Autodesk Inventor 2023 Cookbook

Table of Contents

Preface

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Inventor Part Modeling – Sketch, Work Features, and Best Practices

Technical requirements

Downloading your practice files

2D sketch design – Best practices

Start at the origin

Use sketch constraints often

Keep sketches simple

Use keyboard shortcut commands

Always fully constrain sketches

Create manageable steps

Never draw the same thing twice

2D sketch constraints – Best practices

Use the Status bar

Automatic geometric constraints

Degrees of freedom

Types of sketch constraint

Work planes – Best practices

Work axes – Best practices

Work points – Best practices

Applying best sketch and work plane practices to model a part

Getting ready

How to do it…

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Advanced Design Methodologies and Strategies

Technical requirements ...