeps and refine these with the Trim, Combine, Thicken, and Ruled Surface commands.

Getting ready

To begin this recipe, you will need to open the Exhaust_Manifold START.ipt file from the Chapter 4 folder.

How to do it

To begin, we will have to create 3D sketches to form the basis of the 3D surface sweeps. We will then use these to perform surface sweeps, apply a thickness, and edit as desired to create the manifold. So, to do this, see the following:

  1. Look at the existing model of Exhaust_Manifold START.ipt in the graphics window.

You can see that already a base unconsumed sketch of a circle has been created, and the ends of the manifold have already been...

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