CHAPTER 1

Connecting to Inventor's Interface

To access the power of Autodesk Inventor 2012, you have to start with the interface. To some extent, Inventor is an interface between your ideas and the computational abilities of your computer.

The ability to navigate and leverage the nuances of a program's interface can be the difference between struggling and excelling with the application. In this chapter, you will see the components of Inventor's dialogs, ribbons, tabs, and viewing tools that will help you create your designs. You will also learn how to modify the interface to increase your comfort with Inventor.

  • Exploring inventor's graphical user interface
  • Setting application options
  • Using visualization tools
  • Working with project files

Exploring ...

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