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www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com Mastering Autodesk® Inventor® 2015 and Autodesk® Inventor LT™ 2015 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com Mastering Autodesk® Inventor® 2015 and Autodesk® Inventor LT™ 2015 Curtis Waguespack www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com Senior Acquisitions Editor: Willem Knibbe Development Editor: Alexa Murphy Technical Editor: Luke Larue Production Editor: Dassi Zeidel Copy Editor: Kim Wimpsett Editorial Manager: Pete Gaughan Vice President and Executive Group Publisher: Richard Swadley Associate Publisher: Chris Webb Book Designers: Maureen Forys, Happenstance Type-O-Rama; Judy Fung Proofreader: Rebecca Rider Indexer: Ted Laux Project Coordinator, Cover: Todd Klemme Cover Designer: Wiley Cover Image: © iStock.com/peepo Copyright © 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-1-118-86213-1 ISBN: 978-1-118-91006-1 (ebk) ISBN: 978-1-118-86198-1 (ebk) No part of this 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676 positional representations, 440–444, 441 styles, 575 P Pack And Go tools, 658, 664–667, 665 paging file size, 475–476, 476 Pan tool, 17 parallel constraints, 104, 104 parallel planes, 169–170, 169–170 Parallel To The Flange Termination Detail Face option, 279, 279 Parameter Favorites tool, 776 Parameter function, 896 Parameter Mapping tab, 370, 371, 745–746, 746 Parameter tool, 15, 15 parameters animation, 773, 773, 776, 780 assembly, 250 Content Center, 368–369 dynamic patterns, 243, 243 formatting, 247 functions, 248–249 iFeatures, 344, 344 iParts, 328–329, 329 iProperties, 244–245 linking, 355–356, 355–356 names, 96 parts, 245–249, 246 reference, 247 stress analysis, 802–805, 802–805 in templates, 250 types, 900–902, 900–902 user, 247 Parameters dialog box driven dimensions, 99–101, 100 Frame Generator members, 716, 716 iLogic, 900–901, 900 iParts, 328, 329 iProperties expressions, 676, 677 linking parameters, 355, 355 parts, 245–247, 246 Parameters Favorites dialog box, 773, 773 Parameters tab, 368, 368, 910 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 part modeling best practices, 7–8 parts in assemblies, 3, right-clicking, 13 sketch dimensions, 6, tools vs commands, 12 Parametric Table dialog box, 803–805, 803–804 Parasolids files, 700–701 Part Family dialog box, 363 Part Fill Analysis dialog box, 885, 886 Part Fill Analysis tool, 885 Part Number Merge Settings icon, 430–431 Part Number property, 748 Part Process Settings tool, 885 Part tab origin planes, 46, 46 settings, 136–137, 136 Part Template Parameters dialog box, 370–371, 746, 746 PartColor function, 925 Participate In Assembly And Drawing Sections option, 141, 594 parts, 144–146, 144 2D sketches base, 46–47, 46–47 secondary, 48–49, 49–50 3D features base, 48, 48 patterning, 51, 51 secondary, 50, 50 assemblies, 3, 4, 56 constraints, 59–63, 60–62 degrees of freedom, 58–59, 58–59 detail view, 63–65 exporting to PDF files, 66 parts lists and balloons, 65, 65 placing, rotating, and moving, 56–58 bend, 190–191, 191 configuration forms, 928–932, 930–932 derived, 231, 232 dimensions, 55–56, 56 drawing annotations baseline, 609, 609 centerlines and center marks, 599–603, 600–601 chain, 610–611 creating dimensions, 603–606, 603–606 dimensions in isometric views, 611–612, 613 drawing text, 616–617 general dimensions, 606–607, 606–607 general table, 617–618 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1010 PARTSLEVEL BOM CONTROL • PIN INSERT PATH SKETCH FEATURE hole and thread notes, 614–616, 615 hole tables, 618–621, 619, 621 leadered symbols, 615, 616 ordinate dimensions, 611 recovering dimensions, 607–609 DWF file publishing, 708 end-of-part markers, 265–267, 266–267 extruding See extrusions features added to, 192–195, 193–195 base, 192–193 editing, 200–203, 201, 203 parts, 193 repairing, 203–205, 204 holes in, 187–189, 187–189 importing drawings as, 691 iParts See iParts lines, 84–86, 84 models best practices, 7–8 creating, 43–44, 44 simplification, 647–648, 647–648 multi-body, 223–230, 224–227, 229–230 origin geometry, 45–46, 45 parameters, 245–249, 246 profiles in sketches, 47–48, 47 publishing, 747 rectangular hole pattern, 198–200, 199–200 reuse and revision, 327 Content Center See Content Center geometry, 352–358, 352, 355–358 iFeatures, 343–347, 343–344 revolved, 164–168, 165–168 sheet metal See sheet metal simplifying sketches, 147–149, 148 sketch-based hole feature, 196–198, 197–198 templates, 45, 45, 83, 84 tolerances, 250–257, 253, 257 views base, 52–53, 53–54 projected, 54, 55 weldments, 502–504, 502–505, 535–536, 536 parts-level BOM control, 428 Parts List dialog box, 447, 625–626 Parts List tool, 323–324 parts lists, 428 assembly files, 65, 65 formatting, 625–626 generating, 535–536, 536 Parts Only tab, 433–434, 434 passing arguments, 896 Paste Features dialog box, 352–353, 352 Paste Path option, 33 pasting AutoCAD drawings, 122 sketches, 356–358, 357 | 1011 patch surfaces for lofts, 215–217, 216 Path & Guide Rail option, 210–211, 210 Path & Guide Surface option, 211–214, 212–213 Path & Twist option, 211 Path control, 775 paths 3D sketches, 123–124, 124 animation, 775, 779, 780 project, 23–25, 23, 25, 27 relative, 37 searching, 662 single-user projects, 33–34 sweeps, 208, 208 Pattern A Solid option, 240 Pattern Definition dialog box, 315 Pattern Entire Solid option, 240 patterns, 233–234 3D features, 51, 51 circular, 235–236, 235–236 along curves, 236–237, 237 dynamic, 242–244, 243 feature-level, flat, 299, 630, 631 rectangular, 234–235, 234 sheet metal annotations, 323–324 solids, 240–242, 240–242 spiral, 238–239, 238–239 PCA (printed circuit assembly) files, 702 PDF Drawing dialog box, 66 PDF files, 66, 554, 637 penumbra setting, 757–758 performance cross-part adaptivity, 422 graphics cards, 466 settings, 467–471, 468, 471, 474 subassemblies for, 413 view representations, 484 visual effects, 477 perpendicular constraints, 86, 86, 103–104, 104 Perpendicular extend corner option, 294, 294 persistence, constraint, 89 Perspective With Ortho Faces view, 19 Phantom BOM structure, 416, 431–432 phantom components, 143 phantom subassemblies, 479 physical material setting, 138 physical memory for workstations, 464–465 Physical Property limits, 653 Physical tab, 245, 675, 675 physical threads, 185, 185 PI function, 249 Pick Part First option, 381 pin constraints, 791–792, 792 Pin Group tool, 847–848 Pin Insert Cut feature, 237 Pin Insert Path Sketch feature, 237 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1011 1012 | PINNED COMPONENTS • PRESENTATION ENVIRONMENT pinned components, 9–10, 9, 806 Pipe Run tool, 839 pipes See tubes and pipes Pivot tool, 858 pivots for harnesses, 858 Place Component dialog box, 486 Place Connector Views tool, 858 Place Constraint dialog box Angle constraints, 385–387 Constraint Limits option, 398 Constraint Set tab, 396 iAssemblies, 450, 450 Insert constraints, 61–62, 389–390, 389 Mate constraints, 60–61, 60–62, 381, 384 Rotate-Translational constraints, 393–394, 394 Rotation constraints, 392, 392 Symmetry constraints, 390–392, 391 Tangent constraints, 388, 389 Transitional constraints, 394–395, 395 Place Core And Cavity tool, 880 Place Feature tool, 361 Place From Content Center dialog box, 362, 362 Place From Content Center tool, 359 Place iLogic Component tool, 935–936 Place iPart dialog box, 341, 341 Place Joint dialog box Ball joints, 412 Cylindrical joints, 409 Planar joints, 410 Rotational joints, 404 Slider joints, 408–409 Place Pin Group dialog box, 847–848, 847 Place Pin tool, 846 Place Pin Group tool, 847–848 Place Views tab, 12, 12, 53–54 placed features, 8, 198–199 placement geometry, 719–720, 720 placing cables, 852–853 electrical parts, 845–848, 846–848 fittings, 835–836, 835 holes, 187–189, 187–189 parts in assembly files, 56–58 segments, 853–856, 854, 856 wires, 850–851, 850 planar faces, 170, 170 planar joints description, 380, 811 working with, 410–411, 411 Plastic Part panel, 866 Plastic Part tool, 880 plastics design, 861 Boss features, 871–873, 871, 873 cooling shrinkage, 879 Grill features, 866–867, 866–867 importing parts, 881–883, 881–883 lip and groove features, 873–874, 873 mold design, 880–891, 881–884, 886–891 rest features, 869–871, 869–870 Rib and Web features, 876–877, 877 Rule Fillet features, 868–869, 868 Shell features, 863–864, 864 Snap fit features, 874–876, 874–875 Split features, 864–865 templates, 863, 863 Thicken/Offset features, 861–862, 862 Plate Calculator, 735 plates, threaded holes in, 458 Play Animation tool, 773 Play Animation In Reverse tool, 773 playback tools for animation, 772–773, 772 plus sign (+) operator, 923 PNG files, 769 Point Alignment On setting, 74, 74 Point/Center Point tool, 113, 113 point lights, 759–761 point-line joints, 811 point-plane joints, 811 Point tab, 760–761 Point To Point rips, 298 Point tool, 260 points arcs, 111–112 sketches, 113, 113 work, 176, 176 Polygon tool, 95–96, 95–96 polygons, 95–96, 95–96 Populate Route tool, 839 Position control for animation, 774 Position tab for lighting, 758 positional change of bolted connection holes, 457 positional representations (PosReps) animation, 776–777, 777 assembly drawings, 622–623 overlay view, 599 overview, 440–444, 441–442 pounds-force, 807 pow function, 249 Power Saving Mode option, 477 Precise Input toolbar, 123, 124 Precise Redefines, 125, 125 Precision And Tolerance tab, 614 precision of measurements, 681 Predict Offset And Orientation option, 60, 381 preparation stage for welds, 530, 530 Preparations folder, 507 Preparations weldment state, 634 Presentation color scheme, 769 presentation environment advanced, 544–551, 545–550 assembly instructions, 551–554, 552, 554 cameras, 548, 548 explosions, 539–542, 540–542 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1012 PRESENTATION FILES • RAISING VALUES TO A POWER OPERATOR multiple views and explosions, 547, 548 tweaks See tweaks presentation files, 708 press fits, 255 pressure loads in stress analysis, 793 previewing Mate constraints, 60, 381 snap fit, 875 Previous Selection tool, 483 printed circuit assembly (PCA) files, 702 priorities for measurements, 682, 682 prismatic joints, 811 Pro/ENGINEER file translator, 700 Probe Labels Display tool, 801 Probe tool, 801, 808 processors, 467 product-based numbering scheme, 36 Productivity panel, 377 profiles extruding solids from, 156–158, 157–158 extruding surfaces from, 155–156, 156 sketch center points for, 150 in sketches, 47–48, 47 structural, 713 sweeps, 208–210, 209 velocity, 774 Project Along A Vector output, 129 project-based numbering scheme, 36 Project Curve To Surface dialog box, 129–130, 130 Project Curve To Surface tool, 129–130, 130 Project Editor, 685 Project File screen, 30, 30 Project Flat Pattern tool, 301–303, 302 Project Geometry tool, 78, 81 adaptivity, 423 Projected Loops, 353 sweeps, 209, 212 working with, 114–115, 114 Project tab, 244, 674 Project To Closest Point output, 129–130 projected dimensions, 612 Projected Loops, 353 projected views, 54, 55, 584–585, 584 projecting geometry, 78–80, 78–79, 114–115, 114 projects and project files Content Center files, 26–27, 360–361, 360 creating, 29–31 description, 22–23 file types, 28–29 library folders, 26 multiuser, 38–39 search paths, 23–25, 23, 25, 27 settings, 31–37, 32, 37–38 switching and editing, 30 Projects dialog box, 31–37, 32, 44, 905 Promote Configuration To Model option, 805 Promote Dimensions To Sketch option, 690 | 1013 promoting components, 481 prompted entry for title blocks, 569–570 prompting, dynamic, 77 Propagate To Parent View option, 597 properties categories, 367–369, 368 forms, 924–928, 926–928 iProperties See iProperties welds, 521–522, 522, 527, 527 Properties area for forms, 927 Property Expression dialog box, 430 props, 766, 766 Publish Guide dialog box, 371, 372 Publish Guide wizard, 747 Publish iAssembly dialog box, 708, 708 Publish Presentation dialog box, 553–554, 554 Publish tool, 637 Publish To Studio tool, 781 publishing BIM for, 650–652, 651 DWF files, 553–554, 674, 707–709, 708 Frame Generator members, 744–747, 745–747 parts, 369–372, 371–372, 747 pucks, 16 Punch Representation tab, 315 punch tables, 633, 633 Punch tool, 287–290, 288 Punch Tool dialog box, 288–289, 351–352, 351 punches annotations, 322–323, 323 and iFeatures, 347–352, 348–351 notes, 630–631, 631 Purchased BOM structures, 416, 431 Purchased components, 143 Purge Old Versions option, 672 Q Quality setting graphics cards, 466 shadows, 757 Quick Access toolbar, 14, 14–15, 753 quotation marks (“) for text, 896, 900, 914 R radial dimensions, 605, 605 radius bend, 140 dimensions, 605–606, 605 Radius Fill option, 519, 519 rails lofts with, 214–215, 215 sweeps, 210, 210 raising values to a power operator, 923 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1013 1014 | RAM • RESTORING OLDER VERSIONS RAM assemblies, 470 Content Center, 360 workstations, 464–465 random function, 249 ranges for stress analysis parameters, 803 Raster View option, 581 Raster View Only option, 487 raster views, 469 read-only libraries, 33 real-time BOM databases, 428 Rebuild All tool, 267, 317 recipes, part, 267 Recognize Extrude option, 648 Recognize Revolve option, 648 Recognize Sweep option, 648 Record Animation tool, 773 recording explosions, 551 Recover option, 204, 204 recovering model dimensions, 607–609 Rectangle section properties, 736–737, 736 Rectangle Three Point option, 97, 97 rectangles sketched, 48–49, 49 three point, 97–98, 97–98 rectangular holes, 198–200, 199–200 Rectangular Pattern dialog box pattern parameters, 199, 199 patterns along curves, 237, 237 rectangular patterns, 234–235, 234 solid patterns, 240–241, 240–241 Redefine Alignment or Position option, 872 Redefine Feature option, 848 Redefine Point option, 855 Redo tool, 15, 15 Reduced Memory Mode option, 493 redundancy for dynamic simulations, 815, 815 redundant constraints, 401 RefDes property, 845 Reference BOM structures, 416, 432 reference components, 143 reference data in assembly drawings, 624, 624 reference parameters, 247, 900 Referencing Files Found window, 665, 665 refining 3D sketches, 132 reflections displaying, 764 surfaces, 769 Refold tool, 299–301 Refresh Out-Of-Date Standard Parts During Placement option, 364 Refresh tool for frames, 734 Region Measure option, 119 Region Properties tool, 680, 736 Related Relationship Failure Analysis option, 401 Relationship Audio Notification option, 396 Relationship Redundancy Analysis option, 401 relationships, relative paths, 37 Relax If No Equation option, 137 Relax Mode for sketches, 71, 72 release connections, 807–808 remainder operator, 923 remote force loads, 793 Remove Details tool, 647, 647 Remove End Treatments tool, 726, 734 Remove Faces option, 217 Remove Geometry By Visibility option, 493 Remove Object Line Weights option, 66 Remove Participant command, 427 removing adaptivity, 424, 425 unneeded features, 496–498, 497 Rename Browser Nodes tool, 735 renaming DWF files, 674 features, 176 files, 662–663 parts, 735 rules, 917 Render Animation dialog box, 784–785, 784 Render Image dialog box, 768 General tab, 768 Output tab, 768–769 Style tab, 769–771, 770 Render tab, 752, 752 rendering images, 768–771, 770–771 video and animations, 784–785, 784 reorder tweaks, 549–551, 550 Repair Redundancy tool, 815 repair tools for imported data, 704 repairing features and sketches, 203–205, 204 Repeat Command, 871 Repeat Corner Round option, 290 Replace Face dialog box, 241, 242 replacing files, 663 replication of welds, 522 Report tool, 801 reports, design property, 679–680 representations assembly files, 438, 438, 621–623, 622 iAssemblies, 447–451, 448–451 positional, 440–444, 441–442 view, 438–439, 439 LOD See level of detail (LOD) representations Representations folder, 492 Representations tab, 232 resolution, screen, 477 resources, transferring, 574 rest features, 869–871, 869–870 Restore Old Version To Current Version option, 35 restoring older versions, 35 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1014 RESULTS FOLDER • SAVE AT IMPORT FILE LOCATION OPTION Results folder, 800 results in frame analysis, 808–809, 808 Results node, 799–800 Results pane, 741 Results window for design accelerators, 452 Retrieve Dimensions tool, 607–608 return on investment (ROI) calculations for hardware, 464–465 reuse of parts and features, 327 Content Center See Content Center geometry, 352–358, 352, 355–358 iFeatures, 343–347, 343–344 iParts See iParts Reuse tool, 732–734 Reverse Member Direction tool, 733 reviewing DWF files, 709, 709 revisions, rolling, 437 Revit application, 641–642, 647 revolution joints, 811 revolutions animation, 775 turntable, 779 Revolve dialog box, 166–168, 166, 168 Revolve tool for surfaces, 318 revolved parts creating, 166–168, 166–168 cylindrical, 165, 165–166 Rhino files, 702 Rib tab, 866 Rib tool for plastics design, 876–877, 877 Ribbon menu, 17–19, 18 Ribs tab, 872 right-clicking appearance styles, 753 context menus, 13, 87 right-hand rule, 388 rigid joints description, 380 working with, 402–404, 402–403 rigid link connections, 808 rigid pipe routes, 842 rigid piping, 830, 830 rigid tubing, 830 Rip tool, 275, 298, 298 rips for lofted flanges, 275 ROI (return on investment) calculations for hardware, 464–465 roll angle for cameras, 778 rolling joints, 812 rolling revisions, 437 Rollup option for hole tables, 620 rotary hubs, 417, 417 Rotate constraints, 379, 392–393, 392 Rotate option for Move Bodies, 228 Rotate-Translational constraint, 393–394 | 1015 rotation appearance styles, 753 free-form shapes, 261–262, 261–262 Mate constraints, 382–383 parts in assembly files, 56–58 Rotation control for animation, 775 Rotation Snap option, 841, 842 Rotation tool, 261–262, 261–262 Rotation-Translation constraint solution, 379 rotational joints description, 380 working with, 404–405, 405 rotational tweaks, 544–545, 545 round function, 249 Route tool, 849, 854 routed systems cables and harnesses See cables and harnesses tubes and pipes See tubes and pipes rubber bumpers, 744–747, 745–747 Rule Authoring pane, 909, 909 Rule Fillet tool, 868–869, 868 Rule Name dialog box, 910, 913, 917 rules iLogic See iLogic sheet metal, 303 creating, 303–305, 304 vs styles, 305 unfold, 305–311 Rules tab iLogic, 903, 903–904, 910 tubes and pipes, 832 Rules Triggered By Events dialog box, 934 Runner tool, 881 runners creating, 883–884, 883–884 description, 881 sketches, 882, 882 running simulations dynamic, 822–824, 822–824 stress analysis, 799 runs, tubes and pipes, 827–829, 828–829 S safety factor constraints, 804 stress analysis, 800 Same Scale option, 801 SAT (Standard ACIS Text) files, 697–698 Save All option for sketches, 93 Save As option for sketches, 93 Save As Pack And Go option, 664 Save As Type option IGES files, 697 SAT files, 698 STEP files, 696 Save At Import File Location option, 694, 698 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1015 1016 | SAVE COPY AS COMMAND • SEQUENTIAL PRODUCTBASED NUMBERING SCHEME Save Copy As command SAT files, 698 sketches, 93 STEP and IGES files, 696–697 Save Copy As dialog box, 52, 75 Save Copy As Template option, 39–40, 559 document settings, 75 parts, 145 sketches, 93 Save Curve tool, 821 Save dialog box for images, 768 Save In Workspace option, 694, 697, 699 Save Item Overrides To BOM command, 626 Save options for sketches, 93 Save Rendered Image option, 768 Save Simulation option, 824 Save Styles To Style Library tool, 581 Save tab for iProperties, 245, 675 Save tool, 15, 15 saving cameras, 548, 548 flat patterns, 315 Frame Generator members, 715 iPart members, 338 rules, 906 Scale tool, 262, 262 scales free-form shapes, 262, 262 lighting style, 758 Scene Styles dialog box, 762 Background tab, 762–763 Environment tab, 763–764 matching cameras to images, 764–765, 764–765 screen resolution, 477 Screen Saver tab, 477 screw joints, 812 Sculpt tool, 222, 222–223 search paths, 23–25, 23, 25, 27, 33 search times, 36 secondary 2D sketches, 48–49, 49–50 secondary 3D features, 50, 50 Section Dimensions dialog box, 219, 219 Section View dialog box, 586, 589 Section View Preview As Uncut option, 469 section views, 586–589, 587–589 sections participation, 594 properties, 735–737, 736, 738 Segment Properties dialog box, 856, 856 segments placing and editing, 853–856, 854, 856 wire, 851 Select All In Camera tool, 483 Select All Inventor Dimensions option, 607 Select All Occurrences button Define Envelopes, 644 Include Components, 643, 643 Select All Occurrences tool, 483 Select Assembly dialog box, 541–542, 541, 547 Select At Import File Location option, 697 Select Body Priority tool, 482 Select By Layer option, 689 Select By Object option, 689 Select By Plane tool, 483 Select Case statement, 898–899 Select Center Line option, 218 Select Component dialog box, 573 Select Component Offset tool, 483 Select Component Priority tool, 482 Select Component Size tool, 483 Select Components control, 774–775 Select Constrained To tool, 483 Select Design Constraint dialog box, 803, 804 Select Dimensions button, 608 Select External Components tool, 483 Select Faces And Edges tool, 482 Select Feature Priority tool, 482 Select Internal Components tool, 483 Select Libraries screen, 30, 31 Select Material tool, 880 Select Orientation tools, 835 Select Other Direction option, 836 Select Other tool, 385, 385, 837, 842 Select Part Priority tool, 482 Select Placement command, 628 Select Save Location option, 694, 697 Select Sketch Features tool, 483 Select Source Drawing And Resources screen, 667, 667 Select Sphere Offset tool, 483 Select Target Drawings screen, 668 Select tool, 15, 15 Select View tool, 324 Select Visible Only tool, 483 Selection command, 620 selections free-form shapes, 260 joints, 406 objects, 197 punch center points, 289 removing components from, 543 tools, 260, 481–483, 482 self-draining piping, 830 self-intersecting features, 209 semi-isolated projects, 38 Separation contact types, 795 Separation/No Sliding contact types, 795 Sequence View, 550 sequential product-based numbering scheme, 36 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1016 SEQUENTIAL PROJECTBASED NUMBERING SCHEME • SIMPLE SKETCHES sequential project-based numbering scheme, 36 Sequential Reorder iPart method, 336 Sequential Reorder option, 312–313 sequential tasks, scheduling, 673 Set Defer Updates (Drawings Only) option, 672 set values, functions for, 896 setback fillets, 180, 180 Shaded Views, 470 Shaded With Edges option, 239 Shading tool, 801 shadows displaying, 763 setting, 757–758, 757–758, 760 Shadows tab, 757–758, 757–758, 760 Shaft Generator, 361 shapes Frame Generator members, 717–718, 717 free-form creating, 258, 258 symmetry, 258–259, 259 solids for, 225–230, 226–227, 229–230 shared projects, 38 sharing drawings, 637 See also exchanging data Sharp option, 775 Sharp Point option, 221 sharp shadows, 757, 757 sheet formats, 573–574 sheet metal annotations, 322–324, 322–323 bends, 296–297, 297 centerlines, 630 notes, 630–631, 631 tables, 632, 632 Contour Flange tool, 271–272, 271, 280–282, 281–282 Contour Roll tool, 272–273, 272 converting, 319–320 Corner Round and Corner Chamfer tools, 290 Corner Seam tool, 291–294, 291–294 Cut tool, 285–287 design annotation, 320–324, 320–323 drawings, 630–633, 631–633 Face tool, 270, 270, 283–285, 284 feature placement, 347–348, 350–352, 352 Flange tool, 276–278, 276–277 Fold tool, 294–295, 294 help, 305 Hem tool, 282–283 imported parts, 318–319 iPart factories, 316–317, 317 iParts, 335–336, 335 Lofted Flange tool, 273–274, 274–275 non-sheet-metal features, 317–318 | 1017 overview, 269–270 patterns annotations, 323–324 flat, 630, 631 Project Flat Pattern tool, 301–303, 302 punch tables, 633, 633 Punch tool, 287–290, 288 Rip tool, 298, 298 rules, 270, 303–311, 304 styles and templates, 311–312 tables for, 617 Unfold and Refold tools, 299–301, 300–301 Sheet Metal Defaults dialog box, 308, 311 Sheet Metal Punches Root setting, 288 sheets multiple, 562 reducing, 489–490 size, 561–562 Shell tool for features, 863–864, 864 lofts with, 217–218 sheet-metal, 318 shortcuts to frequently used files, 34 project, 39 Shot dialog box, 783 shots camera, 782 Video Producer, 782–783 Shoulder Radius setting, 872 Show All option, 526 Show All Degrees of Freedom option, 89–90 Show Command Prompting (Dynamic Prompts) option, 77 Show Consumed Only option, 526 Show Dimensions option, 682 Show Me Animations screen, 598 Show Me Animations tool, 386 Show Panels option, 866 Show Parameters option, 802 Show Preview option, 381 Show Reflections option, 763–764 Show Relationships tool, 384 Show Shadows option, 763 Show Shiny Highlights option, 770 Show Sick Relationships tool, 384 Show Trails option, 546 Show Unconsumed Only option, 526 Show Violations option, 853 Shrink Fit/No Sliding contact types, 795 Shrink Fit/Sliding contact types, 795 sign function, 248 Silhouette Curve tool, 131–132, 865 silhouette curves, 131–132, 132 simple sketches, 146 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1017 1018 | SIMPLIFICATION • SLIDER JOINTS simplification benefits, BIM for, 642 Create Simplified Part tool, 645–647, 646 Define Envelopes tool, 644–645, 644–645 Include Components tool, 642–644, 643–644 part models, 647–648, 647–648 parts, 496–498, 497 sketches, 147–149, 148 Simulate dialog box, 799 Simulation Guide, 789 Simulation Player, 822–823, 822 Simulation Properties dialog box, 793, 825–826 Simulation Settings option, 810, 810 Simulation_Timeline parameter, 781 simulations dynamic See Dynamic Simulation stress analysis See stress analysis sin function, 248 Single Composite Feature option, 492–493, 695, 697, 699–702 single IPJ setups, 24–25 single-line If statements, 898 Single Point rips, 298 Single Segment option, 851 single-user projects, 28 description, 28 Inventor Project Wizard, 30–31, 30–31 settings, 31–37, 32, 37–38 Tool panel, 37–38, 37 sinh function, 248 size files, 22, 560 flanges, 278–280, 279 forms, 932 images, 768 sheets, 561–562 Size tab, 351 skeleton models, 719 skeletons, 713 sketch-based features, 7–8 sketch-based holes, 196–198, 197–198 sketch center points, 150 Sketch Dimension tool, 606 sketch dimensions, 6, Sketch Doctor dialog box, 204–205 Sketch On New Part Creation option, 46, 46, 83, 136 Sketch Select command, 719–720, 722 Sketch tab, 11, 11 Application Options, 70–75 Document Settings, 139–140, 140 options, 77 origins, 85 sketched features, 194, 198–199 sketched routes, 838–840, 839–840 sketched slots, 113 sketched symbols importing blocks as, 691 working with, 571 sketches, 69 3D See 3D sketches activating, 93 anchoring, 195 arcs, 111–112, 111–113 AutoCAD geometry, 119–122, 120, 122 base 2D, 46–47, 46–47 basics, 76 best practices, 132–133 borders, 563 centerlines, 118–119, 118 constraints See constraints construction geometry, 94–95, 94 copying, 356–358, 357 creating, 81, 81 deleting, 80 dimensions, 82–83, 82, 115–119, 115–118 driven dimensions, 99–102, 100, 102 editing, 200–203, 201, 203 existing sketches, 76–77, 77–78 flat patterns, 316 from images, 121, 121 layout, 418–421, 420 lines, 84–86 measuring, 119, 119 options and settings, 70–75, 70–75 part files from templates, 83, 84 points/center points, 113, 113 polygons, 95–96, 95–96 profiles in, 47–48, 47 projecting geometry, 78–80, 78–79, 114–115, 114 repairing, 203–205, 204 saving, 93 secondary 2D, 48–49, 49–50 simplifying, 147–149, 148 tangents, 112, 113 three-point rectangles, 97–98, 97–98 Skip All Unresolved Files option, 486 Skip Files with Unresolved References option, 672 Skip Libraries option, 666 Skip Migrated Files option, 671 Skip Styles option, 666 Skip Templates option, 666 Skylight tool, 757 slash (/) operator, 923 Slice All Parts option, 590 slices, 586, 590 slide left transitions, 782 slide right transitions, 782 slider joints description, 380 working with, 406–409, 407–408 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1018 SLIDING BEARINGS • STRESS ANALYSIS sliding bearings, 59–61, 60–61 sliding joints, 813 Sliding/No Separation contact types, 795, 796 sliding point curve joints, 813 slip latches, 409–410, 410 slots, sketched, 113 Smart Set Of Configurations setting, 805 smooth constraints, 110, 110 Smooth option for animation path, 775 Smooth Cutout option, 595, 595 Smooth (G2) Condition option, 221 Snap Fit features, 874–876, 874–875 Snap Spacing settings, 75, 139 Snap To Grid option, 73 Snaps Per Minor setting, 139 snapshot views, 439 soft shadows, 757, 757 Software Graphics setting, 466 Solid Body Keep Seams Between Planar Faces option, 492 Solid Body Merging Out Seams Between Planar Faces option, 492 Solid Color option, 762 solids description, 687 extruding, 156–158, 157–158 importing, 690, 690 multiple, 223–225, 224–225 pattern, 240–242, 240–242 for shapes, 225–230, 226–227, 229–230 split, 228 Solids To Single Part File option, 690 Solidworks files, 701–702 Solve Off state, 455 solve states for design accelerators, 455–456, 455 Space series tools, 16 spar rib settings, 867, 867 spatial joints, 811 Specification tab, 184, 184 spherical joints, 811 spiral patterns, 238–239, 238–239 Spline Fit Method settings, 72 Spline tool, 123–124, 124 splines 3D, 123–124, 124 translating, 315, 316 split faces for cosmetic welds, 510, 510 Split features and splits creating, 864–865 lines, 99 for loads, 794 surface faces, 318 for welds, 523–525, 524–525 Split Solid tool, 865 split solids, 228 Split tool, 864–865 | 1019 cosmetic welds, 510 description, 228 splitting tables, 618 Spot tab, 761 spotface settings, 188, 188 spotlights, 759, 761 spreadsheets for holes, 186–187 tables for, 617 Spring contact types, 795 spring joints, 813 Sprue Bushing tool, 889–891 sprue bushings, 889–891, 890–891 sqrt function, 248 stacked circular extrusions, 165, 165–166 stacked features, 334 Standard ACIS Text (SAT) files, 697–698 Standard for the Exchange of Product (STEP) model data, 694–697, 694, 696 standard joints, 811 Standard spline fits, 72, 73 Standard tab, 138, 138 standards company, 40 editing, 574–576, 577 templates, 560 Start 3D Sketch option, 123 Start Point Mate constraint, 394 start points for routes, 836, 836 static stress analysis vs modal, 789 status bar settings, 475, 475 Status tab, 245, 674 STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product) model data, 694–697, 694, 696 Stiffening Ribs setting, 872 Stitch tool boundaries, 217 lofts, 222 stitching surfaces, 215–217, 216 strength of bolts, 458–460 stress analysis, 787 dynamic simulation information for, 825–826, 826 exporting to FEA, 824–825, 825 frames, 806 connections, 807–808, 808 constraints, 806, 806 loads, 807, 807 results, 808–809, 808 introduction, 787–788 Simulation Guide, 789 simulations, 788–789 constraints, 791–792, 791–792 contact conditions, 794–796, 794–796 display tools, 801, 801 external linked files from, 799 loads, 792–794, 792 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1019 1020 | STRING DATA TYPE • TABLES materials, 790–791, 790 meshes, 797–798, 798 model simplification, 790, 790 parameter studies, 802–805, 802–805 results, 799–801, 800 running, 799 static stress vs modal analysis, 789 thin bodies, 796, 796 string data type, 896 structural profiles, 713 Structural Shape Authoring tool, 744–747, 745–747 structural shape for Frame Generator members, 717–718, 717, 744–747, 745–747 structure BOM designations, 415–416, 415, 431–432, 432 Structured tab, 433–434, 434 Studio See Inventor Studio Style and Standard Editor, 574–575 default objects, 576–578, 577 hole tables, 620 mapping materials to hatch patterns, 588 parts lists, 625 rules, 303–305, 304, 307–308 sheet-metal drawings, 630 sheet-metal rules, 311 styles, 579–580 Style Editor dialog box, 614 Style Library Manager, 668–670, 669 Style Management Wizard, 312 Style tab Render Animation, 784 Render Image, 769–771, 770 styles, 752 administering, 581 appearance, 752–754, 753–754 balloons, 627 copying, 668–669 creating, 558–559, 559, 578–580 dimensions, 614 editing, 574–576, 577 general tables, 617–618 hole tables, 618–621, 619, 621 images, 765–771, 766, 770–771 libraries, 33, 40 lighting, 755–761, 756–758 object defaults, 576–578, 577 parts lists, 625 vs rules, 305 scenario, 575 scene, 761–765, 763–765 settings See Style and Standard Editor sheet metal, 311–312 Style Library Manager, 668–670, 669 substyles, 580 tubes and pipes, 829–835, 830–831 understanding, 580–581 Styles Editor, 583 subassemblies, 375 benefits, 412–413, 413–414 flexibility, 421–422, 421 iLogic, 936 LOD in, 486, 494–496, 495 phantom, 479 substitute LODs, 446, 446, 492–494, 493–494 substyles, 580 subtabs area for rules, 909, 909 subtraction operator, 923 Summary tab for iProperties, 245, 674 Summary window for design accelerators, 452 Suppress (Override) option, 442, 442 suppressing features iLogic, 920–923 iParts, 333, 334 parts simplification, 496–498, 497 vs visibility, 445 surface-based workflows, 318 surfaces description, 687 extruding, 155–156, 156 lofts, 215–217, 216 Sweep dialog box, 127, 127, 209–210, 209 Sweep tool, 318 sweeps, 207–208 2D paths, 208, 208 3D sketches, 127, 127 options, 210–214, 210–213 profiles, 208–210, 209 surface-based workflows, 318 switching projects, 31 symbols leadered, 616, 617 sketched, 570–572, 571 Symbols dialog box, 571 symmetric constraints, 109–110, 109 Symmetric Gap option, 291 symmetry, free-form shapes, 258–259, 259 Symmetry constraints assemblies, 390–392, 391 description, 379 Symmetry dialog box, 259, 259 syntax of functions, 910 System Properties tab, 476 system settings, 475–477, 476 T Table dialog box, 632 tables bend, 307–310, 309, 632, 632 general, 617–618 holes, 618–621, 619, 621 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1020 TABS • TOLERANCES iParts, 331–333, 331–332 punch, 633, 633 splitting, 618 tabs, adding, 933–935, 934 Tabs area forms, 926 rules, 909, 909 tan function, 248 tangent arcs, 111–112, 113 Tangent Condition, 221 Tangent constraints, 379 overview, 388–389, 389 placing, 103, 103 tangent edge display, 624, 625 Tangent option, 220–221 Tangent To Plane option, 221 tangents automatic, 112, 113 edges, 239 for work planes, 172–173, 172–173 taper sweeps, 209, 209 Taper tool, 153 Tapped Hole Diameter setting, 141 Tapped hole option, 197 target placement for cameras, 778 task-based tools, 20, 20 Task Scheduler, 670 batch plots, 673 custom tasks, 673 for migrating files, 670–672, 671–673 multi-process settings, 673, 673 sequential tasks, 673 TechSmith codec, 784 templates, 39–40, 40 available, 415 borders, 562–563 creating, 145, 558–559, 559 drawing resources, 561, 561 file formats, 560 harnesses, 858 for importing data, 692 IPN, 540 locations, 559 multiple sheets, 562 part files from, 83, 84 parts, 45, 45 plastics design, 862, 863 sheet metal, 311–312 sheet size, 561–562 standard, 560 title blocks See title blocks user parameters in, 250 Templates folder, 23 temporary LODs, 447 Terminate Feature On Extended Face option, 158 testing iParts, 339–340 | 1021 text center marks, 629 drawing, 616–617 sheet metal annotations, 323, 323 title blocks, 563–566, 565 Text data type, 896, 900 Text tab, 629 Text tool, 323, 617 Thicken/Offset dialog box, 167 Thicken/Offset features, 861–862, 862 thin bodies in stress analysis, 796, 796 Thread dialog box, 184, 184 Thread.xls file, 186 threaded holes in plates, 458 threads, 183 adding, 164 cosmetic, 183–184, 184 fasteners, 871 holes, 186–187, 197, 198 iParts, 335 notes, 614–616, 615 physical, 185, 185 Three Point Rectangle tool, 97–98 Through All option, 869, 869 Time Range section, 784, 784 time settings animation, 774, 784, 784 cameras, 779 timeline animation, 772–773, 772 Video Producer, 783 tinting color wheel, 753 title bar, 14–15, 14–15 title blocks creating, 563–566, 565 Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard for, 668 file properties, 568–569 filling out, 937 importing, 691, 691 iProperties, 566–567 logos, 489 prompted entry, 569–570 To option, 158–160, 159–163 To Next option, 161, 161 Toggle Repeat tool, 773 toggled features, 334 Tolerance column, 246 Tolerance dialog box, 251, 252, 254–255 tolerances, 250–251 vs allowance, 252 fit, 255–257, 257 global, 252–254, 253 holes, 190, 190 parts, 246 settings, 143–144, 144 in sketches, 251, 252 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1021 1022 | TOOL PANEL • UNIQUE FACE THICKNESS SETTING Tool panel, 37–38 Toolbox for forms, 926 tools, 641 Add-in Manager, 684 Autodesk Multi-Sheet Plot, 683–684, 684 AutoLimits, 653–657, 653–654, 656–657 BIM exchange See Building Information Modeling (BIM) CER, 683 CIP, 682–683 vs commands, 12 Design Assistant See Design Assistant Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard, 667–668, 667 iProperties, 674–680, 675, 677–679 Measure, 680–682, 680–682 Project Editor, 685 Style Library Manager, 668–670, 669 task-based, 20, 20 Task Scheduler, 670–674, 671–673 Tools tab, 13, 18 dimensions, 82 HUD tools, 83 iProperties, 566 origin planes, 46 shortcuts, 39 top-down design efficient assembly workflow, 415–418, 415–418 overview, 414–415, 414 top-level assemblies, 828 torque forces for joints, 817–818, 817 torus shapes, 174, 174 Total Rebuild option, 671 tracking systems for part numbering, 36 trails, tweak, 546 transferring resources, 574 Transform tools, 260–262, 261–262 transition fits, 256–257 Transition tool, 261, 261 Transitional constraints, 394–395, 395 transitions, 782–783 translating DWG and DXF files, 688–692, 689–692 splines, 315, 316 translational constraints, 815 translators, file, 698–703, 703 translucency, turning off, 216 transparent backgrounds, 769 Tree View tool, 362 Tresca-Guest method, 741 triads, 124–127, 124–127 triggers events, 908–909, 933–935, 934 iTriggers, 907–908 multiple solids, 223–225, 224–225 trim and extend end treatments, 729, 729–730 Trim/Extend to Face tool, 729, 729–730 Trim to Frame dialog box, 730, 730 trim to frame member end treatments, 730, 730–731 Trim tool, 98–99 troubleshooting graphics issues, 471 parts, 265–267, 266–267 true dimensions, 612 True/False data type, 896, 900–901, 901 True Reflections setting, 769 Tube & Pipe Authoring dialog box, 833–834, 833 Tube & Pipe Styles dialog box, 830–832, 831, 841 tubes and pipes, 827 authoring, 832–835, 833–834 placing fittings, 835–836, 835 route creation, 836–844, 836–844 routes, runs, and assembly structures, 827–829, 828–829 styles, 829–835, 830–831 turntable function for cameras, 779 Turntable tab, 779 tutorials, 44 Tweak Component dialog box, 542–544, 542 Tweak Component tool, 545 tweaks components used in, 547 drag and drop, 545, 546 editing, 547, 548 group, reorder, and animate, 549–551, 549–550 linear, 542–544, 542–544 multi-process settings, 673, 673 rotational, 544–545, 545 trails, 546 twists, sweeps, 211 Two Point Center Rectangle tool, 48, 49 U UCS (User Coordinate System), 396, 651, 651 UCS Settings dialog box, 142 Un-split Table option, 618 Uncomment button, 922 Unconsumed Bead tool, 527 underscores (_) for parameter names, 96 Undirected Angle constraints, 379, 385, 387 Undo File Size option, 474–475 Undo tool, 15, 15 unfold rules, 305 bend tables, 307–310, 309 K-factor value, 306–311, 306 Unfold tool, 299–301, 300–301 unfolding parts, 299–301, 300–301 Uniform Spacing option, 602 Unigraphics files, 700–701 Unique Face Thickness setting, 217 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1022 UNIT/TYPE COLUMN • VON MISES STRESS CATEGORY Unit/Type column, 246 units for importing data, 692 part parameters, 246 settings, 138, 139 Units tab, 138, 139 Unroute tool, 854 Update Copied Model iProperties option, 566 Update Local Materials and Appearances option, 672 Update Mass Properties Of All Rows icon, 430 Update option, 663 Update Physical Properties on Save option, 474 Update tool, 15, 15, 100, 100 Update Styles tool, 581 updates background, 469–470 meshes, 798, 798 UpdateWhenDone function, 912 Upper option for tolerance, 251 Use Application Options option, 762 Use Classic Context Menu option, 76, 149 Use Default File Names option, 690 Use Density option, 740 Use Document Settings option, 138 Use Offset As Resting Position option, 397 Use Part-Based Measure For Assembly Mesh option, 797 Use Reflection Image setting, 764 Use Shear Displacement Ratio option, 740 Use Sheet Plane option, 612 Use Standard Tolerancing Values option, 144, 252 Use Style Library option, 33, 581 Use Style Settings option, 760 Use Vector Components option, 791 User Coordinate System (UCS), 396, 651, 651 User Coordinate System settings, 142 user parameters, 247, 900 Using Unique File Names option, 36 V Value List Editor dialog box, 913 values, functions for, 896–897 variable edge fillets, 179, 179 Vault data management program vs Design Assistant, 664 implementing, 39 multiuser projects, 38–39 project files, 30 purpose, 28–29, 39 velocity environmental constraints, 817–818, 819 stress analysis simulations, 794 Velocity Profile setting, 774 versioning settings, 35 vertical constraints, 86, 86, 107, 107 | 1023 vertices for Mate constraints, 384–385, 385 Video Producer, 781–783, 782–783 video rendering, 784–785, 784 View Camera Projection setting, 18 View command, 620 View Options icon, 433 View Path option, 859 view preview display, 488 view representations (ViewReps) overview, 438–439, 439 performance, 484 View tab, 18–19, 18 View tool, free-form shapes, 262 View Transition Time (Seconds) setting, 473 ViewCube tool, 16–17, 16, 19, 77 views, 581 associative, 621–622 base, 52–53, 53–54, 582–583 break, 596–597 breakout, 591–594, 591–594 cropping, 598 current, 767–768, 778 detail, 594–596, 595 dimensions in, 611–612, 613 draft, 598 drawing, 488 hole tables, 620 IPN, 540–542, 541–542 isometric, 611–612, 613 moving and copying, 585–586 multiple, 547, 548 overlay, 598–599 preferences, 583 projected, 54, 55, 584–585, 584 section, 586–589, 587–589 sheet metal design, 320–321, 320–321 slices, 590 weldment, 633–635, 634–635 Virtual Components setting, 416 virtual memory paging file size, 475–476, 476 setting, 477 workstations, 464 Virtual Memory dialog box, 475–476, 476 visibility assembly drawings, 622–623 vs suppressing, 445 work features, 177, 873 Visibility panel, 18 visual effects, disabling, 477 Visual settings, 477 Visual Style property, 928 visual styles, 18 visualization, 751 volume, overriding, 676 Von Mises Stress category, 799–800 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1023 1024 | WARM COLORS • ZOOM TOOL W warm colors, 760 web features, 876–877, 877 Weld Bead tab, 522 Weld Caterpillars dialog box, 534, 534 welded piping, 830–831 welding joints, 811 Welding Symbol dialog box, 528–529, 528, 533 weldment design, 426, 501 BOM and parts lists, 535–536, 536 calculators, 512, 512 combinations, 522, 523 communication for, 505 cosmetic, 507–511, 508, 510–511 documentation, 528–535, 528, 530–532, 534 fillet, 512–517, 513–517, 522, 523 groove, 517–520, 517–520, 522, 523 machining operations, 520–521, 520–521 mass properties, 527, 527 methodologies, 501–504, 502–505 modeling preparations, 505–507, 506 properties, 521–522, 522 replication, 522 split technique, 523–525, 524–525 stages, 530–532, 530–532 views, 633–635, 634–635 weld beads creating, 511–512 property reports, 527, 527 weld symbol, 525–527, 526, 533 workflows, 535 welds stage, 530, 530, 634 What’s New button, 17 wheel mouse, 16 Where Used dialog box, 661–662, 662 width flanges, 278–280, 279 images, 768 Width Extents settings, 278 Width setting, 768 window selections objects, 197 punch center points, 289 Windows Explorer iProperties access, 245 Windows file properties See iProperties Windows Media Video (WMV) format, 784 Windows panel, 19 wipe transitions, 782 Wire Properties dialog box, 856, 856 wires, 687, 850–851, 850 WMV (Windows Media Video) format, 784 work axes, 175, 175 work features, 168, 168 visibility vs display, 177 work axes and work points, 175–176, 176 work planes, 168–175, 168–174 work planes, 83 creating, 168–175, 168–174 filtering, 483 work points, 176, 176 workflows design See assemblies surface-based, 318 weldment, 535 workgroup search paths, 33 workspaces, 23, 33 workstations, 463 hardware, 464–467 memory, 464–465 World tool, free-form shapes, 262 worm gear joints, 812 Wrap To Surface output, 130 wrapper assemblies, 766, 766 X XDIM property, 619 XLS files, 22, 618 XML File Export dialog box, 855 Y YDIM property, 620 Z zero-value dimensions, 340 zoom setting for cameras, 778 Zoom tool, 17 www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com bindex.indd 7:34:57:PM/05/08/2014 Page 1024 ...www.EngineeringEBooksPdf.com Mastering Autodesk? ? 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