Autodesk Inventor Software

Autodesk Inventor Software

History

Original authors :- Jacob Sain.

Developers :- Autodesk.

Initial release :- 1999

Stable release :- 2019 / April 10, 2018; 4 months ago.

Operating system :- Windows.

Type :- Computer-aided design.

      Autodesk Inventor is a computer-aided design application for 3D mechanical design, simulation, visualization, and documentation developed by Autodesk.

      Autodesk Inventor was first released in 1999 and Jay Tedeschi has been around since the very beginning. In the second blog of our series, I talked with Jay about the honest history and evolution of Autodesk Inventor.

Features
 

   Inventor allows 2D and 3D data integration in a single environment, creating a virtual representation of the final product that enables users to validate the form, fit, and function of the product before it is ever built. Autodesk Inventor includes powerful parametric, direct edit and freeform modeling tools as well as multi-CAD translation capabilities and in their standard DWG™ drawings. Inventor uses ShapeManager, Autodesk's proprietary geometric modeling kernel. Autodesk Inventor competes directly with SolidWorks, Solid Edge, and Creo.

Editions:

     The latest Autodesk Inventor product line includes the following software titles:

•     Autodesk Inventor LT 2019
•     Autodesk Inventor Professional 2019

Multi-Character Command Aliases:

         Below, you'll find an abbreviated list of commands that can be used on Inventor.

Annotation

BA  :-  UTO BALLOON / Creates one or more item balloons used to identify components in drawing views.

CAT  :-  CATERPILLAR / Adds a weld caterpillar annotation.

CB  :-  CENTERLINE BISECTOR / Adds a centerline bisector.

CL  :-  CENTERLINE / Adds a centerline.

CM  :-  CENTER MARK / Adds a center mark.

DI  :-  DATUM IDENTIFIER SYMBOL / Adds a datum identifier symbol.

EF  :-  END FILL / Adds a weld end fill annotation in a drawing view or on a 3D weld bead to represent the hatched or filled region indicating the end of a weld bead.

F  :-  FEATURE CONTROL FRAME / Places a feature control frame in drawing files.

FI  :-  FEATURE IDENTIFIER SYMBOL / Adds a feature identifier symbol.

HTF  :-  HOLE TABLE-FEATURES / Selects feature set (all punch center instances from a single feature).

HTS  :-  HOLE TABLE-SELECTION / Selects recovered punch centers individually.

HTV  :-  HOLE TABLE-VIEW / Adds a hole table to a view.

LE  :-  LEADER TEXT / Adds notes with leader lines to a drawing.

PL  :-  PARTS LIST / Creates a parts list.

RT  :-  REVISION TAG / Adds revision tags to a drawing.

RTB  :-  REVISION TABLE / Creates a revision table.

ST  :-  SURFACE TEXTURE SYMBOL / Adds a surface texture symbol.

SY  :-  SYMBOLS / Adds sketched symbols to a drawing sheet.

T  :-  TEXT / Activates the text tool in a drawing file.

TB  :-  TABLE / Creates a table. WS WELDING SYMBOL / Provides annotation and acts as a grouping mechanism by referencing multiple beads with a single welding symbol.

Assembly

C  :-  CONSTRAINTS / Adds an assembly constraint.

CO  :-  COPY COMPONENTS / Creates a copy of the component.

G  :-  ROTATE COMPONENT / Activates the Rotate tool.

IA  :-  ANALYZE INTERFERENCE / Analyzes assemblies for interference.

MI  :-  MIRROR COMPONENTS / Creates a mirror component.

N  :-  CREATE COMPONENT / Displays the Create In-Place Component dialog box.

P  :-  PLACE COMPONENT / Places a component in the current assembly.

PC  :-  PATTERN COMPONENT / Selects one or more components to include in the pattern.

RA  :-  REPLACE ALL / Replaces all occurrences of the component in the current assembly.

V  :-  MOVE COMPONENT / Activates the Move Component command.

Cable & Harness

AR  :-  AUTOMATIC ROUTE / Automatically routes one or more selected wires into segments based on the shortest path through the network and the segment opening that is closest to the wire start and endpoints.

BR  :-  CHECK BEND RADIUS / Checks for bends that do not meet the specified minimum bend radius on segments, and routed and unrouted wires and cables in the active harness assembly.

BS  :-  BROKEN SKETCH ENTITY / Sets the start point and endpoint for the length to remove from the cable, wire, or segment.

CA  :-  CONNECTOR AUTHORING / Adds Cable and Harness-specific data to complete the definition of connectors for use in Cable and Harness.

CC  :-  CREATE CABLE / Creates a cable containing multiple wires that are connected or terminated to selected pins within a harness assembly.

CF  :-  CREATE FOLD / Creates fold.

CR  :-  CREATE RIBBON CABLE / Creates a ribbon cable between a start and end connector.

CS  :-  CREATE SEGMENT / Creates a harness segment.

CV  :-  PLACE CONNECTOR VIEWS / Places connector views.

CW  :-  CREATE WIRE / Creates a wire between selected pins within a harness assembly.

E  :-  EDIT / Edits nailboard sketch.

EH  :-  EXPORT HARNESS DATA / Exports harness data.

F  :-  FAN IN / Collapses wire stubs on top of one another to reduce the detail or clutter in nailboard documentation.

FO  :- FAN OUT / Equally distributes wire stubs about the endpoint of a segment using the specified angle and sorting direction.

HA  :- CREATE HARNESS / Adds the harness subassembly to an assembly file with the specified name and location, and displays the Cable and Harness tab.

HD  :- HARNESS DIMENSION / Adds a driven, aligned dimension between 2 points.

HP  :- HARNESS PROPERTIES / Custom properties of harness components.

IH  :- IMPORT HARNESS DATA / Imports harness data.

L  :- CABLE & HARNESS LIBRARY / Adds new library definitions, and modifies, copies, and deletes existing library definitions for harness objects such as wires, cables, raw ribbon cables, and virtual parts.

NB  :- NAILBOARD / Specifies the harness assembly and setup to create or edit a nailboard view.

P  :- PIVOT / Fixes segment points so you can drag the selected segment relative to that fixed point.*

P  :- PLACE PIN / Places a pin.* PD PROPERTY DISPLAY / Displays properties for the selected objects.

PG  :- PLACE PIN GROUP / Automatically places multiple pins with the specified naming, configuration, and orientation on a part.

RG  :- REPORT / Process reports for the active harness assembly.

RH  :- REVIEW HARNESS DATA / Reviews harness data.

RT  :- ROUTE / Routes cables and wires manually.

RW  :- RECONNECT WIRE PINS / Reconnects wire pins.

SP  :- CREATE SPLICE / Creates a splice.

TB  :- TABLE / Creates a table.

U  :- UNROUTE / Unroutes selected wires from selected segments.

V  :- ASSIGN VIRTUAL PARTS / Assigns virtual parts.

Dimension

BD  :- BASELINE DIMENSION / Adds baseline dimensions.
 
BN  :- BEND NOTES / Creates or edits a bend note.
 
CN  :- CHAMFER NOTE / Adds a chamfer note to a drawing view.
 
D  :- GENERAL DIMENSION / Adds a dimension to a sketch or drawing.

HN  :-  HOLE/THREAD NOTES / Adds a hole or thread note with a leader line.
 
O  :- ORDINATE DIMENSION SET / Activates the Ordinate Dimension Set command.
 
OD  :- ORDINATE DIMENSION / Adds an ordinate dimension.
 
PN  :- PUNCH NOTES / Creates a punch note.

Drawing Manager

  

AV  :- AUXILIARY VIEW / Places an auxiliary view by projecting from an edge or line in a parent view.
 

B  :- BALLOON, BOM / Activates the Balloon tool or displays the BOM Properties dialog box, depending on the work environment.
 

BV  :- BASE VIEW / Creates a base view. BRV BREAK / Creates a broken, foreshortened view.
 

BO  :- BREAK OUT / Removes a defined area of material to expose obscured parts or features in an existing drawing view.
 

CR  :- CROP / Use to set boundary type and visibility of crop cut lines for crop operations.
 

DV  :- DETAIL VIEW / Provides circular and rectangular shapes of detail profile.
 

PV  :- PROJECTED VIEW / Creates a projected view.
 

RD  :- RETRIEVE DIMENSIONS / Retrieves model dimensions in a drawing.
 

SV  :- SECTION VIEW / Creates a section view.

Dynamic Simulation

 
AVI  :- PUBLISH MOVIE / Creates AVI animation.
 

CC  :- CONVERT ASSEMBLY CONSTRAINTS / Converts assembly constraints.
 

CSA  :- PUBLISH TO STUDIO / Creates studio animation.
 

DM  :-  DYNAMIC MOTION / Dynamic part motion.
 

F  :-  FORCE / Applies force on the selected objects.
 

FEA  :-  EXPORT TO FEA / Exports to FEA.
 

J  :-  INSERT JOINT / Inserts joint.
 

MS  :- MECHANISM STATUS AND REDUNDANCIES / Provides model status information and guides you through the process of repairing redundant constraints.
 

OG  :- OUTPUT GRAPHER / Displays graphs and numerical values of all the input and output variables in a simulation during and after the simulation completes.
 

RF  :- REFERENCE FRAME / Creates a Reference Frame from the input provided.
 

SET  :- DYNAMIC SIMULATION SETTINGS / Sets options that apply to the entire Dynamic Simulation session.
 

TO  :-  TORQUE / Applies torque on the selected objects.
 

TR  :- TRACE / Creates the absolute or relative kinematic values (trajectory, velocity, and acceleration) of one or more points placed anywhere on a component.
 

UF  :-  UNKNOWN FORCE / Calculates the required force, torque, or jack to keep a mechanism in static equilibrium for a given position.