Mastering Autodesk® Inventor® 2012 and Autodesk® Inventor LT™ 2012

Chapter 2

Data and Projects

In many design and manufacturing environments, teamwork is a way of life'an essential part of getting a product to market quickly. Concurrent design among multiple team members requires coordination, discipline, and organization. In other situations a designer might work primarily as a stand-alone user, collaborating with others but generally creating and accessing files as a single user. In either case, the effort invested in setting up an efficient file management system will be worth it in the time you save while designing parts, and the safeguards it provides against rework and downstream errors for the designer. When working as part of a design team, the value increases exponentially.

In this chapter, you will ...