Learn Autodesk Inventor 2018 Basics: 3D Modeling, 2D Graphics, and Assembly Design

© T. Kishore 2017

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7. Top-Down Assembly and Joints

T. Kishore¹ 

(1)

Hyderabad, India

 

In this chapter, you will learn to do the following:

• Create a top-down assembly
• Insert fasteners using Design Accelerator
• Export to 3D PDF
• Create assembly joints

Tutorial 1

In this tutorial, you will create the model shown here. You will use the top-down assembly approach to create this model.

Creating a New Assembly File

Follow these steps:

1. 1.
   To create a new assembly, click New Assembly on the Home screen.
    

Creating a Component in the Assembly

In a top-down assembly approach, you create ...