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Single Selection option, 175 Options dialog box for frames, 716, 717 Options tab hole tables, 600 rules, 897, 897 Or operator, 904 Orbit tool, 17 Ordinate Dimension tool, 590–591 Ordinate Dimension Set tool, 591 ordinate dimensions, 584, 584, 590–591 OrElse operator, 905 orientation base views, 52, 52, 561 connectors, 835 flat patterns, 298 Frame Generator members, 696–697, 696–697, 702–703, 702 lighting style, 734 models, 739, 740 mold components, 858 Orientation pane, 52, 52 Origin folder, 45, 47 origin geometry constraining to, 10 parts, 45–46, 45 origins base 2D sketches, 46–47, 46–47 changing, 591 dimension, 590 part files, 141 sketches, 71, 81–82 turning on, 82, 186–187 UCS, 631 work features, 163, 163 orthogonal flanges, 265, 265 orthographic views, 19 Out Of Definition options, 796 Outdoor lighting style, 741 Output Grapher dialog box, 799, 799–800 Output tab Render Animation dialog box, 759–760, 759 Render Image dialog box, 744–745 outputs from Design Accelerators, 433–434 Outside constraint solution, 359 Outside of base face extents option, 265, 266 Overconstrained dimensions area, 69 overlap settings for Corner Seam tool, 276–278, 277 Overlay View dialog box, 578 overlay views, 577–578 Override Object dialog box, 419–421, 421 overriding appearance, 729–730, 729–730 color, 177 mass and volume, 655 positional representations, 419–424, 421 styles, 554 P Pack And Go tools, 638, 643–646, 644–645 paging file size, 456, 456 Pan tool, 17 parallel constraints, 101–102, 101 parallel planes, 164–165, 164–165 Parallel to the flange termination detail face option, 265, 265 Parameter Favorites tool, 752 Parameter function, 878 Parameter Mapping tab, 350, 351, 721–722, 722 Parameter tool, 15, 15 parameters animation, 749, 749, 751–752, 755–756 assembly, 243 Content Center, 348–349 dynamic patterns, 236–237, 237 formatting, 241 functions, 241–242 iFeatures, 326, 326 iParts, 310–311, 311 iProperties, 238–239 linking, 336–337, 336–337 names, 94 parts, 239–243, 239 reference, 240 stress analysis, 778–781, 778–781 in templates, 243 types, 882–884, 882–884 user, 240 Parameters dialog box driven dimensions, 96–97, 97 Frame Generator members, 694, 695 iLogic, 882–883, 882 iParts, 310, 311 iProperties expressions, 656, 656 linking parameters, 336, 336 parts, 239–241, 239 Parameters Favorites dialog box, 749, 749 Parameters tab, 348, 348, 891 parametric design, assembly modeling best practices, 8–10 base sketches, 1–2, changes, 3–4 features, 2, history-based modeling, 4–5, intuitive interface, 11–12, 11–12 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com PARAMETRIC TABLE DIALOG BOX • PATHS part modeling best practices, 6–8 parts in assemblies, 3, right-clicking, 12–13 with Simplify tools, 627 sketch dimensions, 5–6, tools vs commands, 12 Parametric Table dialog box, 779–781, 779–780 Parasolids files, 680 Part Family dialog box, 344 Part Fill Analysis dialog box, 865, 865 Part Fill Analysis tool, 864 Part Number Merge Settings icon, 410–411 Part Number property, 724 Part Process Settings tool, 864 Part tab Inventor Fusion, 683 origin planes, 46, 46 settings, 132–133, 132 Part Template Parameters dialog box, 350–351, 722, 723 PartColor function, 906 Participate In Assembly And Drawing Sections option, 137–138, 573 parts, 140–142, 140 2D sketches base, 46–47, 46–47 secondary, 48–49, 49 3D features base, 48, 48 patterning, 50–51, 51 secondary, 50, 50 assemblies, 3, 4, 55 constraints, 58–62, 59–61 degrees of freedom, 57–58, 57–58 detail view, 62–64 exporting to PDF files, 65 parts lists and balloons, 64, 64 placing, rotating, and moving, 55–57 bend, 185, 186 configuration forms, 909–913, 910–912 derived, 224–226, 225–226 dimensions, 54–55, 55 drawing annotations baseline, 588, 589 centerlines and center marks, 578–582, 579–580 chain, 589–590 creating dimensions, 582–585, 583–585 dimensions in isometric views, 591–592, 592 drawing text, 597 formatting and editing dimensions, 592–594, 593 general dimensions, 585–586, 586 general table, 597 hole and thread notes, 594–595, 595 hole tables, 598–601, 599–600 leadered symbols, 595–596, 595 ordinate dimensions, 590–591 recovering dimensions, 587–588 DWF file publishing, 686 end-of-part markers, 250–253, 250–252 extruding See extrusions features added to, 187–189, 188–189 base, 186–187 editing, 194–196, 194, 196 parts, 187 repairing, 197–199, 197–198 holes in, 181–184, 182–184 importing drawings as, 671 iParts See iParts lines, 81–83, 82 models best practices, 6–8 creating, 43–44, 44 simplification, 627–629, 627–628 multi-body, 216–223, 217–223 origin geometry, 45–46, 45 parameters, 239–243, 239 profiles in sketches, 47–48, 47 publishing, 724 rectangular hole pattern, 192–194, 193–194 reuse and revision, 309 Content Center See Content Center geometry, 333–339, 333, 336–338 iFeatures, 324–329, 324–327 revolved, 160–163, 160–163 sheet metal See sheet metal simplifying sketches, 143–144, 143–144 sketch-based hole feature, 190–191, 191 templates, 45, 45, 80–81, 82 tolerances, 244–250, 245–246, 250 views base, 51–53, 52–53 projected, 54, 54 weldments, 482–485, 482–484, 514–515, 515 parts-level BOM control, 408 Parts List dialog box, 427, 605–606 Parts List tool, 307 parts lists, 407–408 assembly files, 64, 64 formatting, 604–606 generating, 514–515, 515 Parts Only tab, 413–414, 414 passing arguments, 878 Paste Features dialog box, 333–335, 333 Paste Path option, 34 pasting AutoCAD drawings, 119 sketches, 337–338, 338 patch surfaces for lofts, 209–210, 209–210 Path & Guide Rail option, 204–205, 204 Path & Guide Surface option, 205–207, 205–207 Path control, 750 paths 3D sketches, 119–120, 120 animation, 750, 755, 755 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com | 987 988 | PATTERN ENTIRE SOLID OPTION • PLAYBACK TOOLS FOR ANIMATION project, 23–26, 23, 25, 27 relative, 37 searching, 641 single-user projects, 33–34 sweeps, 202, 202 Pattern Entire Solid option, 233 patterns, 227 3D features, 50–51, 51 circular, 228–230, 229–230 along curves, 230–231, 231 dynamic, 236–238, 237 feature-level, flat, 283, 609–610, 611 rectangular, 227–228, 228 sheet metal annotations, 307–308 solids, 233–236, 233–236 spiral, 231–232, 233 PCA (printed circuit assembly) files, 681 PDF Drawing dialog box, 65 PDF files, 65, 532, 617 penumbra setting, 733 performance cross-part adaptivity, 402 graphics cards, 446 settings, 447–451, 448, 450, 452 subassemblies for, 393 view representations, 463 visual effects, 456–457 perpendicular constraints, 101, 101 Perpendicular extend corner option, 278, 278 persistence, constraint, 86 Perspective With Ortho Faces view, 19 Phantom BOM structure, 396, 411 phantom components, 139 phantom subassemblies, 459 physical material setting, 134 physical memory for workstations, 444–445 Physical Property limits, 633 Physical tab, 238, 653–654, 654 physical threads, 179–180, 180 PI function, 242 Pick Part First option, 361 pin constraints, 768, 768 Pin Group tool, 823–824 Pin Insert Cut feature, 230 Pin Insert Path Sketch feature, 230 pinned components, 9, 9, 782 Pipe Run tool, 815 pipes See tubes and pipes Pivot tool, 835 pivots for harnesses, 835 Place Component dialog box, 465 Place Connector Views tool, 835 Place Constraint dialog box Angle constraints, 365–367 Constraint Limits option, 378 Constraint Set tab, 376 iAssemblies, 430, 430 Insert constraints, 60–61, 370, 370 Mate constraints, 58–60, 59–61, 361, 364 Rotate-Translational constraints, 373, 374 Rotation constraints, 372, 373 Symmetry constraints, 371–372, 371 Tangent constraints, 369, 369 Transitional constraints, 375, 375 Place Core And Cavity tool, 858 Place Feature command, 341 Place From Content Center dialog box, 342, 342 Place From Content Center tool, 340 Place iLogic Component tool, 915–916 Place iPart dialog box, 322, 322 Place Joint dialog box Ball joints, 392 Cylindrical joints, 389 Planar joints, 390 Rotational joints, 383 Slider joints, 387–389 Place Pin Group dialog box, 823–824, 824 Place Pin tool, 822 Place Pin Group tool, 823–824 Place Views tab, 11, 11, 52 placed features, 8, 192 placement geometry, 697–698, 698 placing cables, 829–830 electrical parts, 821–824, 824 fittings, 810–811, 810–811 holes, 181–184, 182–184 parts in assembly files, 55–57 segments, 830–832, 831, 833 wires, 826–828, 827 planar faces, 166, 166 planar joints description, 360, 787 working with, 390–391, 391 Plastic Part tool, 858 plastics design, 837 Boss features, 848–850, 848, 850 cooling shrinkage, 857 Grill features, 842–844, 843–844 importing parts, 859–862, 859–861 lip and groove features, 850–851, 851 mold design, 858–872, 859–863, 865–867, 869–872 rest features, 845–847, 846–847 Rib and Web features, 853–854, 855 Rule Fillet features, 844–845, 845 Shell features, 839–841, 840 Snap fit features, 851–853, 851, 853 Split features, 841–842 templates, 839, 839 Thicken/Offset features, 837–838, 839 Plate Calculator, 712 plates, threaded holes in, 438 Play Animation tool, 748 Play Animation In Reverse tool, 748 playback tools for animation, 747–749, 748 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com PLUS SIGN • PUBLISH TOOL plus sign (+) operator, 904 PNG files, 744 Point Alignment On setting, 71, 72 point lights, 735–737 point-line joints, 787 point-plane joints, 787 Point tab, 736–737 Point To Point rips, 282 points arcs, 108–109 sketches, 109, 110 work, 170–171, 170 Polygon tool, 92–93, 92–93 polygons, 92–93, 92–93 Populate Route tool, 815 Position control for animation, 750 Position tab for lighting, 734 positional change of bolted connection holes, 437 positional representations (PosReps) animation, 752, 753 assembly drawings, 602–603 overlay view, 578 overview, 419–424, 420–424 pounds-force, 783 pow function, 242 Power Saving Mode option, 456 Precise Input toolbar, 120, 121 Precise Redefines, 121–122, 121 precision dimensions, 593–594 measurements, 660 Precision And Tolerance tab, 594 Predict Offset And Orientation option, 59, 361 preparation stage for welds, 509, 509 Preparations folder, 487 Preparations weldment state, 613 Presentation color scheme, 745 presentation environment advanced, 522–528, 523–528 assembly instructions, 529–532, 530–531 cameras, 526, 526 explosions, 517–520, 518–520 multiple views and explosions, 525, 525 tweaks See tweaks presentation files, 686 press fits, 248 pressure loads in stress analysis, 769 previewing Mate constraints, 59, 361 snap fit, 852 Previous Selection tool, 462 printed circuit assembly (PCA) files, 681 priorities for measurements, 661, 661 prismatic joints, 787 Pro/ENGINEER file translator, 679–680 Probe Labels Display tool, 777 Probe tool, 777, 784 processors, 447 product-based numbering scheme, 37 Productivity panel, 357 profiles extruding solids from, 152–153, 152–153 extruding surfaces from, 150–152, 151–152 sketch center points for, 145 in sketches, 47–48, 47 structural, 691 sweeps, 202–204, 203 velocity, 749–750 Project Along A Vector output, 126 project-based numbering scheme, 36 Project Curve To Surface dialog box, 126, 127 Project Curve To Surface tool, 125–126, 127 Project Editor, 664 Project File screen, 31, 31 Project Flat Pattern tool, 285–287, 286 Project Geometry tool, 76–77, 79 adaptivity, 403 Projected Loops, 334 sweeps, 203, 206 working with, 110–111, 111 Project tab, 238, 653 Project To Closest Point output, 126 projected dimensions, 591 Projected Loops, 334 projected views, 54, 54, 562–564, 563 projecting geometry, 75–77, 76–77, 110–111, 111 projects and project files Content Center files, 26–27, 341, 341 creating, 29–31 description, 22–23 file types, 28–29 library folders, 26 multiuser, 38–39 search paths, 23–26, 23, 25, 27 settings, 32–38, 32, 37–38 switching and editing, 31 Projects dialog box, 32–38, 32, 44, 887 Promote Configuration To Model option, 781 Promote Dimensions To Sketch option, 670 promoting components, 460 prompted entry for title blocks, 547–548 prompting, dynamic, 75 Propagate To Parent View option, 576 properties categories, 347–349, 348 forms, 905–909, 907–908 iProperties See iProperties welds, 501–502, 502, 506–507, 507 Properties area for forms, 907 Property Expression dialog box, 410, 410 props, 742, 742 Publish dialog box, 686 Publish Guide dialog box, 351, 352 Publish Guide wizard, 724 Publish Presentation dialog box, 531–532, 531 Publish tool, 617 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com | 989 990 | PUBLISH TO STUDIO TOOL • RENAMING Publish To Studio tool, 756 publishing BIM for, 630–632, 631 DWF files, 531–532, 653, 686, 687 Frame Generator members, 720–723, 720–723 parts, 350–352, 351–352, 724 pucks, 16 Punch Representation tab, 298 punch tables, 612–613, 613 Punch tool, 272–274, 273 Punch Tool dialog box, 273–274, 332–333, 332 punches annotations, 306, 307–308 and iFeatures, 329–333, 330–332 notes, 610–611, 611 Purchased BOM structures, 396, 411 Purchased components, 139 Purge Old Versions option, 651 Q Quality setting graphics cards, 446 shadows, 733 Quick Access toolbar, 14, 14–15, 729 quotation marks (“) for text, 878, 882, 895 R radial dimensions, 584, 584 radius bend, 136 dimensions, 584, 584, 586 Radius Fill option, 499, 499 rails lofts with, 208, 208–209 sweeps, 204, 204 raising values to a power operator, 904 RAM assemblies, 450 Content Center, 340 workstations, 444–445 random function, 242 ranges for stress analysis parameters, 779 Raster View option, 560 Raster View Only option, 466 raster views, 449 read-only libraries, 33–34 real-time BOM databases, 407 Rebuild All tool, 252, 301 recipes, part, 253 Recognize Extrude option, 628 Recognize Revolve option, 628 Recognize Sweep option, 629 Record Animation tool, 748 recording explosions, 528–529 Recover option, 198, 198 recovering model dimensions, 587–588 Rectangle section properties, 713–714, 713 Rectangle Three Point option, 95, 95 rectangles sketched, 48–49, 49 three point, 94–95, 95–96 rectangular holes, 192–194, 193–194 Rectangular Pattern dialog box pattern parameters, 193–194, 193 patterns along curves, 230, 231 rectangular patterns, 227–228, 228 solid patterns, 233–234, 233–234 Redefine Alignment or Position option, 849 Redefine Feature option, 824 Redefine Point option, 832 Redo tool, 15, 15 Reduced Memory Mode option, 472 redundancy for dynamic simulations, 790–791, 791 redundant constraints, 381 RefDes property, 822 Reference BOM structures, 396, 411 reference components, 139 reference data in assembly drawings, 603–604, 604 reference parameters, 240, 882 Referencing Files Found window, 645, 645 refining 3D sketches, 129 reflections displaying, 740 surfaces, 745 Refold tool, 283–285 Refresh Out-Of-Date Standard Parts During Placement option, 345 Refresh tool for frames, 711 Region Properties tool, 660, 713 Related Relationship Failure Analysis option, 381 Relationship Audio Notification option, 376 Relationship Redundancy Analysis option, 381 relationships, 8–9 relative paths, 37 Relax If No Equation option, 133 release connections, 784 remainder operator, 904 remote force loads, 769 Remove Details tool, 627, 627 Remove End Treatments tool, 704, 710–711 Remove Faces option, 210 Remove Geometry By Visibility option, 472 Remove Object Line Weights option, 65 Remove Participant command, 407 removing adaptivity, 404–405, 404 unneeded features, 476–478, 476–477 Rename Browser Nodes tool, 711 renaming DWF files, 653 features, 171 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com RENDER ANIMATION DIALOG BOX • RULES files, 642 parts, 711 rules, 898 Render Animation dialog box, 759–760, 759 Render Image dialog box, 743 General tab, 744 Output tab, 744–745 Style tab, 745–746, 745 Render tab, 728, 728 rendering images, 743–746, 745–746 video and animations, 759–760, 759 reorder tweaks, 526–528, 528 Repair Redundancy tool, 790 repairing features and sketches, 197–199, 197–198 Repeat Command, 848 Repeat Corner Round option, 275 Replace Face dialog box, 235, 235 replacing files, 643 replication of welds, 502 Report tool, 778 reports, design property, 659 representations assembly files, 417, 418, 601–603, 602 iAssemblies, 427–431, 427–431 positional, 419–424, 420–424 view, 418–419, 419 LOD See level of detail (LOD) representations Representations folder, 472 resolution, screen, 457 resources, transferring, 552 rest features, 845–847, 846–847 Restore Old Version To Current Version option, 35 restoring older versions, 35 Results folder, 776 results in frame analysis, 784–785, 784 Results node, 776–777 Results pane, 717–718 Results window for Design Accelerators, 432 Retrieve Dimensions tool, 587 return on investment (ROI) calculations for hardware, 444–445 reuse of parts and features, 309 Content Center See Content Center geometry, 333–339, 333, 336–338 iFeatures, 324–329, 324–327 iParts See iParts reviewing DWF files, 687, 687–688 revisions, rolling, 417 Revit application, 621–622, 628–629 revolution joints, 787 revolutions animation, 750 turntable, 754 Revolve dialog box, 161–163, 162–163 Revolve tool for surfaces, 302 | revolved parts creating, 161–163, 162–163 cylindrical, 160–161, 160–161 Rhino files, 681 Rib tab, 843, 843 Rib tool for plastics design, 853–854, 855 Ribbon menu, 17–19, 18 Ribs tab, 849 right-clicking appearance styles, 729 context menus, 12–13, 84 right-hand rule, 368 rigid joints description, 360 working with, 382–384, 382–384 rigid link connections, 784 rigid pipe routes, 819 rigid piping, 805–806, 806 rigid tubing, 806 Rip tool, 261, 282–283, 282 rips for lofted flanges, 261 ROI (return on investment) calculations for hardware, 444–445 roll angle for cameras, 753 rolling joints, 788 rolling revisions, 417 Rollup option for hole tables, 600 rotary hubs, 397, 397 Rotate constraints, 359, 372–373, 372 Rotate option for Move Bodies, 221 Rotate-Translational constraint, 373–374 rotation appearance styles, 729 Mate constraints, 362–363 parts in assembly files, 55–57 Rotation control for animation, 750 Rotation Snap option, 818 Rotation-Translation constraint solution, 359 rotational joints description, 360 working with, 384–386, 385–386 rotational tweaks, 522–523, 523 round function, 242 Route tool, 825, 831 routed systems cables and harnesses See cables and harnesses tubes and pipes See tubes and pipes rubber bumpers, 720–723, 720–723 Rule Authoring pane, 890–891, 891 Rule Fillet tool, 844–845, 845 Rule Name dialog box, 891, 894, 898 rules iLogic See iLogic sheet metal, 287 creating, 287–289, 288 vs styles, 289 unfold, 289–295 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com 991 992 | RULES TAB • SELECT TARGET DRAWINGS SCREEN Rules tab iLogic, 885, 885, 891 tubes and pipes, 808 Rules Triggered By Events dialog box, 914 Runner tool, 859 runners creating, 862–864, 862–863 description, 859 sketches, 860, 861 running simulations dynamic, 797–799, 798–800 stress analysis, 775 runs, tubes and pipes, 803–805, 804–805 S safety factor constraints, 780 stress analysis, 777 Same Scale option, 777 SAT (Standard ACIS Text) files, 676–677 Save All option for sketches, 90 Save As option for sketches, 90 Save As Pack And Go option, 644 Save As Type option IGES files, 676 SAT files, 677 STEP files, 676 Save At Import File Location option, 674, 678 Save Copy As command SAT files, 677 sketches, 90 STEP and IGES files, 676 Save Copy As dialog box, 73 Save Copy As Template option, 40, 537 document settings, 73 parts, 141 sketches, 90 Save Curve tool, 796 Save dialog box for images, 744 Save icon, 15, 15 Save In Workspace option, 674, 676, 678 Save Item Overrides To BOM command, 606 Save options for sketches, 90 Save Rendered Image option, 744 Save Simulation option, 799 Save Styles To Style Library tool, 559 Save tab for iProperties, 238, 654 saving cameras, 526, 526 flat patterns, 299 Frame Generator members, 693 rules, 888 scales, lighting style, 734 Scene Styles dialog box, 738 Background tab, 738–739 Environment tab, 739–740 matching cameras to images, 740–741, 740–741 screen resolution, 457 Screen Saver tab, 456–457 screw joints, 788 Sculpt tool, 215–216, 215–216 search paths, 23–26, 23, 25, 27, 33 search times, 36 secondary 2D sketches, 48–49, 49 secondary 3D features, 50, 50 Section Dimensions dialog box, 212, 212 Section View dialog box, 565, 568 Section View Preview As Uncut option, 449 section views, 565–568, 566–568 sections participation, 573 properties, 712–714, 712–714 Segment Properties dialog box, 832, 833 segments placing and editing, 830–832, 831, 833 wire, 827 Select All In Camera tool, 463 Select All Inventor Dimensions option, 587 Select All Occurrences button Define Envelopes, 624 Include Components, 623, 623 Select All Occurrences tool, 462 Select Assembly dialog box, 519–520, 519, 525 Select At Import File Location option, 677 Select Body Priority tool, 461 Select By Layer option, 669 Select By Object option, 669 Select By Plane tool, 463 Select By Size dialog box, 462, 462 Select Case statement, 880–881 Select Center Line option, 212–213 Select Component dialog box, 552 Select Component Offset tool, 463 Select Component Priority tool, 461 Select Component Size tool, 462 Select Components control, 750–751 Select Constrained To tool, 462 Select Design Constraint dialog box, 780, 780 Select Dimensions button, 587 Select External Components tool, 463 Select Faces And Edges tool, 462 Select Feature Priority tool, 462 Select Internal Components tool, 463 Select Libraries screen, 31, 31 Select Material tool, 858 Select Orientation tools, 811 Select Other Direction option, 812 Select Other tool, 365, 365, 814 Select Part Priority tool, 461 Select Placement command, 608 Select Save Location option, 674, 677–678 Select Sketch Features tool, 462 Select Source Drawing And Resources screen, 646, 647 Select Sphere Offset tool, 463 Select Target Drawings screen, 647 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com SELECT TOOL • SHRINK FIT/SLIDING CONTACT TYPES Select tool, 15, 15 Select View tool, 307 Select Visible Only tool, 462 Selection command, 599 selection tools, 461–463, 462 selections objects, 190–191 removing components from, 521 self-draining piping, 806 self-intersecting features, 203 semi-isolated projects, 29 Separation contact types, 771 Separation/No Sliding contact types, 771 Sequence View, 528 sequential product-based numbering scheme, 37 sequential project-based numbering scheme, 36 Sequential Reorder iPart method, 317 Sequential Reorder option, 297 sequential tasks, scheduling, 652 Set Defer Updates (Drawings Only) option, 651 set values, functions for, 878 setback fillets, 174, 174 Shaded Views, 451 Shading tool, 777 shadows displaying, 739 setting, 733–734, 733–734, 736 Shadows tab, 733–734, 733–734, 736 Shaft Generator, 341 shapes Frame Generator members, 695–696, 695 solids for, 219–223, 219–223 shared projects, 29 sharing drawings, 616–617 See also exchanging data Sharp option, 750 Sharp Point option, 214 sharp shadows, 733, 733 sheet formats, 551–552 sheet metal annotations, 305–307, 305–306 bends, 280–282, 281 centerlines, 610 notes, 610–611, 611 tables, 611–612, 612 Contour Flange tool, 256–258, 257, 266–268, 266, 268 Contour Roll tool, 258–259, 258 converting, 302–303 Corner Round and Corner Chamfer tools, 274–275 Corner Seam tool, 275–278, 275, 277–278 Cut tool, 271–272 design annotation, 303–307, 304–306 drawings, 609–613, 611–613 Face tool, 256, 256, 269–271, 270 feature placement, 329, 331–333, 333 Flange tool, 262–264, 262–263 Fold tool, 278–279, 279 help, 289 Hem tool, 268–269 imported parts, 302–303 iPart factories, 300–301, 300 iParts, 317, 317 Lofted Flange tool, 259–261, 260–261 non-sheet-metal features, 301–302 overview, 255–256 patterns annotations, 307–308 flat, 609–610, 611 Project Flat Pattern tool, 285–287, 286 punch tables, 612–613, 613 Punch tool, 272–274, 273 Rip tool, 282–283, 282 rules, 256, 287–295, 288 styles and templates, 295 tables for, 597 Unfold and Refold tools, 283–285, 284–285 Sheet Metal Defaults dialog box, 293, 295 Sheet Metal Punches Root setting, 273 sheets multiple, 540 reducing, 469 size, 539–540 Shell tool for features, 839–841, 840 lofts with, 210–211 sheet-metal, 301 shortcuts to frequently used files, 34–35 project, 39 Shot dialog box, 758–759 shots camera, 757 Video Producer, 757–759 Shoulder Radius setting, 849 Show All Constraints key, 69 Show All option, 506 Show All Degrees of Freedom option, 86–87 Show Command Prompting (Dynamic Prompts) option, 75 Show Consumed Only option, 506 Show Dimensions option, 661 Show Me Animations screen, 577 Show Me Animations tool, 367 Show Parameters option, 778 Show Preview option, 361 Show Preview As option, 439 Show Reflections option, 739–740 Show Relationships tool, 364 Show Shadows option, 739 Show Shiny Highlights option, 746 Show Sick Relationships tool, 364 Show Trails option, 524 Show Unconsumed Only option, 506 Show Violations option, 829 Shrink Fit/No Sliding contact types, 772 Shrink Fit/Sliding contact types, 772 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com | 993 994 | SIGN FUNCTION • SLIDING JOINTS sign function, 242 Silhouette Curve tool, 128, 842 silhouette curves, 128, 128 simple sketches, 142 simplification benefits, BIM for, 622 Create Simplified Part tool, 625–626, 626 Define Envelopes tool, 624–625, 624–625 Include Components tool, 622–624, 623–624 part models, 627–629, 627–628 parts, 476–478, 476–477 sketches, 143–144, 143–144 Simulate dialog box, 775 Simulation Guide, 765 Simulation Player, 797–798, 798 Simulation Properties dialog box, 770, 801 Simulation Settings option, 786, 786 Simulation_Timeline parameter, 756 simulations dynamic See Dynamic Simulation stress analysis See stress analysis sin function, 241 Single Body Keep Seams Between Planar Faces option, 472 Single Composite Feature option, 472, 674, 677–681 single IPJ setups, 24–25 single-line If statements, 880 Single Point rips, 282 Single Segment option, 827 single-user projects, 28 description, 29 Inventor Project Wizard, 30–31, 30–31 settings, 32–38, 32, 37–38 Tool panel, 37–38, 37 sinh function, 241 size files, 22, 538 flanges, 264–266, 265 forms, 912 images, 744 sheets, 539–540 Size tab, 332 skeleton models, 697 skeletons, 691 sketch-based features, 7–8 sketch-based holes, 190–191, 191 sketch center points, 145 Sketch Dimension tool, 586 sketch dimensions, 5–6, Sketch Doctor dialog box, 198 Sketch On New Part Creation option, 46, 46, 132 Sketch Select command, 696–698 Sketch tab, 11, 11 Application Options, 68–72, 69 Document Settings, 135–136, 136 options, 74 origins, 82 sketched features, 188, 192 sketched routes, 814–817, 815–816 sketched slots, 110 sketched symbols importing blocks as, 671 working with 536–538, 549 sketches, 67 3D See 3D sketches activating, 91 anchoring, 189 arcs, 108–109, 108–109 AutoCAD geometry, 116–119, 118–119 base 2D, 46–47, 46–47 basics, 73–74 best practices, 129–130 borders, 541 centerlines, 114–115, 114 constraints See constraints construction geometry, 91–92, 91 copying, 337–338, 338 creating, 78–79, 78 deleting, 78 dimensions, 79–80, 79, 112–115, 112–116 driven dimensions, 96–99, 96–99 editing, 194–196, 194, 196 existing sketches, 74–75, 74–75 flat patterns, 300 from images, 116–117, 117 layout, 398–401, 400 lines, 81–83 measuring, 114, 116 options and settings, 68–72, 68–72 part files from templates, 80–81, 82 points/center points, 109, 110 polygons, 92–93, 92–93 profiles in, 47–48, 47 projecting geometry, 75–77, 76–77, 110–111, 111 repairing, 197–199, 197–198 saving, 90 secondary 2D, 48–49, 49 simplifying, 143–144, 143–144 tangents, 109, 110 three-point rectangles, 94–95, 95–96 Skip All Unresolved Files option, 465 Skip Files with Unresolved References option, 651 Skip Libraries option, 645 Skip Migrated Files option, 651 Skip Styles option, 645 Skip Templates option, 645 Skylight tool, 732–733 slash (/) operator, 904 Slice All Parts option, 569 slices, 565, 568–569 slider joints description, 360 working with, 386–389, 387–388 sliding bearings, 58–60, 59–60 sliding joints, 788–789 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com SLIDING/NO SEPARATION CONTACT TYPES • STRUCTURAL SHAPE AUTHORING TOOL Sliding/No Separation contact types, 771, 772 sliding point curve joints, 789 slip latches, 389–390, 390 slots, sketched, 110 Smart Set Of Configurations setting, 780 smooth constraints, 107, 107 Smooth option for animation path, 750 Smooth Cutout option, 574 Smooth (G2) Condition option, 214 Snap Fit features, 851–853, 851, 853 Snap Spacing settings, 73, 136 Snap To Grid option, 70 Snaps Per Minor setting, 136 snapshot views, 418 soft shadows, 733, 733 Software Graphics setting, 446 Solid Body Merging Out Seams Between Planar Faces option, 472 Solid Color option, 738 solids description, 667 extruding, 152–153, 152–153 importing, 669–670, 669 multiple, 217–219, 217–218 pattern, 233–236, 233–236 for shapes, 219–223, 219–223 split, 221 Solids To Single Part File option, 670 Solidworks files, 680–681 Solve Off state, 435 solve states for Design Accelerators, 434–436, 435 Space series tools, 16 spar rib settings, 843, 843 spatial joints, 787 Specification tab, 178, 178 spherical joints, 787 spiral patterns, 231–232, 233 Spline Fit Method settings, 70, 70 Spline tool, 120, 120 splines 3D, 119–120, 120 translating, 299, 299 split faces for cosmetic welds, 490, 490 Split features and splits creating, 841–842 lines, 96 for loads, 770 surface faces, 302 for welds, 503–505, 503–505 Split Solid tool, 841 split solids, 221 Split tool, 841–842 cosmetic welds, 490 description, 221 splitting tables, 598 Spot tab, 737 spotface settings, 182, 182 spotlights, 735, 737 spreadsheets for holes, 180–181 tables for, 597 Spring contact types, 771–772 spring joints, 789 Sprue Bushing tool, 870–871 sprue bushings, 870–872, 870–872 sqrt function, 242 stacked circular extrusions, 160–161, 160–161 stacked features, 316 Standard ACIS Text (SAT) files, 676–677 Standard for the Exchange of Product (STEP) model data, 673–676, 674, 676 standard joints, 787 Standard spline fits, 70, 70 Standard tab, 134, 134 standards company, 40 editing, 553–556, 556 templates, 538 Start Point Mate constraint, 374 start points for routes, 812, 812 static stress analysis vs modal, 765–766 status bar settings, 454, 455 Status tab, 238, 654 STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product) model data, 673–676, 674, 676 Stiffening Ribs setting, 849 Stitch tool, 210 stitching surfaces, 209–210, 209–210 strength of bolts, 438–440 stress analysis, 763 dynamic simulation information for, 801, 802 exporting to FEA, 800, 801 frames, 782 connections, 783–784, 784 constraints, 782–783, 782 loads, 783, 783 results, 784–785, 784 introduction, 763–764 Simulation Guide, 765 simulations, 764–765 constraints, 767–768, 767–768 contact conditions, 770–772, 771–772 display tools, 777–778, 778 external linked files from, 775 loads, 768–770, 768 materials, 766–767, 767 meshes, 773–774, 774 model simplification, 766, 766 parameter studies, 778–781, 778–781 results, 775–777, 776 running, 775 static stress vs modal analysis, 765–766 thin bodies, 772, 773 string data type, 878 structural profiles, 691 Structural Shape Authoring tool, 720–723, 720–723 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com | 995 996 | STRUCTURAL SHAPE FOR FRAME GENERATOR MEMBERS • TANGENT EDGE DISPLAY structural shape for Frame Generator members, 695–696, 695, 720–723, 720–723 structure BOM designations, 395–396, 395, 411–412, 412 Structured tab, 414, 414 Studio See Inventor Studio Style and Standard Editor, 553 default objects, 555–556, 556 dimensions, 593 hole tables, 599 mapping materials to hatch patterns, 567 rules, 287–289, 288, 291–292 sheet-metal drawings, 610 sheet-metal rules, 295 styles, 557–558 Style Editor dialog box, 594 Style Library Manager, 647–649, 648 Style Management Wizard, 295 Style tab Render Animation, 759 Render Image, 745–746, 745 styles, 728 administering, 559 appearance, 728–731, 729–731 balloons, 607 copying, 648 creating, 536–537, 537, 557–558 dimensions, 594 editing, 553–556, 556 general tables, 597 hole tables, 598–601, 599–600 images, 741–746, 742, 745–746 libraries, 33–34, 40 lighting, 731–737, 733–734 object defaults, 553–556, 556 parts lists, 605 vs rules, 289 scenario, 554 scene, 738–741, 739–741 settings See Style and Standard Editor sheet metal, 295 Style Library Manager, 647–649, 648 substyles, 558–559 tubes and pipes, 805–810, 806–807 understanding, 559 Styles Editor, 562 subassemblies, 355 benefits, 392–393, 393–394 flexibility, 401–402, 401 iLogic, 916 LOD in, 465, 474–476, 475 phantom, 459 substitute LODs, 425–426, 426, 471–474, 473–474 substyles, 558–559 subtabs area for rules, 891, 891 subtraction operator, 904 Summary tab for iProperties, 238, 653 Summary window for Design Accelerators, 432 Suppress (Override) option, 422, 422 suppressing features iLogic, 900–903 iParts, 315, 316 parts simplification, 476–478, 476–477 vs visibility, 425 surface-based workflows, 301–302 surfaces, 667 extruding, 150–152, 151–152 lofts, 209–210, 209–210 Sweep dialog box, 123, 123, 203–204, 203 Sweep tool, 302 sweeps, 201 2D paths, 202, 202 3D sketches, 123–124, 123 options, 204–207, 204–207 profiles, 202–204, 203 surface-based workflows, 302 swipe left transitions, 757 swipe right transitions, 757 switching projects, 31 symbols leadered, 595–596, 595 sketched, 548–551, 549 Symbols dialog box, 549 symmetric constraints, 106–107, 106 Symmetric Gap option, 276 Symmetry constraints assemblies, 371–372, 371 description, 359 syntax of functions, 892 System Properties tab, 456 system settings, 455–457, 456 T Table dialog box, 612 tables bend, 291–294, 292, 611–612, 612 general, 597 holes, 598–601, 599–600 iParts, 312–314, 313–314 punch, 612–613, 613 splitting, 598 tabs, adding, 913–915, 914 Tabs area forms, 907 rules, 890, 891 tan function, 241 tangent arcs, 108–109 Tangent Condition, 214 Tangent constraints overview, 368–369, 369 placing, 100–101, 100 tangent edge display, 604, 605 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com TANGENT OPTION • TOOLS Tangent option, 214–215 Tangent To Plane option, 215 tangents automatic, 109, 110 for work planes, 167–168, 167–168 function, 241 taper sweeps, 203, 203 Taper tool, 148 Tapped Hole Diameter setting, 138 Tapped Hole option, 191 Target constraints, 359 target placement for cameras, 753 task-based tools, 20–21, 20 Task Scheduler, 649–650 batch plots, 652 custom tasks, 652 for migrating files, 650–652, 650–652 multiprocess settings, 652, 653 sequential tasks, 652 TechSmith codec, 760 templates, 40, 40 available, 395 borders, 540–541 creating, 141, 536–537, 537 drawing resources, 539, 539 file formats, 538 harnesses, 834 for importing data, 672 IPN, 518 locations, 537 multiple sheets, 540 part files from, 80–81, 82 parts, 45, 45 plastics design, 839, 839 sheet metal, 295 sheet size, 539–540 standard, 538 title blocks See title blocks user parameters in, 243 Templates folder, 23 temporary LODs, 426 Terminate Feature On Extended Face option, 154 testing iParts, 321 text center marks, 609 drawing, 597 sheet metal annotations, 306, 306 title blocks, 541–544, 543 Text data type, 878, 882 Text tab, 609 Text tool, 306, 597 Thicken/Offset dialog box, 163 Thicken/Offset features, 837–838, 839 thin bodies in stress analysis, 772, 773 Thread dialog box, 178, 178 Thread.xls file, 180–181 threaded holes in plates, 438 | threads, 177–178 adding, 160 cosmetic, 178–179, 178 fasteners, 848 holes, 180–181, 191, 192 iParts, 316 notes, 594–595, 595 physical, 179–180, 180 Three Point Rectangle tool, 94–95 Through All option, 846, 846 Time Range section, 759, 760 time settings animation, 749–750, 759, 760 cameras, 754 timeline animation, 747–749, 748 Video Producer, 758–759 tinting color wheel, 729 title bar, 14–15, 14–15 title blocks creating, 541–544, 543 Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard for, 647 file properties, 546–547 filling out, 917 importing, 671, 671 iProperties, 544–545 logos, 469 prompted entry, 547–548 To Next option, 156–157, 157 To option, 153–155, 154–155 Toggle Repeat tool, 748 toggled features, 316 Tolerance column, 240 Tolerance dialog box, 245, 247–248 tolerances, 244 vs allowance, 245 dimensions, 593–594, 593 fit, 248–250, 250 global, 245–247, 246 holes, 184–185, 184 parts, 240 settings, 140, 140 in sketches, 244–245, 245 Tool panel, 37–38 Toolbox for forms, 907 tools, 621 Add-in Manager, 664 Autodesk Multi-Sheet Plot, 663, 663 AutoLimits, 633–637, 633–634, 636–637 BIM exchange See Building Information Modeling (BIM) CER, 662–663 CIP, 662 vs commands, 12 Design Assistant See Design Assistant Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard, 646–647, 647 iProperties, 653–659, 654, 656–658 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com 997 998 | TOOLS TAB • USE OFFSET AS RESTING POSITION OPTION Measure, 659–662, 660–661 Project Editor, 664 Style Library Manager, 647–649, 648 task-based, 20–21, 20 Task Scheduler, 649–653, 650–652 Tools tab, 13, 18 iProperties, 544 origin planes, 46 shortcuts, 39 top-down design efficient assembly workflow, 395–398, 395–398 overview, 394–395, 394 top-level assemblies, 804 torque forces for joints, 792–793, 793 torus shapes, 169, 169 Total Rebuild option, 651 tracking systems for part numbering, 37 trails, tweak, 523–524 transferring resources, 552 transition fits, 248–250 Transitional constraints, 374–375, 375 transitions, 757–759 translating DWG and DXF files, 668–672, 669–672 splines, 299, 299 translational constraints, 791 translators, file, 678–682, 682 translucency, turning off, 210 transparent backgrounds, 744 Tree View tool, 343 Tresca-Guest method, 717 triads, 121–124, 121, 123 triggers events, 889–890, 913–915, 914 iTriggers, 889 multiple solids, 217–219, 217–218 trim and extend end treatments, 707–708, 707–708 Trim/Extend to Face tool, 707–708, 707–708 Trim to Frame dialog box, 708, 708 trim to frame member end treatments, 708, 708–709 Trim tool, 96 troubleshooting parts, 250–253, 250–252 true dimensions, 591 True/False data type, 878, 882–883, 883 True Reflections setting, 745 Tube & Pipe Authoring dialog box, 808–809, 809 Tube & Pipe Styles dialog box, 806–808, 807, 817 tubes and pipes, 803 authoring, 808–810, 809–810 placing fittings, 810–811, 810–811 route creation, 811–821, 812–818 routes, runs, and assembly structures, 803–805, 804–805 styles, 805–810, 806–807 turntable function for cameras, 754 Turntable tab, 754 tutorials, 17, 44 Tweak Component dialog box, 520–522, 520 Tweak Component tool, 523 tweaks components used in, 525 drag and drop, 523, 524 editing, 524, 525 group, reorder, and animate, 526–528, 526–527 linear, 520–522, 520–522 multiprocess settings, 652, 653 rotational, 522–523, 523 trails, 523–524 Two Point Center Rectangle tool, 48, 49 U UCS (User Coordinate System), 376, 631, 631 UCS Settings dialog box, 138 Un-split Table option, 598 Uncomment button, 903 Unconsumed Bead tool, 506 underscores (_) for parameter names, 94 Undirected Angle constraints, 359, 365, 367 Undo File Size option, 453 Undo tool, 15, 15 unfold rules, 289 bend tables, 291–294, 292 K-factor value, 289–291, 290 Unfold tool, 283–285, 284–285 unfolding parts, 283–285, 284–285 Uniform Spacing option, 581 Unigraphics files, 680 Unique Face Thickness setting, 210–211 Unit/Type column, 240 units dimensions, 593 for importing data, 672 part parameters, 240 settings, 134–135, 135 Units tab, 134–135, 135, 593 Unroute tool, 831 Update Copied Model iProperties option, 544 Update Mass Properties Of All Rows icon, 410 Update option, 643 Update Physical Properties on Save option, 453 Update Styles tool, 559 Update tool, 15, 15, 97, 97 updates background, 449–450 meshes, 774, 774 UpdateWhenDone function, 893 Upper option for tolerance, 244 Use Application Options option, 738 Use Classic Context Menu option, 74, 145 Use Default File Names option, 670 Use Density option, 717 Use Document Settings option, 134 Use Offset As Resting Position option, 377 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com USE PARTBASED MEASURE FOR ASSEMBLY MESH OPTION • WELDMENT DESIGN Use Part-Based Measure For Assembly Mesh option, 773 Use Reflection Image setting, 740 Use Shear Displacement Ratio option, 717–718 Use Sheet Plane option, 591 Use Standard Tolerancing Values option, 140, 246 Use Style Library option, 34, 559 Use Style Settings option, 736 Use Vector Components option, 767 User Coordinate System (UCS), 376, 631, 631 User Coordinate System settings, 138 user parameters, 240, 882 Using Unique File Names option, 36 V Value List Editor dialog box, 894 values, functions for, 878–879 variable edge fillets, 174, 174 Vault data management program vs Design Assistant, 643 implementing, 39 multiuser projects, 38–39 project files, 30 purpose, 28, 39 velocity environmental constraints, 792, 794, 795 stress analysis simulations, 770 Velocity Profile setting, 749–750 versioning settings, 35 vertical constraints, 83, 83, 104–105, 104 vertices for Mate constraints, 365, 365 Video and Tutorials tools, 17 Video Producer, 757–759, 758 video rendering, 759–760, 759 View Camera Projection setting, 19 View command, 599 View Options icon, 413 View Path option, 835 view preview display, 468 view representations (ViewReps) overview, 418–419, 419 performance, 463 View tab, 18–19, 18 View Transition Time (Seconds) setting, 452 ViewCube tool, 16–17, 16, 19, 75 views, 560 associative, 601, 603 base, 51–53, 52–53, 560–562 break, 575–576 breakout, 570–573, 570–572 cropping, 577 current, 743, 754 detail, 573–575, 574 dimensions in, 591–592, 592 draft, 577 drawing, 467–468 hole tables, 599 IPN, 518–520, 518–520 isometric, 591–592, 592 moving and copying, 564–565 multiple, 525, 525 overlay, 577–578 preferences, 562 projected, 54–55, 54, 562–564, 563 section, 565–568, 566–568 sheet metal design, 303–305, 304–305 slices, 568–569 weldment, 613–614, 614–615 Virtual Components setting, 396 virtual memory paging file size, 456 workstations, 444 Virtual Memory dialog box, 456, 456 visibility assembly drawings, 602–603 vs suppressing, 425 work features, 172, 850 Visibility panel, 18 visual effects, disabling, 456–457 Visual settings, 457 Visual Style property, 909 visual styles, 18 visualization, 727 volume, overriding, 655 Von Mises Stress category, 776 W warm colors, 736 web features, 853–854, 855 Weld Bead tab, 501–502 Weld Caterpillars dialog box, 513–514, 513 welded piping, 806–807 welding joints, 787 Welding Symbol dialog box, 507–508, 507, 512 weldment design, 405, 481 BOM and parts lists, 514–515, 515 calculators, 492, 492 combinations, 502–503, 502–503 communication for, 485 cosmetic, 487–491, 488, 490–491 documentation, 507–514 fillet, 491–497, 493–497, 502–503, 503 groove, 497–500, 497–500, 502–503, 502 machining operations, 500–501, 500–501 mass properties, 506–507, 507 methodologies, 481–485, 482–484 modeling preparations, 485–487, 486 properties, 501–502, 502 replication, 502 split technique, 503–505, 503–505 stages, 509–511, 509–511 views, 613–614, 614–615 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com | 999 1000 | WELDMENT FEATURES PANEL • ZOOM TOOL weld beads creating, 491–492 property reports, 506–507, 507 weld symbol, 505–506, 506, 512 workflows, 514 Weldment Features panel, 486, 487 welds stage, 509, 509, 613 What’s New button, 18 wheel mouse, 16 Where Used dialog box, 640–641, 641 width flanges, 264–266, 265 images, 744 Width setting, 744 Width Extents settings, 264 Window Selections, 190–191 Windows file properties See iProperties Windows Media Video (WMV) format, 759–760 Windows panel, 19 wipe transitions, 757 Wire Properties dialog box, 833, 833 wires, 667, 826–828, 827 WMV (Windows Media Video) format, 759–760 work axes, 170, 170 work features, 163, 163 visibility vs display, 172 work axes and work points, 170–171, 170–171 work planes, 164–170, 164–169 work planes, 80 creating, 164–170, 164–169 filtering, 463 work points, 170–171, 171 workflows design See assemblies surface-based, 301–302 weldment, 514 workgroup search paths, 33 workspaces, 24, 33 workstations, 443 hardware, 444–447 memory, 444–445 worm gear joints, 788 Wrap To Surface output, 126 wrapper assemblies, 742, 742 X XDIM property, 599 XLS files, 22, 597 XML File Export dialog box, 831 Y YDIM property, 599 Z zero-value dimensions, 321 zoom setting for cameras, 753 Zoom tool, 17 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com ...www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com Mastering Autodesk? ? 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