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Overview of caddy parts and project approach

Overview of caddy parts and project approach - Inventor Tutorial

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Overview of caddy parts and project approach

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- Now that you've set up the project file and you're ready to begin modeling parts, let's take a moment to look at the individual parts that make up the caddy design. I begin the design process by sketching each part. So I had a general idea of the shape, form, and dimensions. You should have these sketches that I generated in a folder called Exercise Files under Chapter Two, Design Sketches. If you open each of those sketches, you'll see just a general thumbnail, quick drawing of each part so that you could explore the shape, the size, the form of each of the parts. You don't have to be a professional illustrator necessarily to do this type of small thumbnail sketching. All you need to do is draw the part to the best of your ability and add notes and necessary annotations. Sketching is really a useful way and quick way to record your ideas of the moment and to brainstorm various renditions of your design. I'll close these sketches and then I'll go to a document inside the design…

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