David Edward Gaskill sent in a long list of small Autodesk Inventor tools, techniques, and shortcuts that he likes to use. - "Double-click an arrowhead node to change the arrow style.
 - Associative Array must be a pattern in the part.
 - Shrinkwrap is similar to Derived Components, but leverages LOD (level of detail).
- Right-click a feature and select Show Dimensions.
- Application options:
-- Edit dimensions when created, check box -- Look at sketch plane on sketch creation -- Auto-project edges for sketch creation and edit. - Adding parameters on the fly: Dia1=10mm, this adds the parameter as well as setting the dimension.
 - To switch from a line to an arc, scrub an endpoint while holding the left mouse button.
- Right-click Dimension, then choose Copy Properties.
- To align text, first select the text, then right-click (works for balloons also).
- Extrude a surface and add thickness to make it a solid.

 - Link LOD (level of detail); LOD must have the same name in all assemblies for this to work.
 - Ground and Root are assembly tools for use with skeletal modeling."
Notes from Cadalyst Tip Reviewer Brian Benton: That’s quite a list! Try these various tools and techniques the next time you're working with Inventor. |