Join John Helfen for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating general dimensions, part of Inventor 2014 Essential Training.
…Now that we know how to create drawing…views, we can look at beginning to annotate our…drawing by adding dimensions and text and other information…required to explain how this part should be manufactured.…You can see on the screen, I have engineblockdimension.idw open, which is…just a starting file we can use to begin playing with dimensions.…And dimensions at this point, should be fairly familiar to you.…Because the dimensioning tool in the drawing environment is nearly…identical to the one that you use in the sketching environment.…
With one or two minor exceptions.…To begin, we'll go to the Annotate tab.…And you can see, within the Annotate tab, we have dimensions, feature notes,…text, symbols, and other items that are…important to creating annotations within a drawing.…We're going to be focusing on the general dimension tool.…It can be found here in the upper…left-hand corner of the screen under the dimension panel.…Or, by right-clicking and selecting General Dimension from the marking.…I'm going to scroll the wheel on my mouse to zoom in so that we can…
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5/19/2014Released
4/17/2014The course was created and produced by John Helfen. We're honored to host this training in our library.
- Customizing Inventor's menus
- Drawing rectangles, arcs, splines, and slots
- Moving, copying, and rotating geometry
- Trimming, splitting, scaling, and stretching geometry
- Creating work planes
- Projecting and importing geometry
- Creating extrusions, revolves, sweeps, and lofts
- Adding holes to a part model
- Creating rectangular feature patterns
- Creating iParts and iFeatures
- Using constraints to position parts
- Creating drawing views
- Setting dimensions
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome47s
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1. Basic Concepts
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2. Navigating the Interface
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Using the browser3m 34s
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Using the ribbon bar2m 47s
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Using the Marking menu4m 33s
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3. Menu Customization
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Basic menu customization6m 40s
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Custom ribbon bar panels6m 22s
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Keyboard5m 9s
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Marking menu customization3m 55s
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4. Leveraging the Project
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Project file introduction3m 54s
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The project file: .ipj4m 4s
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Frequently used subfolders5m 15s
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5. Sketching Concepts and Settings
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Introducing sketching4m 55s
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Working with origin geometry4m 46s
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Understanding constraints7m 39s
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Application options5m 11s
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6. Creating Geometry with the Draw panel
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Drawing lines6m 29s
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Creating rectangles and arcs9m 26s
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Creating splines6m 34s
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Creating slots5m 43s
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Construction geometry6m 18s
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Dimensioning9m 34s
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Parameters6m 38s
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7. Editing and Modifying Sketch Geometry
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8. Work Features
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Understanding work features3m 58s
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Creating offset work planes4m 17s
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Creating work planes6m 59s
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9. Projecting and Importing Geometry
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Projecting geometry7m 7s
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Importing AutoCAD data9m 43s
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10. Understanding Sketch Feature Creation
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Part feature introduction5m 14s
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Creating revolves7m 42s
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Creating a sweep feature6m 16s
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11. Building Parts with Placed Features
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Adding holes to a part model10m 10s
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12. Creating Patterns of Features
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Mirroring part features4m 56s
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13. Creating Configurable iParts and iFeatures
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14. Adding Parts to an Assembly File
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Introduction to assemblies1m 59s
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Placing components7m 40s
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15. Using Constraints to Position Parts
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The Mate/Flush constraint9m 42s
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The Angle constraint5m 34s
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The Insert constraint3m 55s
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The Transitional tab3m 50s
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The Motion tab9m 18s
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Contact sets3m 55s
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16. Assembly-Visualization Techniques
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Visual styles4m 52s
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17. Creating Drawing Views
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Creating detail views3m 56s
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Creating a breakout view5m 41s
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18. Setting Basic Dimensions
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Creating general dimensions9m 20s
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Changing dimension precision4m 21s
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19. Creating Balloons and a Parts List
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Creating individual balloons4m 33s
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Conclusion
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Next steps30s
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