Chapter 1. Get Started
Chapter Objectives
• Learn how to create part drawings
• Understand the different drawing formats
• Learn how to sketch using Inventor
• Draw holes in an object
• Draw angular shapes
Introduction
This chapter presents a step-by-step introduction to Inventor 2017. When the program is first accessed, the Get Started panel will appear. See Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1
Inventor uses a system of tabs and panels to present commands. In Figure 1-1, the tab is Get Started, and the panels are Launch, My Home, and New Features. Within each panel is a series of commands. On the Launch panel are the commands New, Open, Projects,
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