The purpose of Autodesk Inventor 2016 Learn by doing is to introduce 3D parametric modeling using Autodesk Inventor 2016. This text is intended to be used as a self-learning guide for students and professionals. It helps you to learn Autodesk Inventor 2016 in a learn-by-doing fashion.

This textbook contains a series of eight tutorial style chapters designed for beginners. You learn all the important 3D parametric modeling techniques and concepts by creating relevant models. This text is also helpful to existing Autodesk Inventor 2016 users to upgrade from a previous release of the software.

The basic intent of this book is to make you to create more designs using Autodesk Inventor 2016. Each chapter introduces new tools and features based on previous chapters. Therefore, this book serves as a good introduction to the field of Computer Aided Engineering.

Table of Contents

1.Getting Started with Inventor 2016

2.Part Modeling Basics

3.Assembly Basics

4.Creating Drawings

5.Additional Modeling Tools

6.Sheet Metal Modeling

7.Top-Down Assembly and Motion Simulation

8.Dimensions and Annotations