Software training firm Infinite Skills Inc. this week released its "Mastering Autodesk Inventor - Advanced Assemblies," an advanced course designed for experienced Inventor users covering issues specific to working with large assembly-level models.
Autodesk Inventor is a leading 3D CAD software used to create, visualize, and simulate mechanical products within an assembly-based modeling approach.
Infinite Skills' "Mastering Autodesk Inventor - Advanced Assemblies Tutorial" begins with an overview of working with large assemblies, and then shows how to work with highly detailed models in positioning, working with frames, motion constraints, and weldments.
An Inventor user since 1999, course author Adam Cooper is a career mechanical engineer designing primarily plastic installations in the automotive industry. He is also an accomplished trainer and a regular speaker at Autodesk University. He is an Autodesk Certified Instructor in Inventor along with several other Autodesk programs.
Cooper begins with an overview of working with large assemblies, and then goes into detail with working with advanced constraints for part motion, flexibility, and transitions.
He then provides a detailed overview and how-to explanations on specific topics for handling model positioning and level of detail, teaching how to edit positional representations, and work between multiple detail views.
He then provides an introduction to frame generator and explains how to create a frame skeleton, add it to a model, apply end treatments, and other elements on using the tool to create finished models.
The final chapter explores weldments, explaining the weldment environment, preparations, and application, along with documentation.
"This course is an in-depth look at how to work with higher end assembly techniques for Inventor," explains Cooper. "By the end of the course you'll have the knowledge and skills you need to work efficiently with large assembly-level models."
Free demo videos and a full list of course contents can be found on the "Mastering Autodesk Inventor - Advanced Assemblies" training page of the Infinite Skills website:
http://www.infiniteskills.com/training/mastering-autodesk-inventor-advanced-assemblies.html
