Autodesk Inventor R5 Intermediate Level: Mastering the Rubicon Book

1. Lofting
Bicycle Seat

2. 3D Sketches
Bent tube
Handle Bar.

3. Adaptivity
Adaptive Box
Card Cage

4. Surfacing
Thin Wall
Thin Container

5. Derived Parts
Stacking Dolls.

6. Parameters
Using an Existing Part
Using an Excel Spreadsheet
Model Parameters
User Parameters
Using Parameters
Replaying a Transcript

7. iParts
Turning a Part into an iPart Factory
Using Standard iParts in an Assembly
Using Custom iParts in an Assembly
Creating a Standard iPart
Creating a Custom iPart

8. iMates
Create an iMate
Placing an iMate Component in an Assembly
Method 1: Using the Place Constraint to Match Constraint Symbols
Method 2: Using Drag and Drop
Method 3: Using the 'User IMate' Option
Deleting an iMate
Composite iMates

9. Lighting, Materials and Colors
Style Organizer
Lighting Styles
Material Styles
Sheet Metal Bend Tables
Set up a Bend Table File
Importing Materials
Creating Materials
Color Styles
Creating a Color

10. Engineer's Notebook
Adding an Arrow to Notes
Arrange Notes
Insert Object into Notebook
The Notebook Toolbar
Creating an Engineering Note

11. Design Assistant
Using Design Assistant inside an Inventor File
Using Design Assistant from Explorer
Using Design Assistant to Copy Design Properties
Modes in Design Assistant
Reports from Design Assistant
Hierarchy Reports
Design Property Reports
Engineering Change Control
Engineering Change Change Order using Design Assistant
Locating a File with Design Assistant

12. Collaboration
Reserving Files
NetMeeting
NetMeeting System Requirements
NetMeeting Troubleshooting
Hosting a NetMeeting
Chat
The Whiteboard
Sharing a Program
File Transfer
Using Pack and Go
Using Compact
Using Compact All
Zip and Email Files
Using Send To
Send to Mail Recipient
Send to Web Publishing Wizard
i-drop

13. Simulating Motion
Moving a Ball
Turning a Handle
Compressing a Spring

14. Additional Exercises
Fastener Library
Insert Fastener
Frame
Strut
Riser Bar
Riser Bar Clamp

15. Visual Basic
Pipe Maker
Dialog Box Layout
Toolbox
Assigning Subroutines
Adding a Picture
Creating a Macro

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