Inventor 2014 and Inventor LT 2014 Essentials (eBook)

Quickly learn essential inventor tools and techniques

This full-color Autodesk Official Press guide will help you
quickly learn the powerful manufacturing software's core features
and functions. Thom Tremblay, an Autodesk Certified Instructor,
uses concise, straightforward explanations and real-world, hands-on
exercises to help you become productive with Inventor. Full-color
screenshots illustrate tutorial steps, and chapters conclude with a
related and more open-ended project to further reinforce the
chapter's lessons.

Based on the very real-world task of designing tools and a
toolbox to house them, the book demonstrates creating 2D drawings
from 3D data, modeling parts, combining parts into assemblies,
annotating drawings, using advanced assembly tools, working with
sheet metal, presenting designs, and more. Full-color screenshots
illustrate the steps, and additional files are available for
download so you can compare your results with those of
professionals. You'll also get information to help you prepare for
the Inventor certification exams.

* Introduces new users to the software with real-world projects,
hands-on tutorials, and full-color illustrations

* Begins each chapter with a quick discussion of concepts and
learning goals and then moves into approachable, hands-on
exercises

* Covers the interface and foundational concepts, modeling parts,
combining them into assemblies building with the frame generator,
using weldments

* Includes material to help you prepare for the Inventor
certification exams

Autodesk Inventor 2014 Essentials provides the
information you need to quickly become proficient with the powerful
3D mechanical design software.