Autodesk Inventor

iLogic: Export Parts List with Options - code using export options to specify custom XLS file template in Inventor, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, June 30, 2011
Autodesk Inventor: Fillet Frenzy - filleting 3D model, Loren Welch, Manufacturing Toolbox, July 6, 2011
Cylindrical Cams with Autodesk Inventor - bend part command, David Melvin, TEDCF Publishing, July 2011
Autodesk Inventor: Quick Tip - Tolerances - adding tolerance values to 3D part model, using it in 2D drawing for manufacturing, Steve Bedder, Autodesk Manufacturing Northern Europe, July 6, 2011
Autodesk Simulation 2012 and Inventor Fusion - a Delicious Autodesk Combo Meal - integrated with Inventor Fusion, Autodesk Simulation can help modify, simplify 3D CAD geometry, regardless of source, Loren Welch, Manufacturing Toolbox, June 27, 2011
Prepare Semi-Unintelligent Parts with Suppression and Sculpt Wrapping - Inventor tutorial, Mark Flayler, Cadalyst, June 29, 2011
Plot Date Stamp in Title Block - iLogic rule in Inventor, Being Inventive, July 4, 2011
Inventor Publisher Mobile App Now On the Android Market - simple, intuitive UI to view interactive, animated 3D assembly instructions, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, June 29, 2011
How and When to Use Autodesk Inventor Level of Detail Representations to Create Large Assembly Drawings - creating level of detail, using it to create drawings, Paul Munford, CAD Setter Out, June 30, 2011
Inventor 2012: Form Edit with Inventor Fusion - applying form editing tool on basic handle built using multibodies, Al Dean, DEVELOP 3D, June 27, 2011
Using iLogic to Find Dimension Overrides - specifying text color for all overridden dimensions in Inventor to easily spot them, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, June 29, 2011
Networked Seat of Inventor Won't Start/Doesn't Respond When Opened - workaround is deleting CascadeInfo.cas file, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, June 28, 2011
Inventor Studio - Record Animation Time - creating video of animation, Being Inventive, June 29, 2011
Easy Surfacing Workflow with Autodesk Product Design Suite - making surface model CAD-ready using direct modeling techniques in Inventor Fusion, YouTube, June 27, 2011
Writing Work Points to an Excel File - VBA macro creates .csv file containing coordinates of work points in Inventor, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, June 27, 2011
Cost of Structural Components - calculating cost of structural shape family used in Inventor Frame Generator, Being Inventive, June 28, 2011
The Marking Menu.avi  - marking menu commands using mouse gestures, using in-canvas display along with marking menu in Inventor 2012, YouTube, June 10, 2011
Hiding the Skeleton in Frame Generator, Pt 2: Using a Reference Part - Inventor tutorial, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, June 26, 2011
Inventor 2012 Expand Dialogs - set variable value of INVENTOR_ROLL_DOWN_DIALOG to yes, Being Inventive, June 24, 2011
Export Inventor Part File as OBJ File - using VBA macro, Being Inventive, June 23, 2011
Autodesk Inventor: Quick Tip - Axis Normal to Surface - creating in-line work axis, geometry that stays normal to face or surface, Steve Bedder, Autodesk Manufacturing Northern Europe, June 23, 2011
Inventor Publisher 2012 Details Views - tools for working with detail view functionality: scale, sync, lock focal, associate, pin to screen, Loren Welch, Manufacturing Toolbox, June 22, 2011
Propagate Item Number Override from Subassemblies to Parent Assembly - using VBA macro, enabling structured BOM in Inventor parent assembly, Being Inventive, June 21, 2011
Base View Scale in Title Block - creating iLogic rule to include view scale of first view on title block of each Inventor drawing sheet, Being Inventive, June 22, 2011
Where My Libraries At? Inventor Mold Library Download - checking installed/available/unavailable libraries on ADMS server, installing Autodesk 2012 mold libraries, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, June 21, 2011
Moving a Part in a Flexible Assembly - using Inventor API, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, June 20, 2011
Fixing Surface Gaps in Autodesk Inventor Files - fixing gap is required before applying stitch surfaces command to surface body, David Melvin, TEDCF Publishing, June 2011
iLogic: Use a Part iProperty to Get a File Path - code to check project iProperty in current Inventor file for emptiness, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, June 20, 2011
Meaning of Remote Force in Stress Analysis - default position of remote force is 0,0,0; direction is perpendicular to selected face in Inventor, Being Inventive, June 20, 2011
Shaft Calculation After Adding Grooves, Keyways or Chamfers - any feature adding/removing material from shaft is not used in 2D shaft calculation in Inventor, Being Inventive, June 17, 2011
Understanding Bend Allowance and Bend Deduction in Inventor - calculating bend allowance using formula including Kfactor, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, June 15, 2011
Inventor Simulation - Thoughts from the GrabCAD Contest Pt 3 - understanding stress analysis environment, John Evans, Design and Motion, June 13, 2011
Quick Tip: Inventor Parameters - hover over parameter name to see which feature consumes value, Thomas Rambach, CADToolbox.com, June 14, 2011
Changing Your Date Format in Inventor - change date settings from control panel of machine, Loren Welch, Manufacturing Toolbox, June 9, 2011
Change the Origin of an Imported Model - using iProperties physical tab, move bodies tool in Inventor, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, June 14, 2011
Autodesk Inventor: Quick Tip - Section View Alignment - tip to de-align view during creation process, Steve Bedder, Autodesk Manufacturing Northern Europe, June 14, 2011
Quick Detection of Model Size with Check Design - derived LOD substituted with simplification into Inventor assembly reduces complexity, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, June 13, 2011
Inventor 2012 Mini-Course, Pt 1 - introductory tutorial, YouTube, June 2, 2011
Inventor 2012 Mini-Course, Pt 2 - interface, heads-up display, creating sketch, YouTube, June 2, 2011
Inventor 2012 Mini-Course, Pt 3 - constraining sketch, extruding profile, introduction to in-canvas display, YouTube, June 2, 2011
Assembly Challenge: Mating a Spherical Face with a Circular Edge - Inventor tutorial, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, June 10, 2011
Inventor Simulation - Thoughts from the GrabCAD Contest, Pt 2 - model preparation related to multiple design analysis iterations, John Evans, Design and Motion, June 9, 2011
Defining Some Complex Shapes: Think Simple Construction Geometry - creating Pringles chip in Inventor sketching environment, Loren Welch, Manufacturing Toolbox, June 8, 2011
You Might be Surprised What Autodesk Inventor LT 2012 Can Do - integration with Vault, ability to open, flatten Inventor sheet metal parts, impressive visualization, Loren Welch, Manufacturing Toolbox, June 3, 2011
Inventor 2012 Hole Feature Dialog - procedure for reverting back to hole defaults behavior of Inventor 2011, Being Inventive, June 9, 2011
Hiding the Skeleton Part in Your Inventor Frame Generator - editing BOM from assembly tab in Inventor assembly, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, June 12, 2011
Stepping Through the Features of a Model - adding program to default VBA project, creating button in ribbon to execute it, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, June 10, 2011
Autodesk Inventor, Creating a Coordinated BOM for Large Assemblies - creating master BOM, custom iProperty field, Paul Munford, CAD Setter Out, June 1, 2011
Manage Large Assemblies Using Substitute Levels of Detail - Autodesk Inventor tutorial, Caleb Funk, Cadalyst, June 9, 2011
Autodesk Inventor: Quick Tip - Selection Filters - selection filter shortcut to select parts, features, annotations, Steve Bedder, Autodesk Manufacturing Northern Europe, June 6, 2011
Inventor Simulation - Thoughts from the GrabCAD Contest, Pt 1 - employing parametric dimension analysis to establish approximate safe range of feature sizing, John Evans, Design and Motion, June 7, 2011
Using AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager with Inventor Drawing Files - creating Inventor drawings as Inventor DWG files, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, May 27, 2011
Publishing a Downloaded Valve to Inventor's Content Center - Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, June 5, 2011
Assembly View Partially Shaded - creating color style, setting opacity to 0 in Inventor, Being Inventive, May 31, 2011
Reducing Eye Strain by Customizing the Mini-Toolbar Position - pin mini-toolbar position, drag toolbar using grip on upper-left corner in Inventor, David Melvin, TEDCF Publishing, June 2011
Using Positional Representations in Autodesk Inventor Drawings - Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, May 22, 2011
Factory Design Suite - Cloud Asset Library - new content added to cloud server starts appearing in library browser, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, May 30, 2011
Save Hours of Design Time - Use Demote and Promote in Assemblies - associating assembly parts with separate sub-assembly in Inventor, John Hackney, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, May 26, 2011
Using Isolate Before Creating Assembly Feature Cutouts Saves Time and Effort - creating assembly features in Inventor, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, May 26, 2011
Use iLogic to Add and Use a Custom iProperty All in One Rule - Inventor tutorial, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, May 19, 2011
Use iLogic to Change Sheet Orientation from Landscape to Portrait - using 'page orientation type enumeration' in Inventor, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, May 20, 2011
Cannot Create or Edit Thread Features or Tapped Holes - changing registry setting in Inventor, Being Inventive, May 24, 2011
Edit Imported Files with Autodesk Fusion - importing file into Inventor successfully, adding new features, David Melvin, TEDCF Publishing, May 2011
Saving 3D DWG Using the DWG Translator - saving 3D part, assembly models to DWG file in Inventor 2012, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, May 18, 2011
End Treatments for Custom Components to be Used in a Flanged Tube & Pipe Style - Inventor tutorial, Being Inventive, May 20, 2011
Style Library Migration - Inventor tutorial, Being Inventive, May 17, 2011
Edit a Flat Pattern Orientation - Inventor tutorial, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, May 16, 2011
Custom Tube & Pipe Content Unit - Inventor tutorial, Being Inventive, May 10, 2011
Real Time Design Iteration with Autodesk Inventor -  roof from Revit modified with iLogic, Inventor, Rob Cohee of Autodesk, Machine Design, May 2011
How's Your Form - iLogic Forms in Autodesk Inventor 2012 - Inventor tutorial, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, May 8, 2011
Exporting All Level BOM from Inventor - enable BOM view, turn on all levels in structured tab, save assembly, export BOM, Being Inventive, May 9, 2011
Component Has No Surfaces in Autodesk Inventor? - intersect faces command to trims surfaces to intersection, David Melvin, TEDCF Publishing, May 2011
How to Preserve Cached Styles in Inventor 2012? - creating empty style library using style library manager by pointing to new folder, Being Inventive, May 4, 2011
How to Extract 2D AutoCAD Geometry from an Autodesk Inventor DWG Drawing File - inserting Inventor view as block in model space, Paul Munford, CAD Clues, May 4, 2011
Testing the Autodesk Labs Thread Modeler for Inventor Plug-In - modeling 3D threads, Paul Munford, CAD Setter Out, May 3, 2011
Complex Sheet Metal Geometry and Inventor Fusion - deriving single Inventor part from assembly, John Evans, Design and Motion, May 2, 2011
Changing Your Options - Changes to 'Select Other' in Inventor 2012 - Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Apr 27, 2011
New for Autodesk Inventor 2012 - Rotate Sketch with View - ability to attach sketches to drawing views, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, May 1, 2011
Using iLogic to Trim a File Name to Populate iProperties - VB text string manipulation functions in Inventor, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, Apr 28, 2011
Have It Your Way with Custom Configurators - using iLogic Form Designer in Inventor 2012 to add forms, configurators to design, Paul Harrison, Cadalyst, Apr 27, 2011
Using a Spreadsheet Table in a Drawing Sheet - general table tool in Inventor, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, Apr 21, 2011
Using Excel and iLogic to Retrieve Part Numbers From a Drawing Log - GoExcel.Open function in Inventor, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, Apr 25, 2011
Bring Back the Classic Right Click Menu in Autodesk Inventor 2012 - disabling marking menu, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, Apr 27, 2011
Inventor - Some Quick Tips From a New Project - frame alignment on 2D sketch geometry, John Evans, Design and Motion, Apr 19, 2011
Bolt and Screw Calculations with the Bolted Connection Tool - strength check, fatigue calculation of bolt in Inventor, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, Apr 18, 2011
Do You Notice a Draft? - New Drafting Tools in Autodesk Inventor 2012 - ability to create draft feature, automatic face chain enabled, automatic blending, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Apr 17, 2011
Autodesk Inventor 2012, Pt 1 - Marking Menus - pop up style menu, gesturing mode, customizing marking menu, Rob Cohee, Ellipsis, Apr 5, 2011
Autodesk Inventor 2012 Marking Menu Accelerates Navigation - 2 marking menu modes, mouse gestures, David Melvin, TEDCF Publishing, Apr 2011
Sweeping Along an Edge - What's New in Autodesk Inventor 2012  - Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Apr 10, 2011
Customize Marking Menu in Inventor 2012 - Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Mar 28, 2011
Dialog Boxes in Inventor 2012 - expand, collapse dialog boxes, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Mar 28, 2011
Textures, Bump Map Files, and RAL Colors for Autodesk Inventor - exploring Inventor wizard's textures page, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, Apr 5, 2011
Winning the Battle with Projected Geometry in Inventor Sketches - turn off autoproject edges for sketch creation and edit' option, create keyboard shortcut for construction line tool in Inventor, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, Apr 1, 2011
No, You Can't Do That: Enforcing Standards With iLogic - using iLogic functionality to make sure Inventor designs are compliant, Paul Harrison, Cadalyst, Apr 6, 2011
View Representations in Part Files - New for Autodesk Inventor 2012 - creating view representation, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Apr 3, 2011
Quick Hole Patterns With the Polygon Sketch Tool - adding centered hole pattern with 8 holes in Inventor, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, Mar 28, 2011
Captain's Log - Migrating from Inventor 2011 to 2012 - migrating templates using task scheduler, design data using style library, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Mar 13, 2011
Find Interference and Add Tolerance to Mating Parts - use Analyze Interference tool in Inventor, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, Mar 23, 2011
Detailing Frame Generator Weldment Members Individually While Still Maintaining Assembly Features - detailing members of standard weldment assembly individually in Inventor, Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, Mar 23, 2011
Understanding Autodesk Inventor Frame Generator, Bill of Materials and Part Numbers - Curtis Waguespack, From the Trenches with Autodesk Inventor, Mar 17, 2011
Inventor 2011 Sketch Tips - adjusting document settings of part in sketching environment, Kevin Bosch of Hagerman & Company, Inc., YouTube, Mar 2011
Inventor Publisher Viewer Mobile App - playing animation stepwise, panning, zooming, rotating part, Red Villanueva of Hagerman & Company, Inc., YouTube, Mar 2011
iParts - setting up, creating iParts in Inventor, Nelson Wagner of Hagerman & Company, Inc., YouTube, Mar 2011
Fine Tuning Object Defaults in Inventor Drawings - setting up default dimension standards, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Mar 13, 2011
Autodesk Inventor Two Minute Tip - Custom Toolbars - quickly customize toolbars, Rob Cohee, Manufacturing Community, Jan 26, 2011
Stop Seeing Red! Using DWF Markups in Autodesk Inventor - Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Jan 9, 2011
Quick Inventor Tip - Projected Sketch Geometry - your project geometry should be linked to source accordingly, hold ctrl key down while selecting geometry for more options, Steve Bedder, Autodesk Manufacturing Northern Europe, Mar 3, 2011
FlexNET Publisher - A License to Network, Pt 1 - utility to float licenses of Autodesk software across multiple machines, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Jan 23, 2011
FlexNET Publisher - A License to Network, Pt 2: Getting the License - check if serial numbers are enabled in network, company information, machine hostname, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Jan 30, 2011
FlexNET Publisher - a License to Network, Pt 3: Setting Up the License - installing, configuring license manager using Autodesk Inventor, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Feb 6, 2011
FlexNET Publisher - a License to Network, Pt 4: Building the Deployment - create shared folder for hosting deployment, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Feb 13, 2011
FlexNET Publisher - A License to Network, Pt 5: Deploying the Deployment - running deployment, installing license to client system, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Feb 20, 2011
FlexNET Publisher - A License to Network, Pt 6: Setting Up an Options File - controlling access to licenses using feature code, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Mar 2, 2011
FlexNET Publisher - A License to Network, Pt 7: License Server Schemes - single server licensing, distributed server licensing, redundant server licensing schemes, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Mar 6, 2011
It's all About Position - Inventor allow assembly to be stored with different positions, both can be shown in drawing using overlay command, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Feb 11, 2011
Inventor Design Reuse, Sketch, Features - copy command copies to clipboard pasted into sketch, unresolved plane references used for feature position, David Fetz, CAD Geek Speak, Feb 10, 2011
Autodesk Inventor 2 Minute Tip - Custom Toolbars - customize by adding new tool bar, buttons, determine which toolbar you want, Rob Cohee, Manufacturing Community, Jan 26, 2011
Adding Social Network Links into Autodesk Inventor - unzip social link icons content, simple macro code, change icons from .bmp files, Steve Bedder, Northern Europe Manufacturing Blog, Jan 20, 2011
Take Inventor Assembly Constraints to the Max - and Min - adding limits to assembly constraints in Inventor, John Hackey, Cadalyst, Jan 13, 2011
Thoughts From the Weekend Frame Design - Inventor tutorial, wood working project using frame generator, does end treatments, creates cut list, John Evans, Design and Motion, Jan 10, 2011
Inventor Factory Command Reference - icons, implementation of PF, MA, DWG, SNF, SND, FOP, ETC commands, Mark Flayer, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Jan 4, 2011
Alias Design For Inventor, Pt 3 - free form editing features, adding extrusion steps, Deelip Menezes, deelip.com, Dec 22, 2010 Alias Design For Inventor, Pt 1- using Alias to create models from scratch, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Dec 18, 2010
Alias Design For Inventor, Pt 2 - using Alias to create ergonomic handle in Inventor, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Dec 18, 2010
Taking a Demotion - Creating Assemblies Using the Demote Tool - use demote tool to create subassemblies after selecting required components, assemble using 3 constraints, Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Dec 12, 2010
Inventor Add In: Center Point Rectangle - works wonderfully with .NET updates, creating rectangles against the origin, dealing with construction lines, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Dec 13, 2010
Break View in Inventor 2011 - tutorial for Inventor drafting module, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Dec 3, 2010
Autodesk Inventor 2011 - Customizing Backgrounds - changing the background in Inventor's drawing environment, using images, color swatch, more, TEDCF, CADdigest.com, Nov 30, 2010
Autodesk Inventor 2011 - Sketch Origin Node - tutorial shows how to fix the origin of sketch in relation to existing geometry, TEDCF, CADdigest.com, Nov 30, 2010
Autodesk Inventor 2011 - Drawing Views - creating orthographic, isometric, partial, section, more, TEDCF, CADdigest.com, Nov 29, 2010
Autodesk Inventor - Autodesk Revit BIM Exchange with Parameters and Component Structure - exchange of Inventor iParts and iAssemblies, BIM family toolkit, architecture or structure based components, Mark Flayler, Imaginit Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Nov 19, 2010
Publisher - Delete a Storyboard Timeline Feature - Inventor Publisher tutorial, John Evans, Design and Motion, Nov 17, 2010
Improving Inventor Assembly Performance with Levels of Detail - reduces overhead of assembly components, subassemblies, speeds up functionality of assemblies, John Koop, TEDCF Publishing, Nov 16, 2010
Add the Work Feature by Editing the Derived Component - use Inventor's derived components instead of returning to edit assembly components, simply evaporate, John Evans, Design and Motion, Nov 10, 2010
Exporting a Sheet Metal Flat Pattern with Autodesk Inventor - Jonathan Landeros, Inventor Tales, Nov 2, 2010
Autodesk Inventor Fundamentals - Basics of Part Modeling Chapter 1 - introduction to Autodesk Inventor, Rob Cohee, YouTube, Nov 2, 2010
Autodesk Inventor Fundamentals - Basics of Part Modeling Chapter 2 - basic navigation, sketch tips, Rob Cohee, YouTube, Nov 2, 2010
Autodesk Inventor Fundamentals - Basics of Part Modeling Chapter 3 - creating extrusion, advanced navigation, Rob Cohee, YouTube, Nov 2, 2010
Select Features - changing selection filter to select features, selection filter option, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Nov 3, 2010
About Frame Generator, LOD and BOM - summary of Inventors representation of mechanisms: level of detail representations (LOD) , view representations (Viewreps), positional representations, Being Inventive, Oct 8, 2010
Changing Drawing Curves to Match Assembly Color - using API, selected drawing view, VBA code, DrawingView.DrawingCurves property, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Oct 18, 2010
Complete the Workflow  - Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2011, re-purposing engineering model for tech pubs, Rob Cohee, Ellipsis, Oct 15, 2010
About Frame Generator, LOD and BOM  - using level of detail/view/positional representations in Inventor, Bob Van der Donck, Being Inventive, Oct 8, 2010
Multi Bodies - One Part - using multi-body solids in Inventor, new solid option on extrude dialog, using intersect option, combine tool, Caleb Funk, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Sep 30, 2010
Crop View in Inventor 2011 - clipping drawing views with defined boundary, setting operations, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Sep 21, 2010
Environments within Autodesk Inventor 2011 - purpose/task driven, studio contextual tab, accessing available tools, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Sep 23, 2010
2D to 3D Conversion -converting 2D DWG file into 3D part model in Inventor, inserting other drawings in AutoCAD natively, DWG format, Andy Rahden, Manufacturing Community, Sep 13, 2010
The Curious Case of the Missing Green Dot - sketcher functioning in Inventor, constraint options, Caleb Funk, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Sep 16, 2010
Issues with Inventor 2011 Visual Styles - hardware tab of application options, using document settings, export option, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Sep 15, 2010
Autodesk Inventor vs. SolidWorks - Direct Modeling  - Fusion Change Manager, making changes in native Inventor file, Rob Cohee, Ellipsis, Sep 14, 2010
Document Tab Tooltips Display in Inventor 2011  - toggling visibility of document tabs on/off, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Sep 13, 2010
How to Disable Reflections and Gradients in Shaded Views - support for disabling reflections in drawings in Inventor 2010, adding DWORD registry key, Autodesk Inventor Services & Support, Sep 9, 2010
Other Uses for Sketch Blocks - skeleton modeling in Autodesk Inventor, easy to adjust parameters, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Sep 14, 2010
Categorizing Inventor Content Center Files: Step 1 - creation of user defined properties, mapping to Inventor file property, Manufacturing Community, Sep 3, 2010
Create Holes Using Sketch Placement - HOLE command, using existing sketch to create holes at designated locations, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Sep 7, 2010
Editing Features in Inventor 2011 - using history tree from browser bar for modifying parts, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Sep 4, 2010
Embrace the Intersect - extrusion cut in Autodesk Inventor, using EXTRUDE command to select outer area, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Aug 24, 2010
Autodesk Inventor Two Minute Tip: Insert Sketch Image - inserting, orienting, modifying image so that it can be used as underlay for sketching, Rob Cohee, Manufacturing Community, Aug 8, 2010
Visual Styles in Inventor 2011 - impressive graphics from a variety of visual style, including illustration, 'realistic' which includes textures, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Aug 19, 2010
3D Graphics Performance Comparison - Pt 13 (Inventor) - super smooth response, Rob Cohee from Autodesk confident, shaded with edges visual style, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Aug 17, 2010
Application Menu in Autodesk Inventor 2011 - opening/closing files, accessing tools, modifying application options, expanding application menu, search tool, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Aug 15, 2010
Using Design Review with Autodesk Inventor Files - electronically measuring, marking up, tracking changes to 2D/3D designs, creating DWF file, Kevin Keene, Cadalyst, Aug 12, 2010
Garbage In and Garbage Out - Inventor optimization technology, parametric optimization, pushing to cloud, making drawings, other parts, surfing web, Facebook, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Aug 9, 2010
Visual Styles in Inventor 2011 - displaying 3D models, assembly file, realistic, shaded, wireframe, monochrome, watercolor, illustration, Sunith Babu, Aug 11, 2010
Just Helping Out - support for DWG files, enabling users to create sketches for parts, increased AutoCAD 3D modeling capabilities, using options button, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Aug 2, 2010
Inventor - Positional Representations - definition, creating representation, overriding constraints, drawing views, John Evans, Design and Motion, July 30, 2010
Using C# with the Inventor API (Pt 1) - converting from VBA, VBA fastest way to access Inventor API, comparing objects, checking type of object, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, July 27, 2010
Ilogic Add In Not Loaded in Inventor 2011 - resetting ribbon, restarting Inventor, Being Inventive, July 27, 2010
3D Annotation for Autodesk Inventor - II - enabling and activating 3DA, inserting dimensions with tolerance settings, fillet and chamfer, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, July 19, 2010
Can You Use Excel 2010 in Inventor? - no official support in Inventor/Vault products for Office 2010, using all purpose formats like CSV when exporting BOM data, Bob Van der Donck, Being Inventive, July 16, 2010
Verify Fit with Autodesk Inventor Tolerances - using Inventor digital prototype, skeletal modeling technique, applying appropriate tolerance, Anthony Dull, Cadalyst, July 14, 2010
Linetype of Sketch Geometry in Autodesk Inventor 2011 - usage in part/assembly sketches, drawing sketches, changing linetype, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, June 30, 2010
How to Time an Operation and Optimizing Code - running Class Module command from insert menu, stringing multiple calls together in a single line, 190 times faster than previous code, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Jun 21, 2010
Direct Manipulation in Inventor 2011 - interacting/modifying model while viewing changes in real time, in-canvas display, value input box, mini-toolbars, selection tags, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, June 28, 2010

Reference Data in Drawing - using Windshield Wiper, CADGeeks, Screencast.com, June 2010

Automatically Editing Dimensions in Inventor 2011 - dimensions in sketches, Sunith Babu,  CAD Professor, Jun 19, 2010
Accessing Thumbnail Images - stored as iProperty within Inventor, VBA code, StretchImage, installing DeveloperTools.msi package, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Jun 9, 2010
Scale Up Those Constraints - launch applications in Inventor, select Sketch tab, Annotation Scale, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Jun 7, 2010 More Great Videos - enhanced visualization, real time graphics in Inventor 2011, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Jun 1, 2010
3D Printing From Autodesk Inventor 2011 - generating STL files, available options, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Jun 3, 2010
Making a Hole at an Angle - using Point method, Ravi Kumar, YouTube, May 20, 2010
Using VBA Sample Code (for the Non-Programmer) - using VBA sample code in Inventor, use of VBA Editor and Macros commands, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, May 6, 2010
A Strange Case of iPart Claustrophobia in Excel - hidden registry hack for showing more than 1000 rows in Excel sheet, Being Inventive, May 6, 2010
Creating Custom Property Sets and iProperties - sample code to write and read user defined  properties, plus useful tool included in in Inventor SDK, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Apr 27, 2010
'The Guide'  Will Guide You - stress analysis using step by step guide, Jay Tedeschi, Autodesk, Apr 22, 2010
Inventor 2011 on Steroids - Unified Material Library - material assigned to a part in Inventor 2011 will move with it to other Autodesk applications, Inventor 2011 now includes the same material library as 3dsMax, Revit, Chris Hall of Autodesk, Ellipsis, Apr 14, 2010
Parameters as iProperties - using the export parameter box for custom properties, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Apr 13, 2010
Configuring Feature Recognition to Suit Your Needs - turning off feature recognition when importing models into Inventor 2011, Scott Sheppard, Autodesk, Apr 12, 2010
Sheet Metal Corner Seams and Reliefs - optimizing the electrical box, editing sheet metal corners, setting sheet metal defaults, Autodesk, Apr 5, 2010
Inventor 2011: Direct Manipulation exclusive - increase in productivity, easy user interface, Rob Cohee, Autodesk, Apr 5, 2010
Inventor FEA - Force Load vs. Bearing Load? - using shock tube, CAD Geek Speak!, Mar 22, 2010
The Construction Environment, Pt 2 - defining important term used in construction environment in Inventor, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Mar 2010 (may require free registration)
Flattening an Assembly - VBA macro code for creating equivalent single-level assembly from large assembly, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Mar 17, 2010
Newton's Cradle Simulation Tutorial - creating frame, balls, converting assembly constraints automatically to motion joints in Autodesk Inventor Simulation, Wasim, Virtual Reality, Mar 17, 2010
iProperties Without Inventor (Apprentice) - defining, using Apprentice, connecting to it, using iProperties with it, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Mar 9, 2010
Autodesk Inventor API - Pt 3 - VBA code for loading materials from Excel sheet, Allen Gager, Deelip.com, Mar 10, 2010
Autodesk Inventor API - Pt 2 - loading materials information from Excel document into Inventor style and standard editor, Allen Gager, Deelip.com, Mar 6, 2010
Autodesk Inventor - Keyboard Shortcut Guide - shortcuts of function keys, general environment, drawing annotation, sketching, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Mar 8, 2010
Autodesk Inventor API - Pt 1 - aiming to obtain data from spreadsheet, using it to create material, Allen Gager, Deelip.com, Mar 2, 2010
Buttons for VBA Macros in the Ribbon User-Interface - Inventor tip, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Mar 2, 2010
Batch Saving Inventor Drawings to Older AutoCAD Formats - Inventor tip, CAD Geek Speak!, Feb 26, 2010
Inventor - Insert Constraint Benefits - easy to set, visualize, serves function of 2 constraints, uses offset to easily manipulate objects, John Evans, From Civil to Inventor, Feb 25, 2010
Stress Analysis of Quarter, Half and Cyclic Symmetry Models - applying frictional constraints on all split faces to avoid mesh warning in Autodesk Inventor Simulation, Wasim, Virtual Reality, Feb 25, 2010
Inventor SDK Add In - Revision Cloud - tracking existing data management system using revision cloud, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Feb 25, 2010
Look at This Motley Crew: Sheet Metal and Multi-Bodies - building simple metal picture frame with glass, backing bodies in Inventor 2010, Anthony Dull, Cadalyst, Feb 25, 2010
Toggle User Interface - Autodesk Inventor 2010 - learning UI design principles, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Feb 25, 2010
Tool Tip Appearance - Autodesk Inventor 2010 - enabling/disabling tooltip appearance, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Feb 24, 2010
Use Alt Key to Activate Commands in Inventor 2010 - Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Feb 23, 2010
Inventor - Contact Evaluation Tip - John Evans, Civil3d.com, Feb 22, 2010
Tip of the Day Weekly Rollup - tips on large assembly management, Frame Generator, sheet metal in Inventor, Rob Cohee, Ellipsis, Feb 22, 2010
Parts List with Thumbnail Image - creating parts list table in MS Word document, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Feb 18, 2010
Degrees of Freedom are Key in a Dynamic Simulation - use one half of model in simulation, divide input loads in half in in Autodesk Inventor Simulation, CAD Geek Speak!, Feb 15, 2010
Sheet Metal - Using Legacy Flat Data - importing data, creating 3D model in Inventor, CAD Geek Speak!, Feb 17, 2010
Polygon Command in Autodesk Inventor  - creating polygon shapes, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Feb 16, 2010
Best Approach to Creating Joints in Autodesk Inventor Simulation - create subassemblies within assembly environment, weld components together within simulation environment, Wasim, Virtual Reality, Feb 13, 2010
Autodesk Inventor Undo File Size - enhancing undo file size from application options, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Feb 11, 2010
Inventor Tips and Tricks: #4 Feature Creation - tips on selection filters, profiles, sketch intersections, Steve Bedder, Experience Manufacturing, Feb 9, 2010
FEA Convergence - Ensuring Accurate Simulation Results in Inventor - determining validity of FEA results using convergence settings, CAD Geek Speak!, Feb 8, 2010
There are 3 Methods to Create Standard Joints - With Pros & Cons for Each Method - using automatic convert constraints, manual convert assembly constraints, creating standard joints from scratch in Autodesk Inventor Simulation, Wasim, Virtual Reality, Feb 8, 2010
Creating a Skeletal Assembly Structure - creating assembly based on structure defined by input file in Inventor, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Feb 5, 2010
How to Make a Spherical Joint Behave Like a Revolution Joint? - Autodesk Inventor Simulation tip, Wasim, Virtual Reality, Feb 6, 2010
Introduction to the Construction Environment - recreating missing surfaces in imported model using Inventor, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Jan 2010 (may require free registration)
Accessing iProperties - understanding iProperty object model, accessing document, iProperties in Inventor, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Feb 1, 2010
Custom iProperties - getting iProperty values, creating, updating custom iProperties in Inventor, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Feb 3, 2010
Its All About Materials - applying specific hatch patterns to material in drawings in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Feb 2, 2010
Inventor Tips and Tricks: #3 Dimensions and Tolerances - tips on parametric dimensions, applying tolerances, Steve Bedder, Experience Manufacturing, Feb 3, 2010
Inventor Tips and Tricks: #2 Sketching - obtaining radial angle dimension, drawing line tangential to arc/circle in 2D sketch, Steve Bedder, Experience Manufacturing, Jan 28, 2010
Exporting Assembly Structure to Excel - VBA program creates CSV file, can be opened directly by Excel, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Jan 28, 2010
Inventomizations - Image Export Options - alpha channel with PNG format in Inventor, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Jan 25, 2010
20 Inventor Tips in 20 Minutes - tips on sketching, parts, assemblies, drawing manager, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Jan 22, 2010
Inventor Sheet Metal - Contour Roll - contour flange definition, CAD Geek Speak!, Jan 15, 2010
View Representations in Autodesk Inventor Video - creating viewing state to apply across several views of drawing, Ketiv, Jan 14, 2010
Official Autodesk Inventor Podcast Episode 39 (1 of 2) - tips on auto center lines, moving model dimensions from one view to another, Garin Gardiner, YouTube, Jan 14, 2010
Official Autodesk Inventor Podcast Episode 39 (2 of 2) - adding balloons with associative items like models mass properties, Garin Gardiner, YouTube, Jan 14, 2010
Autodesk Inventor - Frame Generator - creating skeleton, Mark Mason, CAD Tutorials, Jan 11, 2010
Determine Volume of a Container Using Autodesk Inventor - using simple calculation, assembly derivation, multi-body solids in Inventor 2010, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Jan 6, 2010
Create Simple Borders - using drawing border wizard in Inventor, CAD Geek Speak!, Jan 5, 2010
Rotate Drawing View - creating drawing with horizontal edge in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Jan 4, 2010
Inventor - Assembly Constraint Naming - change to modeling view, rename assembly constraints, isolate pair to check constraints, John Evans, From Civil to Inventor, Jan 4, 2010
Combine Drawing Templates Using Sheet Formats   - Autodesk Inventor tutorial, CAD Geek Speak!, Dec 22, 2009
Inventor Multi Body Modeling: How to Use with Autodesk Vault   - Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Dec 21, 2009
Helical Gears with the Design Accelerator in Autodesk Inventor - finding normal diametral pitch of gear, Allen Gager, AU Online, Dec 14, 2009
Associative Project Edges - projecting edges to plane associatively in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Dec 18, 2009
Autodesk Inventor Tip - Changing Units  - change units of parts, assemblies, Justin Hoey of Autodesk, YouTube, Dec 16, 2009
Easy Autodesk Inventor Simulation Pt 4 of 4  - improving Da Vinci design, Justin Hoey of Autodesk, YouTube, Dec 16, 2009
Generating the Core and Cavity with Autodesk Inventor Tooling  - CAD Geek Speak!, Dec 17, 2009
Easy Autodesk Inventor Simulation Pt 3 of 4  - improving Da Vinci design, Justin Hoey of Autodesk, YouTube, Dec 15, 2009
Autodesk Inventor Multi Body Assembly Layout  - demo of assembly modeling technique, Rob Cohee, YouTube, Dec 11, 2009
Easy Autodesk Inventor Simulation, Pt 2 of 4   - improving Da Vinci design, Justin Hoey of Autodesk, YouTube, Dec 11, 2009
Injection Mold Gate Location Analysis with Inventor Tooling - affecting factors are: material being used, part design, mold temperatures, pressures to be used, CAD Geek Speak!, Dec 10, 2009
Easy Autodesk Inventor Simulation Pt 1 - improving Da Vinci design, Justin Hoey of Autodesk, YouTube, Dec 9, 2009
AU2009: 20 Inventor Tips in 20 Minutes Pt 4 - tips on adding favorites to Content Center, associative patterns, link levels of detail, rendered section cut, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Dec 4, 2009
AU2009: 20 Inventor Tips in 20 Minutes Pt 2 - tips on line tangent, slot creation, removing inference, linear diameter, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Dec 3, 2009
AU2009: 20 Inventor Tips in 20 Minutes Pt 3 - tips on texture alignment, inline work features, member scope, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Dec 3, 2009
AU2009: 20 Inventor Tips in 20 Minutes Pt 1 - tips on intersection dimensions, removed section, attach view, linear diameter, selection priority, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Dec 2, 2009
New Template Folder - creating new tab in new file dialog in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Dec 2, 2009
Inventor Multi Body Modeling - creating multi body top down design, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Nov 30, 2009
Using the Unique File Names Option in Inventor   - detecting unresolved files after moving Inventor files on disk drive, Bob Van der Donck of Autodesk, YouTube, Nov 19, 2009
Inventor - Edge Selection Tip - change selection priority to edges, John Evans, From Civil to Inventor, Nov 18, 2009
Assembly Layout to Parts - simulating 4 bar linkage, processing it into assembled model in Inventor 2010, Bill Graham, Avatech, Solutions, Nov 16, 2009
Using Sketch Blocks in Inventor - Kevin Keene, Avatech, Solutions, Nov 16, 2009
Inventor Routed Systems Orthogonal Routing Tip - using 3D orthogonal routing tool, Mark Flayler, vimeo, Nov 16, 2009
How to Get DWG Solids into Inventor? - workaround is to stitch individual faces of surface body using stitch surface feature, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Nov 11, 2009
How to Get DWG Solids from Inventor? - workaround is to use 'AEC Exchange' add-in to save DWG solids, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Nov 12, 2009
Where's My Sketch? - showing visible sketches for Inventor part or assembly, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Nov 9, 2009
Inventor Automatic Feature Rename - Inventor 2010 allows addition of multibody modeling naming for new solids in tree, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Nov 10, 2009
Autodesk Inventor and DWG TrueConnect exclusive - Inventor DWG/AutoCAD interoperability, reusing AutoCAD templates, sharing DWG files with AutoCAD, using Inventor drawing view in AutoCAD drawings, Thomas Tremblay, Autodesk University 2008
Intensify Your Designs with Autodesk Intent exclusive - overview of rules-based design, rules-based vs. spreadsheet/programming based automation of Autodesk Inventor, automated outputs: BOM quoting, order, drawing, rendering documents, George Williams, Autodesk University 2008
Creating and Using Autodesk Inventor iParts And iMates exclusive - setting up iPart factory, picking type of component from library, specifying details, Bill Fane, Autodesk University 2008
Who Renamed My Assembly Components? - finding, fixing browser names within Inventor assembly, CAD Geek Speak!, Nov 3, 2009
iLogic Pt 4 - Tips & Tricks - screencast, creating more rule, features to use when rule writing in Inventor, CAD Geek Speak!, Oct 30, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2009: Less Obvious New Stuff exclusive - looking at enhancements for designing parts, assemblies, new 3D viewing tools like ViewCube, SteeringWheels, Allen Gager, Autodesk University 2008
Practical Routed Systems for Fluids exclusive - practical introduction to tube and pipe in Autodesk Inventor Routed Systems and Autodesk Inventor Professional, including custom fittings, conduits in Content Center, Neil Munro, Autodesk University 2008
Lights, Cameras, and Assemblies - Animating Using Autodesk Inventor Studio exclusive - animating components in assembly, animating lights, cameras, combining animations using new Video Producer in Inventor 2009, Mark Flayler, Autodesk University 2008
Boss, I Shrunk the Files - Shrinkwrap utility for reducing file sizes of complex part files, creating shrink-wrapped component in Inventor, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Oct 2009 (may require free registration)
Advanced Sheet Metal Modeling Techniques in Autodesk Inventor exclusive - guidelines for creating unfoldable sheet metal component based on surface modeling techniques, use surface tools to create sheet metal conditions, Seth Hindman, Autodesk University 2008
The Proof is in the Simulation: Autodesk Inventor Dynamic Simulation for Designers exclusive - understanding Dynamic Simulation environment, differentiating between assembly constraints, joints, Rollin Godette, Autodesk University 2008
Autodesk Inventor Part Modeling, Pt I exclusive - how to best design, create parts, Anthony Dudek, Autodesk University 2008
Autodesk Inventor Part Modeling, Pt II exclusive - designing, creating parts in assembly environment, Anthony Dudek, Autodesk University 2008
Inventor Simulation: Analyze with Confidence - defining symmetry conditions while applying frictionless constraints, Wasim Younis, AUGI, Oct 2009 (may require free registration)
Putting a Little Style Into Your Autodesk Inventor Designs exclusive - style management via external style library, creating new styles, applying existing styles to Inventor design documents, Andrew Faix, Autodesk University 2008
Providing Revit Content for Architects, Engineers; and Specifiers From Your Inventor Parts exclusive - exporting Inventor content with right amount of detail to Revit, creating new Revit Family, bringing in Inventor part, transferring correct metadata to Revit Family that can be used by architects, engineers, Dan Banach, Autodesk University 2008
Using Skeletal Design Techniques for Tube and Pipe Modeling exclusive - modeling up to 1500 tube, pipe members into Inventor product design, Lars Rasmussen, Autodesk University 2008
Can't We All Get Along? Importing AutoCAD Electrical Data to Autodesk Inventor Cable and Harness exclusive - configuring wire library in Inventor to accept AutoCAD Electrical data, publishing connectors in Inventor Professional, Mark Flayler, Autodesk University 2008
Stop Stringing It - Digitally Prototype Those Wires and Harnesses exclusive - accurately creating wire, harness routings using Inventor, communicating cable designs between AutoCAD Electrical and Inventor, Mike Carlson, Autodesk University 2008
Working with Neutral Format Surface and Solid Models in Autodesk Inventor exclusive - utilizing neutral format data, techniques for repair of flawed data in Inventor construction environment, feature recognition functionality for imported neutral, proprietary format files, J Mather, Autodesk University 2008
Autodesk Inventor: The Sharpest Tool for Millwork, Cabinetry, and Woodworking: Level 2 exclusive - best practices for wood industry, monolithic vs. part development, development of 'I's: iParts, iAssemblies, iMates, iFeatures, Steve Widom, Autodesk University 2008
Create Your Own Content Center in Autodesk Inventor 2009 exclusive - converting parts to content center components, creating custom libraries, adding design accelerator components, Dennis Jeffrey, Autodesk University 2008
Complex Assembly Modeling with Autodesk Inventor Professional exclusive - building very large, parametric-driven assembly models using skeleton design techniques, Sten Duerlund, Autodesk University 2008
Autodesk Inventor: Best Practices for Working with Large Assembly (Digital Prototypes) exclusive - assembly substitutes, level of details, application options, 64-bit support, component simplification methods, Dan Miles, Autodesk University 2008
Inventor 2010 Sketch Doctor - checking errors in sketch such as open loops or sketch elements on top of other geometry, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Oct 19, 2009
Using Blocks from AutoCAD - using AutoCAD block in Inventor sketch, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Oct 15, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 Navigation Bar - locating, accessing navigation bar, displaying icons on it, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Oct 14, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 1:44 Bend Part - using bend part command, Justin Hoey, YouTube, Oct 6, 2009
AutoCAD Inventor LT Suite - Working with SolidWorks & CATIA Parts - video, using native SolidWorks part file, Rob Cohee, YouTube, Oct 2, 2009
AutoCAD Inventor LT Suite - Working with Pro/E Parts - video, improving 2D drafting output, Rob Cohee, YouTube, Oct 2, 2009
The Same, But Different - editing brake assembly in Inventor,  Jay Tedeschi, Ellipsis, Oct 1, 2009
AutoCAD Inventor LT Suite - BIM Ready Content from Inventor LT - video, Rob Cohee, YouTube, Sep 21, 2009
Large Assembly View Management - showing preview as bounding box in Inventor 2008, Ketiv, Sep 24, 2009
Place Open Parts Without File Browsing - drag and drop component into Inventor assembly, Josh Hunt, CAD Geek Speak!, Sep 22, 2009
Introduction to Autodesk Inventor Tooling: Mold Design - plastic injection mold manufacturing, core, cavity design, mold base design, John Callen, Autodesk University 2008
Draw in 3D with Autodesk Inventor LT - video, creating 3D models, YouTube, Aug 28, 2009
Drawing Symbols - creating sketch symbol, controlling insertion point, additional points in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Sep 22, 2009
Autodesk Inventor Extrude In and Out - activating extrude command, exploring extrude dialogue box, Sunith Babu, Autodesk India Community, Sep 1, 2009
Weight Watchers - over-riding mass properties of caster wheel assembly in Inventor, Jay Tedeschi, Ellipsis, Sep 16, 2009
Autodesk Inventor + Autodesk Showcase - video, importing, managing Autodesk Inventor assembly into Autodesk Showcase, Chris Hall, Ellipsis, Sep 15, 2009
One is the Loneliest Number - using multi-body functionality to split Inventor assembly into individual parts, Jay Tedeschi, Ellipsis, Sep 8, 2009
The Nuts and Bolts of Nuts and Bolts - creating, placing, constraining, managing fasteners using bolted connection wizard in Inventor, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Aug 2009 (may require free registration)
Inventomizations: iFeature Icons and Placement - creating, placing iFeature in Inventor, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Technologies, Sep 3, 2009
Modeling View in Assembly for Troubleshooting - constraints should be listed in order of creation in Inventor, Ketiv, Aug 27, 2009
Where Can You Use the New Multi Body Technology in Inventor 2010? - joining housing, ribs together using combine command, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Aug 24, 2009
Adding Save As Command in Quick Access Tool Bar - customizing user commands in Inventor, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Aug 19, 2009
Inventor Studio Renderings - Lighting - video, setting different light styles, Justin Hoey, YouTube, Aug 14, 2009
Grill-it - creating sketch with boundary of grill, using grill tool to define boundary, ribs in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Aug 13, 2009
Autodesk Inventor: Inventor Studio Renderings Pt 1 - video, Justin Hoey, YouTube, Aug 4, 2009
Autodesk Inventor: Inventor Studio Renderings - Environments Pt 2 - video, using scene styles, Justin Hoey, YouTube, Aug 10, 2009
Give Me a Hole - creating hole on cylinder in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Aug 4, 2009
Conditional Suppression - creating rectangular extrusion with shell, adding conditional suppression in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Jul 29, 2009
Autodesk Inventor in Education: More Than 3D Modeling - learning about 2D assemblies, design accelerators, AutoCAD Electrical integration, high quality 2D drawings, Thomas Tremblay, Autodesk University 2008
Autodesk Inventor AutoCAD Blocks Inside Inventor Pt 1 - video, reusing AutoCAD block, Justin Hoey, You Tube, Jul 23, 2009
Autodesk Inventor AutoCAD Blocks Inside Inventor Pt 2 - video, Justin Hoey, You Tube, Jul 23, 2009
Placing Features on Cylindrical Shapes - creating work plane tangent to cylinder, placing holes, engrave, decals on cylindrical shapes in Inventor, IMAGINiT Technologies, Jul 2009 pdf
Inventor 2010 - Slice Graphics - activating Slice Graphics command, understanding concept with example, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Jul 18, 2009
How to Use Assembly Folders - definition, creating new folder, adding to new folder in Inventor, Ketiv, Jun 18, 2009
Digital Markups with Autodesk Inventor and Design Review - video, Justin Hoey, You Tube, Jul 16, 2009
Save Level of Detail Representation Changes - creating level of detail representation in Inventor, Ketiv, Jul 9, 2009
Autodesk Inventor Large Assembly Management - video, using level of detail functionality, Rob Cohee, You Tube, Jul 14, 2009
Working with STL and OBJ Files - using facet enabler add-in to read OBJ/STL files in Inventor, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Jul 1, 2009
Autodesk Inventor: Publishing Parts to Content Center - video, Justin Hoey, You Tube, Jul 9, 2009
Disabling Reflections and Textures - edit registry settings or use .dds file in Inventor, Being Inventive, Jul 10, 2009
Introduction to Attributes - creating attributes, getting existing attributes from entity, using attribute manager in Inventor, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Jul 1, 2009
Optimizing Stress Analysis Calculations in Inventor 2010 - video, optimizing assembly designs when using stress analysis module, Bob Van Der Donck, You Tube, Jun 30, 2009
Autodesk Inventor: Part Configuration - video, creating part configurations, Justin Hoey, You Tube, Jul 7, 2009
Import Excel File in Inventor 2010 - Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Jul 6, 2009
The Creative Inventor: Exploring Desktop Content - simplified installation with reduced memory load, application options, configuring project files, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Jun 2009 (may require free registration)
Stressed! Autodesk Inventor Simulation FAQ - stress analysis on  weldment assembly, using reaction loads from dynamic simulation, applying load on specific area, new materials, Wasim Younis, AUGI, Jun 2009 (may require free registration)
Feature Rename - video, using automatic feature rename add in Autodesk Inventor, YouTube, Jun 25, 2009
Autodesk Inventor Two Minute Tip - Direct Parameter Naming - video, Rob Cohee of Autodesk, YouTube, Jun 23, 2009
Inventor 2010 Quick Access Tool Bar - adding frequently used commands to quick access tool bar, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Jun 23, 2009
Simplify - simulating symmetry by applying frictionless constraint to weldment assembly in Inventor, Jay Tedeschi, Ellipsis, Jun 19, 2009
Autodesk Inventor Two Minute Tip - Customize Your Interface - video, customizing application options of Inventor to suit modeling preferences, Rob Cohee of Autodesk, YouTube, Jun 10, 2009
Autodesk Inventor - Real Time Design Iteration - using iLogic functionality for custom roof on residential building, Rob Cohee of Autodesk, YouTube, Jun 3, 2009
Inventor - 3D Axis Calcs Pt 2 - introducing axial rake angle, John Evans, From Civil to Inventor, Jun 8, 2009
Gimme a Thumbnail - add thumbnails for each part or assembly in the BOM dialog in Inventor 2010, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Jun 10, 2009
Inventor - 3D Axis Calcs Pt 1 - cutting truncated cone out of head to create skirt, John Evans, From Civil to Inventor, Jun 8, 2009
Inventor - Projected Geometry and Converging Edges - workaround is to tie outside corner to cut edge of exterior surface, John Evans, From Civil to Inventor, Jun 3, 2009
Inventor - Projected Geometry and Non-Orthogonal Planes - solutions are using cut edges, surfaces, projecting sketch geometry, work features, John Evans, From Civil to Inventor, Jun 1, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 Units - changing default units, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, May 26, 2009
Finding What You Need - navigating subscription center, latest tips, news from communication center, search tool in Inventor 2010, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, May 22, 2009
Make It Shine! - Inventor uses ParkingLot.dds files for reflection maps, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, May 27, 2009
Don't Know Which Way is Up? - showing bend up/down direction for sheet metal part in Inventor drawing, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, May 15, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 Tips and Tricks - accessing application options using key board, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, May 9, 2009
Open Autodesk Inventor 2010 Using Keyboard Shortcuts - assigning shortcut Ctrl + Alt + I to open Autodesk Inventor, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, May 17, 2009
New Sheet Metal Tools - using lofted flange, contour roll functionality in Inventor 2010, Rob Cohee, In the Machine, May 11, 2009
Autodesk Inventor - How to Create Projects - video, handling multiple projects at one time is easy, CAD Tutorials, May 12, 2009
Call the Doctor - diagnosing sketch for open loops in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, May 11, 2009
Inventor Tooling - It's Not Just for Mold Designers - video, validating plastic part design in Inventor Professional 2010, Brian Sather, Ellipsis, May 4, 2009
Inventor Professional 2010, Parametric Optimization - video, setting up parametric optimization simulation, Jay Tedeschi of Autodesk, YouTube, May 4, 2009
The Basics of Skeletal Modeling in Autodesk Inventor Pt 1 of 2 - creating fully associative assembly file, Rob Cohee of Autodesk, YouTube, Apr 28, 2009
The Basics of Skeletal Modeling in Autodesk Inventor Pt 2 of 2 - adding additional intelligence, Rob Cohee of Autodesk, YouTube, Apr 28, 2009
Autodesk Inventor Professional 2010 Highlights - video, Kenneth Wong, Desktop Engineering, Apr 30, 2009
Inventomizations: Interface Color Schemes - customizing color schemes in Inventor, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Technologies, Apr 30, 2009
Autodesk Inventor LT 2010 - modeling part design in 3D using parametric 3D solid part modeling, YouTube.com, Apr 17, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 Plastic Part Design - video, easily define shape details using native Inventor surfaces, YouTube.com, Apr 15, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 Simulation - video, motion simulation, stress analysis tools to optimize, validate product performance, YouTube.com, Apr 17, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 Assembly Design - video, design, validate, optimize large machines, YouTube.com, Apr 17, 2009

Friday Quick Tip - Drawing Sketches - adding sketch geometry to view linked to drawing view in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Apr 24, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 Sheet Metal Design - video, simplifying designs of complex sheet metal parts, YouTube.com, Apr 13, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 Design and Manufacturing Documentation - generate engineering and manufacturing documentation directly from digital prototype, YouTube.com, Apr 13, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 Layout Design - using parametric sketch tools, YouTube.com, Apr 13, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 Native Translators - exchanging data from different CAD software, You Tube.com, Apr 13, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 AutoCAD Integration and DWG Interoperability - reusing existing DWG designs in 3D design environment, YouTube.com, Apr 13, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 AEC Exchange - using AEC exchange technology to leverage power of digital prototyping to design building systems, YouTube.com, Apr 13, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 Cable and Harness Design - video, importing wire lists directly from AutoCAD Electrical or 3rd party application, You Tube.com, Apr 13, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 Tube and Pipe Design - video, You Tube.com, Apr 13, 2009
Autodesk Inventor 2010 Design Accelerators - video, creating commonly used machine components based on functional requirements and design parameters, You Tube.com, Apr 13, 2009
Extracting a Specific Size Icon from a .ico File - accessing any item in Inventor resources by name, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Apr 17, 2009
Customizing Autodesk Inventor - customizing Inventor UI to speed model and drawing creation, writing macros to automate common/complex tasks, comparing add-ins to macro, Neil Munro, Autodesk University 2008
Controlling Layers in Your Flat Pattern Export - assigning attribute to edge in Inventor flat pattern, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Apr 14, 2009
Assembly Optimization Using FEA - creating parametric geometry while minimizing mass of structure in Inventor Simulation Suite 2010, Autodesk.com, Apr 13, 2009
Positioning Assembly Occurrences - VBA macro for positioning parts in Inventor, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Apr 9, 2009
The U and I of the New UI in Inventor 2010 - Q&A about assembly tools, viewing options, tooling commands, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Apr 8, 2009
Sketch Blocks - Almost Like Legos - creating custom profile in Inventor 2010, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Apr 8, 2009
Making Skeletal Modeling Easy with Autodesk Inventor - creating and positioning multiple components based upon geometry of single base, Rob Cohee of Autodesk, YouTube, Apr 3, 2009
CTRL Your Trim - using TRIM, EXTEND commands to edit line in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Mar 30, 2009
Running Commands Using the API - getting command names, providing input to commands, command execution behavior in Inventor, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Mar 30, 2009
I've Got Style. Do You Have Style? - Inventor style library, adding material to it, Anthony Dull, Cadalyst, Mar 27, 2009
Inventor 2010 Vertical Ribbon - compact mode for ribbon turns all icons small, removes all labels, Tom Vollaro, Inside the Factory, Mar 23, 2009
Simplifying Content Center - improving access times, ADMS console, project file configuration in Autodesk Inventor, AUGI, Feb 2009 (may require free registration)
Inventor - Loft Angle and Weight - tying part with another loft feature at specific angle, John Evans, from Civil to Inventor, Mar 16, 2009
No Need to Trim - extruding portion of overlapping profile in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Mar 17, 2009
Inventor Tutorial: Curve Driven Patterns - using rectangular pattern command, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Mar 17, 2009 Combining Multiple Actions into a Single Undo - using 'transactions' in Inventor Professional 2009, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Mar 13, 2009
Leveraging 2D Data in 3D Modeling - importing 2D data into Autodesk Inventor, Mark Allen Flayler, IMAGINiT Technologies, Mar 13, 2009
Controlling Layers in Inventor Drawings - video, using selection filters, browser selection, assign layers, Ben, INCAT CAD Geek, Mar 2, 2009
Inventomizations: Color and Texture - changing physical properties in Inventor, selecting material, creating color styles, customizing, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Technologies, Mar 4, 2009
Inventor - Match Shape and Open Profiles - options for extrude, revolve for open profiles, match contour, match shape, John Evans, From Civil to Inventor, Mar 2, 2009
Inventor - 3D Intersection Curve - features to intersect in 3D space, John Evans, From Civil to Inventor, Feb 10, 2009
Inventor Fusion - More ConFusion - looking at direct modeling in Inventor Fusion as a reality or flashy marketing stuff, more, Paul Hamilton Blog, Jan 6, 2009
Inventor - 3D Sketch Tips - 3D sketching in 2D, 3D and effect of sweep feature, John Evans, From Civil to Inventor, Feb 9, 2009
Controlling Part Colors - concepts, sample code demonstrating overall color of part, overriding colors for features, faces, more, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Feb 4, 2009
Autodesk Inventor: Best Practices for Working With Large Assembly (Digital Prototypes) - video, assembly substitutes, component simplification methods, Dan Miles, Autodesk University 2008

Minimize Forms Along With Parent Application or Form in C# - Inventor methods, different types of forms/dialogs, Rajeev Lochan, SmallGuru, Dec 20, 2008

Are You Parametric? Pt 1 - basics of creating parametric models using Inventor, altering dimensions of cube, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Jan 23, 2009

Are You Parametric? Pt 2 - using Inventor to create, modify complex 3D models using Excel, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Jan 25, 2009

Removing VBA Document Projects From Inventor Files - using VBA editor to delete code, VBA macro to automate deletion, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Jan 13, 2009

Translating Files With the API - importing, exporting files using Inventor, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Jan 21, 2009

Lights, Camera - using Inventor Studio feature 'lighting styles' for creating product imagery, Jay Tedeschi, Jan 23 ,2009
Using Feature Recognition When Importing Files Into Autodesk Inventor - Scott Sheppard, It's Alive in the Lab, Jan 23, 2009
Bend What? - using Inventor's bend feature specifying bend line, radius and angle, direction to create a bend, Garin Gardiner, Manufacturing Community, Jan 23, 2009
The Creative Inventor: Good Design Flow - plan modeling, keep process simple, create sketches first, fully constrain features, reuse, add sketch features, watch dependencies, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Jan 2009 may require free registration
Inventomizations: Constraint Audio - Inventor's application options for sound indication on succeeding assembly constraint, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Technologies, Jan 20, 2009
Authoring and Publishing Frame Member Cross-Sections - using Inventor iPart file to author structural shape, publish to content center, using custom structural shape in frame generator, Manufacturing Community, Jan 6, 2009
Inventor - Constraint Options - inferred constraints to reference in 2D sketch, additional customization, flexibility options, John Evans, From Civil to Inventor, Dec 18, 2008
Sheet Metal Extents - for Inventor part lists, BOM, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Technologies, Jan 6, 2009
Design Acceleration - video shows Inventor tools to create parts, assemblies faster, Cadalyst, Jan 4, 2009
The Creative Inventor: My Favorite Tips - customized border in Inventor IDW/DWG, multiple selection of objects, repetitive commands, Ctrl key for TRIM, EXTEND commands, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Dec 2008 may require free registration
Inventor Does the Math - video shows using equations to define geometric relationships, Cadalyst, Dec 18, 2008
Multiple Site Implementations with Productstream - benefits of using Productstream in multiple site environment, recommendations, Manufacturing Community, Dec 16, 2008
Add More to Your Model - inserting images on Inventor model using various formats, Garin Gardiner, Manufacturing Community, Dec 15, 2008
Inventor Mass Properties in Productstream - steps to place mass properties from Inventor into Autodesk Productstream's BOM, Brian Schanen, Manufacturing Community, Dec 12, 2008
Signing Your .Net Add-In - creating ID for add-in using Inventor to give unique identifier to assembly, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Nov 26, 2008
Inventor - Intro to Feature Based Parametric Modeling - video covering basics of Autodesk Inventor, concepts of feature based parametric modeling, David Fano, Design ReForm.net, Nov 20, 2008
Inventor - Making Z Your Up Axis (Rather Than Y) - video shows settings to make Z axis as UP, David Fano, Design ReForm.net, Nov 20, 2008
Copy That - reuse several features by copying them to another face in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, Manufacturing Community, Nov 11, 2008
Understanding File References - working with Inventor OPEN DRAWING command, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Nov 11, 2008
Understanding File References - file references, projects, changing references, limitations using Inventor, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Nov 6, 2008
Assign Shortcuts in Inventor - customize keyboard shortcuts for frequently used commands, Garin Gardiner, Manufacturing Community, Nov 4, 2008
Frame Generator: Structural Shape Authoring Tool - create various custom profiles, define, publish, manage user-defined profiles using Autodesk Inventor 2009, Mark Flayer, IMAGINiT Technologies, Oct 29, 2008 pdf
Visibility - Inventor tip to make lofted surface visible, Jay Tedeschi, Manufacturing Technology, Oct 29, 2008
The Creative Inventor: Documenting Designs, Pt 2 - using Inventor Studio to create illustrations, animations for documentation, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Oct 23, 2008 requires free registration
Rule Fillet - characteristic set of rules governing behavior of FILLET in Inventor, Jay Tedeschi, Manufacturing Technology, Oct 20, 2008
Calculating Bend Deductions Using Test Bend Pieces - process, considerations to perform test physically using Inventor, Autodesk, Oct 13, 2008 pdf
Getting Thin - using Autodesk Inventor Plastic Features Technology Preview, differences with basic modeling tasks using EXTRUDE command, Jay Tedeschi, Manufacturing Technology, Oct 12, 2008
Program Prototyping - using VBA as a prototyping tool for Autodesk Inventor, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Oct 10, 2008
Digital Prototypes in Inventor: Shaft Generator - tool to create, place complex shafts in assemblies using Autodesk Inventor, Manufacturing Community, Sep 29, 2008
The BORN Modeling Technique - Base Orphan Reference Node method shown in Inventor uses origin of part file to construct, constrain sketches, features, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Technologies, Oct 9, 2008 pdf
Converting VBA Auto Macros to an Add-In - quit using auto macro functionality, convert it to an add-in using Inventor, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Oct 2, 2008
Autodesk Inventor 2009 Frame Generator (Solutions from Synergis Tutorial) - populate part list, material list to combine like frame member, total length, Bob Reid, Cadalyst, Sep 30, 2008
VBA Document Projects - using external VBA projects, add-ins to overcome problems faced using document projects in Inventor, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Sep 29, 2008
Sheet Metal Punch iFeatures - Pt 1 - steps for creating sheet metal punch using Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk, Sep 29, 2008

Sheet Metal Punch iFeatures - Pt 2 - placing, deleting sheet metal punch, adjusting punch parameters during placements on metal part using Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk, Sep 29, 2008

Inventor API Fundamentals 004 - Connecting to the API - working with integrated VBA tool, referencing, connecting to running instance, starting instance with external applications like VB6, VB.Net, C#, VC++, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Sep 22, 2008
Replacing Components With Constraints - replacing parts to prevent loss of constraints in Inventor assemblies, setup, steps to follow, Manufacturing Community, Sep 15, 2008
The Creative Inventor: Documenting Your Designs - working with publishing software, new tools, digital or printed documentation, image creation, working with Inventor graphics window, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Sep 22, 2008
Driven Dimensions - using reference dimension in equation to drive sketch dimension, feature size, position in Autodesk Inventor, Jay Tedeschi, Manufacturing Community, Sep 15, 2008
Base Solid Editing in Inventor - Stretch Trick - video on utilizing a work plane, stretching base solid wider, INCAT CAD Geek, Sep 2, 2008
Inventor API Fundamentals 002 - Choosing a Language - selection and learning computer languages for customization, choices available like VBA, .net, VC++, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Sep 10, 2008
Inventor API Fundamentals 003 - The Object Model - object model chart, online help, object browser, VBA debugger, more, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Sep 10, 2008
Re-Orient a Part Through Derive - easy to deal with downstream orientation requirements using Inventor, providing components correct coordinate systems, reducing errors, Manufacturing Community, Sep 8, 2008
Insert Another Belt - using belt generator in Inventor as design accelerators, more, Garin Gardiner, Manufacturing Community, Sep 9, 2008
Debugging Autodesk Inventor Add-in Using Visual Studio - video shows instructions to fix errors in code, inserting break point, locating and fixing bugs, Rajeev Lochan, SmallGuru, Sep 1, 2008 
Develop Autodesk Inventor Add-in using C# - Pt 3 - video shows creating a form, dialog box with button, Rajeev Lochan, SmallGuru, Sep 2, 2008
Inventor API Fundamentals 001 - Getting Started - basics of customization, choosing, learning programming languages, more, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, Aug 21, 2008
Mass Property Overrides - problem faced with modeling purchased components, setting units, properties, document settings, Jay Tedeschi, Manufacturing Community, Sep 6, 2008
Customize Autodesk Inventor API using C# - Pt 3 - interacting with opened assembly through API, Rajeev Lochan, SmallGuru, Aug 19, 2008 
Develop Autodesk Inventor Addin using C# - Pt 2 - creating command buttons, Rajeev Lochan, SmallGuru, Sep 1, 2008
Digital Prototypes in Inventor: Belleville Springs - creating Belleville stack within assembly using Belleville Spring Generator, Manufacturing Community, Aug 18, 2008
Editing Inventor iProperties With Vault - populating multiple iProperties in multiple components, Manufacturing Community, Sep 1, 2008
Base Solids Editing in Inventor - Stretch Trick - video on using work plane and stretching base solid to wider variation, INCAT CAD Geek, Sep 2, 2008
Introduction to Autodesk Inventor API and Customization - basic steps to get started using SDK, Rajeev Lochan, SmallGuru, Aug 17, 2008
Customize Autodesk Inventor API Using C# - Pt 2 - video tutorial shows foundation for basic concepts, starting Inventor API from Visual Studio 2005, Rajeev Lochan, SmallGuru, Aug 18, 2008
Develop Autodesk Inventor Add In Using C# - Pt 1 - video tutorial shows steps to make internal add in with better work-flow and experience for end users, Rajeev Lochan, SmallGuru, Aug 25, 2008
Adding Tolerances to an Autodesk Inventor Model Sketch - adding dimensional tolerances, Kevin Keene, Cadalyst, Aug 28, 2008
Creating a Dynamic Section View of an Assembly - creating dynamic section view of personal computer in Inventor, Manufacturing Community, Aug 11, 2008
Creating Casting Blanks Using Derived Parts - creating casting blank for cast aluminum oil pan in Inventor, Manufacturing Community, Aug 25, 2008
Autodesk Inventor OpenGL to DirectX Evolution - Autodesk employee explains why Direct3D, not OpenGL, is being used in Inventor, Autodesk, Aug 28, 2008 pdf
UI Tech Preview - Rule Of Thumb - clearing selection before editing selected component while using navigation bar in Inventor 2009, Jay Tedeschi, Manufacturing Community, Aug 27, 2008
Non-Inventor Feature Recognition For Stubborn Features - video tutorial on recognizing features on imported part, INCAT CAD Geek, Aug 20, 2008
Five Tips For a Painless Transition to Inventor - be open to changes, find mentor, get trained, dig for information, look for quick ways, AUGI, Aug 20, 2008
The Creative Inventor: Derived Component - creating forging die using percentage shrinkage method, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Aug 20, 2008
You Must Adapt - setting adaptivity between microphone and attenuator in Inventor, Jay Tedeschi, Manufacturing Community, Aug 20, 2008
Using Advanced Simulation and Shrinkwrap Simultaneously - workaround is to control order of loading of both technologies, Scott Sheppard, It is Alive in he Lab, Aug 18, 2008
Adding DWF Into a Microsoft Word Document - link to video tutorial, INCAT CAD Geek, Aug 14, 2008
Zooming Around For Better Presentation Files - Autodesk Inventor video tutorial, INCAT CAD Geek Speaks, Aug 6, 2008
DWG True Connect - 3D Powers to Your 2D DWG's - video tutorial, INCAT CAD Geek Speaks, July 30, 2008
The Creative Inventor: Content Center - add all standards database to project file, create customized content center database, and create new content center categories in custom library, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, July 2008
Positional Representations... - high quality renderings for exploded assemblies using Inventor Studio, Jay Tedeschi, Manufacturing Community, July 25, 2008
Validate Your Inventor Data Before You Vault - utility iCheck configures, mandates company standards, Brian Schanen, Manufacturing Community, July 25, 2008
Autodesk Inventor: Work It - using conceptual construction geometries of Work Features when geometry is insufficient to create new features, Sunith Babu, AUGI, July 2008
Optimized Weldment Design and Documentation - creating, documenting welds in Inventor, Autodesk, July 17, 2008
Power of Design Review - share design with others easily, videos tutorial shows how to make animated 3D assembly instructions in Inventor, publish them to DWF, Garin Gardiner, Manufacturing Community, July 10, 2008
Autodesk Vault Mirror Utility - retrieves latest version of all files to dedicated mirror folder retaining folder hierarchy, Brian Schanen, Manufacturing Community, July 10, 2008
iMap - provides intuitive, graphical assembly views to help Inventor users understand, visualize control relationships, constraints in assemblies, more features, Jay Tedeschi, The Gear Box, Jun 27, 2008
Evenly Spaced - arranging features even when offset distance is not given, Garin Gardiner, Manufacturing Community, Jun 23, 2008
Using Substitute Levels of Detail in Autodesk Inventor 2009 - suppressing components, creating substitute parts, deriving an assembly features helps significantly with large assemblies, new substitute level of detail, extends capabilities, Caleb Funk, Inventor Connections, ConnectPress, June 6, 2008
The Creative Inventor: Productivity 101, Part 5 - Inventor 2009 has improved angle constraint, ability to display coincident constraints, more, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, May 2008
That Blended Fillet Has to be How Big? - video on creating smallest fillet area possible when intersecting multiple radii at one vertex in Inventor 2009, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, May 28, 2008
Working With PCB's - Importing IDF Information With Inventor Professional - Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, May 28, 2008
Square to Round Loft in Sheet Metal With Autodesk Inventor - Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, May 26, 2008
New Sheet Metal Commands in Inventor 2008 - using loop option in flange tool and bend notes feature in annotation panel, Keith Bradford, Cadalyst, May 1, 2008
Spur Gears Part 2: Learn how to Design and Calculate Spur Gears - designing spur gears depending on specified criteria in Autodesk Inventor 2009, Autodesk, May 2008
This Isn't Your Daddy's Old SHELL Tool - using shell tool in Inventor 2009 for creating manifolds, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, May 20, 2008
Autodesk Inventor: Comes Alive - video tutorials on creating cube and cylinder, Sunith Babu, AUGI, May 2008
The Creative Inventor: Productivity 101, Part 4 - improving productivity in assembly environment using top-down design, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Apr 2008
Check 1, Check 2, Mic Check...Whoops...Model Checking For Autodesk Inventor 2009 - Icheck utility for file name and iProperties, fully constrained sketch, more, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, May 16, 2008
Take the Design Work Out of Using O-Rings in Design - inserting O-Ring in groove using O-Ring Generator in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, May 15, 2008
Ever Feel Like You Got the SHAFT - video on using Shaft Builder tool in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, May 14, 2008
Inventor 2009 is Stacked - and So is Its Text Now - ability to auto-stack text in text editing dialog boxes, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, May 13, 2008
New Options For Importing From Excel Into a Sketch - ability to create line or spline geometry while importing point data in Inventor 2009, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, May 8, 2008
Adapt to Your Situations - With Adaptive Models - video on creating adaptive link to shaft in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, May 7, 2008
Inventor 2009 Sketching Improvements - A New View of Freedom - video on automatic tangent constraints, simple view of relevant constraints, new degree of freedom display in sketches, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, May 6, 2008
More Sheet Metal 2009 Updates - ability to accurately unfold large bend radii and 'arc weld' corner option, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, May 5, 2008
Using Project Geometry to Create Parts Inside An Assembly - video on automatically projecting reference geometry onto sketch plane in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, May 1, 2008
Green - We All Need to Take Part - Inventor add in tool helps identify if material is recycleable or toxic, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 30, 2008
FEA (Found Extra Additional Stuff) - edit geometry while in context of FEA application and export results of FEA in Inventor Professional, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 28, 2008
FEA - Reverse Engineered - video on specifying known deflection for reverse engineering loading in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 29, 2008
More About the View Cube - specifying front view in Inventor model, Garin Gardiner, In The Machine, Apr 28, 2008
You Can Go Home Again - Inventor 2009 has ability to store any view as 'Home View,' Jay Tedeschi, The Gear Box, Apr 25, 2008
Spell Check With Autodesk Inventor - link to video, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 25, 2008
If You Like the Idea of Substitutes, What Better Than Automatic Substitutes - automatically creating substitutions inside Inventor 2009 assembly files, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 24, 2008
Is That Mold on Your Screen? - video on using sculpt command on derived component in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 23, 2008
Two Methods of Sharing Autodesk Inventor Data With AutoCAD - using AEC Exchange and DWG TrueConnect, Jim Swain, Cadalyst, Apr 1, 2008
How are You Sharing Designs? With the Free Autodesk Design Review - video showing example of Design Review, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 22, 2008
What About Those Fractions? - displaying fractions in parts list in Inventor 2009, Garin Gardiner, In The Machine, Apr 21, 2008
How to Redefine Layer Properties With Layers From Another DWG Drawing? - using layer state manager, CAD Forum, Apr 2008
Animating 3D Spring in Inventor - using parameter animation, CAD Forum, Apr 2008
Crop Operations Replacing Traditional Breakout Tool Workflows - new crop view tool for rectangular, circular and polygonal crop windows in Inventor 2009, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 16, 2008
360 Degrees of Freedom - In Sketches - video showing constrained/unconstrained sketch features in Inventor 2009, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 15, 2008
Positional Representation Animations in Inventor Studio 2009 - Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 15, 2008
iProperties Custom Editor With Inventor 2009 Part 2 - video on customizing output to iProperty field, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 14, 2008
New Publishing File Formats With Inventor 2009 - Adobe Reader for viewing PDF and Autodesk design Review for viewing DWFx files, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 10, 2008
Sheet Metal Corners - Now You Have a Choice - video on editing corners of contour flange part in Inventor 2009, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 9, 2008
Camera Path Animations in Inventor 2009 - video on using 2D/3D paths to define camera animations, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 8, 2008
Using Derived Component to Drive Adaptivity - creating hole pattern matching  with block component in Autodesk Inventor, Greg Shaffer, Cadalyst, Mar 1, 2008
More Color Options Than Your Local Tattoo Parlor - video on adding color and texture to Inventor model using Style and Standards Editor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Apr 2, 2008
Off on a Tangent - Part 2 - using zebra analysis tool for getting associative surface in Inventor, Jay Tedeschi, The Gear Box, Mar 28, 2008
Digital Prototyping Task List - #2 'Contact Sets' - video on checking place of assembly interferences in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Mar 28, 2008
Assembly Instructions DWF - video on creating and publishing animated assembly instructions in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Mar 25, 2008
Digital Prototyping Task List #1 'Drive Constraints' - video on checking basic function of Inventor assembly, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Mar 24, 2008
Off on a Tangent - Part 1 - creating conformal objects for a consumer electronic product using Inventor, Jay Tedeschi, The Gear Box, Mar 21, 2008
Why Be Flexible? - insert shock assembly into RC car with flexible behavior on in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In The Machine, Mar 19, 2008
The Creative Inventor: Productivity 101, Part 3 - reusing sketches and part features in Inventor, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Mar 2008 (may require free registration)
Laying Some Tube and Pipe - video on tube and pipe module in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Mar 17, 2008
Thinking Globally - using derived part for pushing global parameters throughout Inventor assembly, Jay Tedeschi, The Gear Box, Mar 14, 2008
Feature Recognition - using Feature Recognition tool for creating basic history tree in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Mar 13, 2008
Open or Closed, That is the Question - video on creating positional representations in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Mar 12, 2008
iAuthor - I Am - video on using iAuthor command when creating configurations in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Mar 10, 2008
Remove Those Flat Faces - creating slight dome surface of rectangular box in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In The Machine, Mar 9, 2008
3 For 1 - Three Quick Tips in One - tips on using keyboard shortcuts, sketch pattern settings, and repeat function in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Feb 29, 2008
Autodesk Inventor Translators - importing CAD files using translator add-ins in Autodesk Inventor, Sunith Babu, AUGI, Feb 2008 (may require free registration)
3D Part Template - video on creating creating Inventor part template using frame generator tool, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Feb 22, 2008
Patterns - Not Just Checkers and Stripes Anymore - putting patterns onto spline in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Feb 20, 2008
Parameter Linking and Tolerance - linking two Inventor parts and applying tolerance, Garin Gardiner, In The Machine, Feb 20, 2008
Copy Cat 3: Coming to a CAD Model Near You - copying features from one face onto another in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Feb 19, 2008
Autodesk Inventor 2008: Place Features - creating cube and sphere using place feature option, Shivanand, AUGI, Feb 2008 (may require free registration)
And You Thought You Had a 'SPLIT' Personality - video on creating Inventor part with curves, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Feb 13, 2008
Finding My Way - video on searching files and file contents in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Feb 11, 2008
Copy Cat Quickly Copy iproperties From Part to Part - Autodesk Inventor video, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Feb 8, 2008
Copy Cat 2 - Making Your Dimension Settings Match - video on copying properties from one annotation to another in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Feb 9, 2008
Set the Cruise Control 'Part 1' - video on setting physical property limit using Autolimits tool in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Feb 7, 2008
I'll Take Multiple Parts for $1,000 Alex - video on inserting groups of parts into Inventor assembly, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Feb 6, 2008
Clarify Your Drawing Intent With Isometric Dimensions - video on dimensioning in Inventor drawing views, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Feb 5, 2008
It's All in the Presentation - video on creating exploded view of Inventor part, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Feb 4, 2008
Don't Forget the Bowtie - creating spline connecting two lines using Bowtie in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In The Machine, Jan 31, 2008
Publish Parts in Inventor - using Component Authoring tool to publish files to the Content Library, Joe Bartels, Cadalyst, Jan 1, 2008
Wouldn't It be Great to Use Custom Shapes With Frame Generator? - adding custom content to Frame Generator library in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Jan 31, 2008
Sheet Metal to DXF for Burning - using Inventor flat pattern to generate cleaned up DXF, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Jan 30, 2008
FEA Your Weldment as an Assembly - stepwise video on carrying out FEA on welded bracket in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Jan 23, 2008
Picking Out Your Names - Dimension Names That Is - creating relationships between Inventor part dimensions, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Jan 25, 2008
How Do You Know Which Inventor Drawings to Update - checking status of files, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Jan 29, 2008
Face Fillets: You Need to See it to Believe it - using Fillet command to create fillet between two faces in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Jan 16, 2008
Creating a Sheet Metal Cone - video on creating flat pattern for sheet metal cone in Inventor, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Jan 17, 2008
Get Your Priorities Straight With Autodesk Inventor That is - video on selecting particular feature, Ask The INCAT CAD Geeks, Jan 18, 2008
Analyze This! - exploring Zebra, draft, curvature, and surface analysis tools in Inventor, Garin Gardiner of Autodesk, In the Machine, Jan 23, 2008
The Creative Inventor: Productivity 101, Part 2 - using additive, subtractive, intersect for creating feature, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Jan 2008 (may require free registration)
Publish Parts in Inventor - using Component Authoring tool to publish iParts to Content Library, Joe Bartels, Cadalyst, Jan 1, 2008
Termination Options - using Inventor EXTRUDE command for 2 different cylinders, Garin Gardiner, In The Machine, Jan 10, 2008
How to Change Weld Material in Inventor Weldings - change weld properties, CAD Forum, Jan 2008
Spring or Is It Sprung? - calculating optimum spring rate for intake and exhaust valves of cylinder engine in Inventor Professional, Jay Tedeschi, The Gear Box, Jan 6, 2008
Skeleton Tolerance - using Thicken/Offset feature in part environment to create skeleton sketch in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In The Machine, Dec 22, 2007
The Creative Inventor: Productivity 101 - improving productivity while sketching, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Dec 2007 (may require free registration)
Leveraging the New Sketch Tools in Autodesk Inventor 2008 - using scale, stretch, move and copy tools, Autodesk, Dec 2007
Adding Custom Color or Material to Your Inventor Model - Part Two - video on adding new texture to model, Melissa Thomas, Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded, Dec 11, 2007
Everything You Need to Know About Autodesk Inventor Styles - defining styles, types of style available in Inventor 2008, more, Andrew Faix, Autodesk, Dec 2007 pdf
Open Profiles in Inventor - changing shapes is easy without re-defining additional features, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Nov 26, 2007
The Creative Inventor: Material and Cut List - adding dimensional and material properties to parts list, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Nov 2007 (may require free registration)
Designing Shafts - using shaft tool in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Nov 9, 2007
Adding Custom Color or Material to Your Inventor Model - using shared library of colors, textures, and parts, Melissa Thomas, Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded, Nov 13, 2007
Inventor, Excel, and Vault -- An Unbeatable Combination - use Excel-based parameters with Inventor assemblies and Vaults Copy Design function for versions of a design, Rusty Belcher, Cadalyst, Nov 1, 2007
What is the Lightning Bolt Icon in the Assembly Browser? - icons indicate chosen solver method in Inventor, CAD Forum, Nov 2007
Off To the Windy City - using find tool to turn off everything except standard parts in Inventor assembly, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Oct 26, 2007
Out of Uniform - performing non-uniform scaling on Inventor parts, Jay Tedeschi, The Gear Box, Oct 26, 2007
Creating Step Draft - creating face draft using draft tool in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Oct 23, 2007
Lofty Goals... - using dynamic simulation in Inventor Professional to create surfaces for sinusoidal cam, Jay Tedeschi, The Gear Box, Oct 19, 2007
Curvy Text - creating 3D text along a curve using Autodesk Inventor, Fred Washington, Cadalyst, Oct 1, 2007
Dimensions, Styles and Inventor - video on changing decimal dimension to fraction and adding/controlling tolerances on some dimensions, Melissa Thomas, Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded, Oct 11, 2007
Inventor 2008: Design Accelerator, Part 1 - exploring component generator and mechanical calculators, Sunith Babu, AUGI, Oct 2007 (may require free registration)
Adjust Your Patterns - adjusting pattern to thickness of part in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Oct 5, 2007
How to Use Inventor for Static Diagrams - using beam calculator, Melissa Thomas, Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded, Sep 28, 2007
Command Aliases - A Command Line in Inventor - enabling predefined command aliases, CAD Forum, Sep 2007
Inventor Illustrations - creating illustrated rendering in Inventor 2008, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Sep 24, 2007
How to Add the Area of a Surface to the Drawing: The Video - Autodesk Inventor video tutorial, Melissa Thomas, Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded, Sep 25, 2007
Inventor's iAssemblies - creating chart drawings, Allen Hudson, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007
Autodesk Inventor 2008: Revolve - creating revolve feature, Sunith Babu, AUGI, Sep 2007 (may require free registration)
Leveraging the New Sketch Tools in Autodesk Inventor 2008 - reusing existing sketch data, capturing and conveying design intent, managing 2D constraints, Autodesk, Sep 2007, pdf
How to Change the Serial Number in Autodesk Inventor - update serial number from product information dialog box, Melissa Thomas, Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded, Sep 3, 2007
No Clever Title This Time... - making pair of work axes to create a workplane in Inventor, Jay Tedeschi, The Gear Box, Aug 31, 2007
Rename Assembly Browser Display Name - using assembly tool in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Aug 24, 2007
Beauty is in the Eye... - modifying wireframe display mode settings in Inventor, Jay Tedeschi, The Gear Box, Aug 17, 2007
The Creative Inventor: Five Great Tips - welcome changes, choose mentor, be keen to learn, utilize time fully, learn to do tasks quickly and easily, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Aug 2007 (requires free registration)
Inventor AutoLimits - setting up limits to get visual indicator if hole gets close to resistor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Aug 18, 2007
Autodesk Inventor 2008: Part Modeling - exploring Extrude command, Sunith Babu, AUGI, Aug 2007 (may require free registration)
Capturing Dimensional Parameters into Title Blocks - using expressions to update iProperties in Inventor 2008, Bill Graham, Cadalyst, Aug 1, 2007
Non-Associative 2D Pattern - tips while creating/editing a 2D pattern in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Aug 13, 2007
Unleashing Hidden Powers of Inventor With the API, Part 4 - working with iProperties in Inventor's programming interface, Brian Ekins, Autodesk, July 2007, pdf
Unleashing Hidden Powers of Inventor with the API, Part 1 - introduction to VBA basics and understanding programming interface in Inventor, Brian Ekins, Autodesk, July 2007, pdf
Unleashing Hidden Powers of Inventor with the API, Part 2 - using iProperties with Inventor VBA, Brian Ekins, Autodesk, July 2007, pdf
Unleashing Hidden Powers of Inventor with the API, Part 3 - accessing Inventor documents using the programming interface, Brian Ekins, Autodesk, July 2007, pdf
Do Your Fasteners Need a Different ID? - modifying custom library in Autodesk Inventor, John Hackney, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007
The Creative Inventor: Migration Tips - converting existing AutoCAD and AutoCAD Mechanical 3D solid model drawings into Inventor assembly files, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, July 2007 (requires free registration)
Advanced Fillets - uses of edge fillet, face fillet and full round fillet in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, July 25, 2007
Autodesk Inventor: Feature Recognition - exploring Feature Recognition tool to find and create features like holes, extrusions, revolutions, more, Sunith Babu, AUGI, July 2007 (may require free registration)
Manage Your Revision Number - managing individual sheet revision number in Inventor 2008, CADgneto, July 10, 2007
Making Contact - making contact between components in Inventor assemblies, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, June 27, 2007
Fancy Holes on Fancy Surfaces - making a helical hole pattern on the conical surface using Autodesk Inventor, Fred Washington, Cadalyst, June 1, 2007
Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview Tips & Tricks - accessing sample part files, Autodesk, June 2007, pdf
The Creative Inventor: Area Loft - creating an area loft in Inventor 2008, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, June 2007 (requires free registration)
Intro to Stress Analysis, Part 3 - finding the six frequency mode shapes of a cantilever beam and plotting the mode shapes in Inventor, Sunith Babu, AUGI, June 2007 (may require free registration)
Inventor Feature Recognition 2008 is Here! - Feature Generator will support fillets, chamfers, holes, extrude, fillet, sculpt, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, June 1, 2007
Dreaded Pink Dot - removing a sick constraint using constraint visibility in Inventor 2008, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, June 7, 2007
How to Send Inventor Files to Others - using 'pack n go' option to move the Inventor files, Melissa Thomas, Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded, June 4, 2007
Manipulating a Feature in Autodesk Inventor - either stretch the object or use 3D grips, Melissa Thomas, Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded, May 23, 2007
How to Add the Area of a Surface to the Drawing - video on adding a custom field to an Inventor drawing, Melissa Thomas, Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded, May 16, 2007
Bolted Connection Generator Tool - creating a bolted connection in Inventor, Noah Whitehead, Cadalyst, May 1, 2007
Drawing Template Setup - changing the sheet size and adding custom views to it using Inventor, Melissa Thomas, Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded, May 8, 2007
Intro to Stress Analysis, Part 2 - modeling a plate with a hole and carrying out stress analysis using Autodesk Inventor Professional 11.0, Sunith Babu, AUGI, May 2007 (may require free registration)
How to Add 2D to Your 3D View - adding 2D lines to represent the location of the sharp edge in Inventor, Melissa Thomas, Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded, May 1, 2007
Provide Flat Patterns to Manufacturing - creating square-to-round transitions in sheet metal in Inventor, Bill Graham, Cadalyst, April 10, 2007
Sheet Metal Square-to-Round Tri - tips to square-to-round sheet metal transitions in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, Autodesk's In the Machine, April 21, 2007
Intro to Stress Analysis, Part 1 - exploring tools in stress analysis module in Autodesk Inventor Professional 11.0, Sunith Babu, AUGI, April 2007 (may require free registration)
Inventor's Easy Button - creating suitable parametric frame using Frame Generator, Jason Dickerson, Cadalyst, March 1, 2007
2D to 3D Simplified - converting a 2D drawing into a 3D part model in Autodesk Inventor using 2D to 3D Tool, Sunith Babu, AUGI, March 2007 (may require free registration)
Sheet-Metal Shenanigans - modeling a simple clamp using the Contour command and creating a sheet-metal cone in Inventor, Keith Bradford, Cadalyst, February 1, 2007
Experimenting with Inventor - using Decal command to wrap the flag, Sunith Babu, AUGI, February 2007 (may require free registration)
How to Model a 3D Spiral in Inventor? - using "Project to Surface" function in 3D sketch, CAD Forum, January 2007
New Year Inventor Tips - copying and pasting features while in a part file; finding the other half of a constraint in an assembly, Garin Gardiner, Autodesk's In the Machine, January 16, 2007
Are You Parametric? Part 2 - modifying the dimensions of a cube using an Excel file, Sunith Babu, AUGI, January 2007 (may require free registration)
An Inventor Tip to Turn Back the Hands of Time - adding fillets to a part before shelling, Lynn Allen's Blog, January 4, 2007
Providing Flat Patterns to Manufacturing - passing sheet-metal profiles to CAM package using Autodesk Inventor 11, Bill Graham, Cadalyst, December 8, 2006
On to a Holiday Hip Tip on Inventor - reversing the zoom wheel process by changing the registry settings in Inventor, Lynn Allen's Blog, December 11, 2006
Are You Parametric? Part One - creating a cube of sides 50x50x50 mm in Autodesk Inventor 11, Sunith Babu, AUGI, December 2006 (may require free registration)
Making a Sheet Metal Cone - making a flat pattern for a sheet metal cone using Autodesk Inventor, Stephen Uppfalt, Hagerman & Company, Inc., November 2006
Make it Adaptive! - making an adaptive bellow to adjust as the model changes in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, November 10, 2006
Drawing for Dough, Part 2 - creating the scratch sheet and child views to place the design views correctly in Autodesk Inventor, Erik Kurek, Cadalyst, November 7, 2006
Drawing for Dough, Part 1 - using Autodesk Inventor's broken view, detail view, and center lines features to get the appropriate views of the model, Erik Kurek, Cadalyst, October 7, 2006
Global Illumination - creating realistic lights in Inventor Studio, Amy Bunszel, In the Machine, October 2006
Inventor Bend Table Formulas - simplifying formula in the Inventor Bend Table, Sheet Metal Guy Blog, October 3, 2006
Entering Property Information into the Title Block - using STANDARD.IDW template to link part or assembly data, adding a prompted value and then a custom property to the Inventor title block, Kevin Keene, Cadalyst, September 5, 2006
Building Lighter Models - prefer using images over features for parts to load the model faster in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, September 2006
Feature Recognition is Here - convert a base solid into features like extrusions, revolutions, holes in Inventor with the help of Autodesk Labs, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, September 2006
Edit Solid Bodies - using solid edit tools to edit a file imported from IGES, SAT or STEP in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, September 2006
Roundtrip Markups with Productstream and Autodesk Inventor DWF Extension - new Load Markup functionality in Autodesk DWF Extension helps to measure and mark up Inventor drawing, Grant Rochelle, Under the Hood, September 2006
Dashed Hidden Lines - changing windows registry settings to view the hidden lines as dashed lines in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, September 2006
Neon Lights - making an object to appear like a Neon light in Inventor, Kevin Schneider, The Evangelist Speaks, August 2006
Inventor Tips & Tricks - creating a welded frame design using frame generator and importing/exporting wirelist data in Autodesk Inventor 2007, Schneider of Autodesk, AUGI, August 2006 (may require free registration)
Efficiently Create Production Drawings with Autodesk Inventor 11 - tips on placing new dimensions with existing dimensions, editing dimensions, and styles and tables, Eric Robb, Cadalyst, August 7, 2006
Creating Lofted Solid Bodies with Inventor v11 - using lofting and G2 surfacing capabilities in DXF file to construct the fuselage of a commercial airliner, Rob Stoklosa, Cadalyst, July 7, 2006
Molds and Cores Using Inventor (R9 and Up) - using the model to update the patterns and vice versa, Kendred Cooper, Hagerman & Company, Inc., July 2006
Display Parameters in Drawings - displaying the height, width and length of a part in a drawing in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, July 17, 2006
Faster Content Center in Inventor 11 - tips to speed-up the Content Center application in R11, CAD Forum, July 2006
Create Content Center Library - creating read/write library in Inventor R11, Elise Moss, MossDesigns.com, July 2006, pdf
Dynamically Edit 3D Splines - editing a 3D spline using Bowtie option also generates the preview of the updated spline in Inventor, Amy Bunszel, In the Machine, June 2006
Autodesk Inventor Features Functional Design - functional design tools focus on design requirements, not on geometry; more supporting tools in Autodesk Inventor v11, Kevin Schneider of Autodesk, Cadalyst Manufacturing, June 9, 2006
Contoured Keyways - using the partial offset method in Inventor to create the sweep path for making keyway in irregular shaped shaft, David Melvin, Inventor Connections, May 8, 2006 (requires free registration)
Soft(er) Shadows - rendering with soft edge shadows in Inventor Studio, Kevin Schneider, The Evangelist Speaks, June 2006
Workplane Front or Back? - determining front side of a workplane and flipping it normal in Inventor 11, Kevin Schneider, The Evangelist Speaks, June 2006
Work Feature Tips - Inventor 11 can show the input geometry used to create the selected work geometry, Kevin Schneider, The Evangelist Speaks, May 2006
Taming Wire, Cable and Harness Designs - Autodesk Inventor Professional checks wire paths and bend radius, then creates nailboard drawings, Kevin Schneider of Autodesk, Cadalyst Manufacturing, April 12, 2006
Tips for Managing Large Assemblies - new tools like level of detail representations and capacity meter in Autodesk Inventor reduce resource demands and improve productivity, Kevin Schneider, AUGI, May 2006 (requires free registration)
Positional Representations - using Microsoft Excel to show various positions in machine assemblies in Inventor, William Kane, Cadalyst Management, April 12, 2006
Customizing the Frame Generator Part 1 - creating and adding new members to existing frame profiles using Autodesk Inventor R11, Sean Dotson, sdotson.com, April 5, 2006, pdf
Inventor 11 Tip - Styles and Last Used vs Object Default - set last used layer style as default using tool menu, Kevin Schneider, The Evangelist Speaks, April 19, 2006
Inventor 11 Tip - Use Assembly BOM to Edit Materials - select the material to assign to each component using BOM editor, Kevin Schneider, The Evangelist Speaks, April 17, 2006
Inventor 11 Tip - Measure Minimum Distance - measuring the distance between parts or sub assemblies, Kevin Schneider, The Evangelist Speaks, April 11, 2006
Tips for Using Autodesk's Supplier Content Portal - using new Autodesk online catalogs to get pre-modeled parts in native Autodesk Inventor format, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst Manufacturing, March 10, 2006
Error 1406 During Install - Autodesk solution to resolve error message problem when installing Inventor, Jim Dowthwaite, area 31, April 4, 2006
Drawing Dimension Tips - move a dimension from one drawing view to another and copy dimension properties from one dimension to another in Inventor 11, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, March 27, 2006
Tips for Customizing Template Parts - customizing Autodesk Inventor templates, Cadalyst Manufacturing, February 13, 2006
Tips & Tricks for Managing BOM - setting BOM structure parameters using BOM Editor feature in Autodesk Inventor to get the accurate information, Kevin Schneider of Autodesk, AUGI, March 2006 (may require free registration)
Inventor 10 Super-Clean Un-Install - un-install Inventor 10 completely to install desired version of Inventor, Jim Dowthwaite, area 31, March 14, 2006
3 Point Rectangle in Part Sketching - using 2D Sketch Panel in Inventor to draw 3 point rectangle which is not vertically and horizontally aligned, Jeff Gale, Envision Solutions, February 14, 2006
Project Flat Pattern - creating a sheet metal part and sketching on a folded face using reference edge in Inventor, Adam Gittoes, Envision Solutions, February 14, 2006
Attach a Help Document to iFeatures - insert a help document in iFeatures in Inventor to deal the complexity of iFeatures, In the Machine, January 11, 2006
Options for Flat Patterns in the Model Browser - understanding the functions of options for the flat pattern in Inventor, Jeff Gale, Envision Solutions, January 27, 2006
View Tips - double click on mouse wheel in Inventor tips to do a zoom all and other mouse tricks, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, February 3, 2006
Shortcuts to Customize Design Layout - save your format sheet template to be used for creating new drawings in Autodesk Inventor, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst Manufacturing, January 12, 2006
Aligning Views on Drawing Sheets - choose the alignment options to align isometric views in Inventor, Jeff Gale, Envision Solutions, January 27, 2006
Create a Coil Spring Profile on Curved Axes - create a coil with 12 revolutions in Inventor, Autodesk, December 8, 2005
Database Connectivity with Inventor - connecting a vendor list from Microsoft Access using add-on product for Inventor, iCenter from Netstream, CADgneto, January 30, 2006
Using Pattern Component - pattern a component in Inventor based on a feature, rectangular, or circular pattern, Adam Gittoes, Envision Solutions, January 27, 2006
Convenient Content from Autodesk Inventor 10 - using Content Center from Inventor to create and store part files, Rob Cohee of Avatech Solutions, AUGI, January 2006 (may require free registration)
BOM with Steel Structure - manipulating the BOM to see total length of your steal shapes by default in Inventor, CADgneto, January 10, 2006
Photo Quality Renderings in Five Minutes or Less - creating, saving and distributing rendered images as BMP files with Inventor 10, Cathy Fast, Cadalyst Management, December 15, 2005
Work Planes - creating an offset sketch plane and dynamic mid-plane in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, January 3, 2006
DWF Tricks for Autodesk Inventor - publishing an Autodesk Inventor drawing or assembly to DWF, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst Manufacturing, December 15, 2005
Autodesk Inventor Studio - create renderings of complex designs, Kevin Schneider, AUGI, December 2005 (may require free registration)
Four Tricks for Inventor 10 - zoom to view the entire design, create new parts at the assembly WCS, select projected geometry, and save a DWG file into a ZIP file, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst Manufacturing, November 15, 2005
Component Priority - different selection priorities help you reach a particular part to edit it quickly in Inventor, In the Machine, December 15, 2005
Eric's Take on Inventor 10's "Global" Bill of Material Functionality - BOM capability in Inventor 10 addresses many shortcomings of previous versions, R. Eric France, Colorado Inventor Users, December 15, 2005
Mastering Styles in Inventor 10 - using object styles, document styles, and style libraries in Autodesk Inventor, Jason Lane, Cadalyst Management, November 15, 2005
Harnessing AutoCAD Electrical and Inventor Professional to Take the Pain out of Modeling Wires, Part 2 - Inventor Professional helps in documenting the process of wire harnessing, Forrest Judd, Hagerman & Company, Inc., November 2005
Several Uses for the Ctrl Key - holding down the ctrl key turns off creation of constraints, edit dimension dialog box, and adaptivity while projecting edges in Inventor, In the Machine, November 29, 2005
Entering Angles in Degrees, Minutes, Seconds - Inventor can convert degree, minutes and seconds values into the decimal values, CAD Forum, November 2005
Harnessing AutoCAD Electrical and Inventor Professional to Take the Pain Out of Modeling Wires - wires can be modeled in minutes, Forrest Judd, Hagerman & Company, Inc., October 2005
Aye Matey, Let's Get Together - creating assembly constraints for Mate and Flush in Autodesk Inventor, David Keener, In the Machine (AUGI reprint), September/October 2005, pdf
Reuse Your Proven Designs - with 'Copy Design' feature in Autodesk Vault you can copy the entire assembly structure along with related 2D drawings, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst Manufacturing, October 14, 2005
Inventor Studio - Inventor Studio creates more realistic images while working inside Autodesk Inventor, Mark Lautenbach, Hagerman & Company Inc., September 2005
Some Hints on Part Modeling in Inventor - fully constrain your sketches, change geometry type, more, Ron Oldenbeuving, BLAUGI, September 29, 2005
How Can I Improve Performance on Large Assemblies and Drawings? - 18 tips to keep resource warnings and crashing at minimum when working with large assemblies in Inventor, Jim Dowthwaite, area 31, October 6, 2005, pdf
How to Transfer Part Sizes to Your Drawing BOM - in IPT Part files, create user parameters and dimensional values to appear in drawing BOM, Clayton Pepmiller, Hagerman & Company Inc., September 2005
Wire Harness Design - Autodesk Inventor Professional makes it very easy to create and edit wires, cables and harnesses, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst Manufacturing, September 15, 2005
Create Lifelike Renderings with Autodesk Inventor Studio - Inventor 10 renderings and animations can reduce prototyping costs, Autodesk, August 2005
Getting Acquainted with 3D Grips and Feature Generator - 3D Grips and Feature Generator provide a fast and flexible way to add and edit parametric features in Inventor, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst Manufacturing, August 15, 2005
How to Position a Tee, Cross, or Relevant Fitting Accurately - Autodesk Inventor Professional editing tools help to make accurate adjustments on rigid route points for positioning fittings, Autodesk Skill Builders, August 2005 pdf
Muscular Modeling - solid modeling users may have difficulty following a master sketch so this technique allows you to work with solids as the basic building blocks, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, July 12, 2005 pdf
Inventor Productivity Secrets - some basic tips and tricks regarding Autodesk Inventor, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, July 19, 2005 pdf
Parametric Design Using Inventor Part Files - get a parametrically driven assembly using an Inventor part file instead of Excel, John R. Hackney, Cadalyst Manufacturing, July 15, 2005
Change the Lens Angle of the Perspective Camera - to get the more dramatic perspective effects and more or less of your model in the view, lens angle can be varied, Forrest Judd, Hagerman & Company Inc., July 2005
Optimized Weldment Design and Documentation - Autodesk Inventor 10 provides built-in weldment design environment to work with welded assemblies thus improving design quality and accuracy, Kevin Schneider, July 15, 2005, Cadalyst Manufacturing
Add-In Versioning in Autodesk Inventor - set the FirstTime flag to True by changing the value of the "Version" entry in your Add-In's registry, Jim Dowthwaite, Area 31, July 13, 2005
Autodesk Vault Tips & Tricks - setting up a single-project file configuration for managing design data with Autodesk Vault to avoid hunting for files, Kevin Schneider, AUGI, July 2005 (may require free registration)
Using Split to Create Multiple Fillet Welds - controlling the placement of welds in case of multiple fillet welds, Autodesk Inventor Series, June 27, 2005
Autodesk Inventor: The Best Table in the House - linking Excel spreadsheets to Autodesk Inventor parts and assemblies is simple, Bill Fane, July 2005
Controlling Positional Representations - parent assemblies and drawing views use positional representations for kinematics evaluation, Autodesk Inventor Series, July 2005
Autodesk Inventor Design Accelerator: The New Standard in the World of 3D Design - Design Accelerator extends design beyond 2D drafting and 3D geometric descriptions and creates mechanically correct components in a fraction of time, Clayton Pepmiller, Hagerman Company, July 2005
Installation Options for New Content Center Libraries Inside Autodesk Inventor - prior to installing Content Center determine the best one for your company for that will decide how the content center libraries are installed and configured on the local machine, Terry Awalt, Hagerman Company & Inc. (Autodesk reseller), June 2005
Defining Loads in Inventor Professional FEA - the 'split' command with a point load can result in unrealistic loading, Hagerman & Company, Inc., May 2005
Utilizing the Origin Planes and Axes in Inventor - usage of original axes and planes ensures time saving, and less clutter with files, parts and assemblies, Steve Warren, Inventor Connections, June 20, 2005 (requires free registration)
Creating Positional Representations - creating 3 positional representations in Inventor to be used for overlay views, Elise Moss, June 2005 pdf
Managing Bills of Materials with Autodesk Inventor 10 - latest Inventor has a new editor for bill of materials (BOM) making it much easier to use BOM in your design, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst, June 15, 2005
BOM in Inventor 10 Sums Values of Similar Parts - to avoid this, set part numbers to unique values and use stock numbers to name part, CADforum, May 25, 2005
Create Lifelike Renderings with Autodesk Inventor Studio - special tools in Autodesk Inventor 10 helps in defining lighting, camera angles, animation parameters and background style for custom-made images, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst Manufacturing, May 15, 2005
Creating and Driving a Contact Set in Inventor 8/9 - contact sets allow Inventor to drive components with faces in contact, Dennis Jeffrey, Inventor Connections, May 16, 2005 (may require free registration)
Autodesk Inventor 10 : A Preview Guide - a comprehensive look at this latest version of Inventor from Autodesk, In the Machine, April 25, 2005 (23 page pdf)
Skill Builder - 3D Grips - Inventor's new feature, Functional Design, can quickly and directly modify geometry without taking a detour through component sketch and feature edits, Autodesk, April 15, 2005
New E-Learning Lessons for Inventor 10 on the Subscription Center - 3D grip editing, 3D sketching, creating and documenting weldments and parts list, more, Amy Bunszel, In the Machine, April 11, 2005
Autodesk Inventor R10 Comes Up With a Task Scheduler Utility - it acts as a batch processor for migration and import of files and software and even use a Visual Basic program to modify files, Elise Moss, Moss Designs, April 8, 2005
Going from 2D to 3D - Sketch Doctor in Inventor 5.3 helps in creating a sheet metal part, Elise Moss, Moss Designs, April 6, 2005 (pdf)
Inventor In-Depth: Analyze Your Design Before Prototyping - add speed while ensuring that the product is adaptive to market requirements by incorporating FEA into product design, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst Manufacturing, March 15, 2005
Flattening a Conical Sheet Metal Part - Inventor tip by Terry Awalt, Hagerman & Company, March 2005
Inventor: Multiple Viewports - streaming tech tip illustrates how to create multiple windows or viewports of the same part or assembly, allowing you to view the same assembly from simultaneous camera position, Jerry Berns, Avatech Solutions, February 23, 2005
Patterning Work Features Along a 2D or 3D Sketch Path - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, February 4, 2005
Using Construction Geometry in Sketches - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, February 4, 2005
Creating a Custom Template and Folder in Inventor - Autodesk Inventor tip, Dennis Jeffrey, Inventor Connections, February 8, 2005 (requires free registration)
5 Tips for Autodesk Inventor Users - productivity tips range from resizing assembly work planes to creating a point force in Pro FEA, Hagerman Technology Bulletin, January 2005
W3D Parse Error When Viewing a DWF File from Inventor - Autodesk Inventor tip, cadforum.cz, January 28, 2005
Deferring the Automatic Update of a Drawing - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, January 17, 2005
Associating Sketches to Drawing Views - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, January 17, 2005
Autodesk Inventor Tip: Controlling Layers of Parts in a Drawing - Ryan Small, The Autodesk Informer, December 21, 2004
Using the Isolate Command in Assemblies - Autodesk Inventor tip, Jeff Gale, Envision Solutions, November 16, 2004
Entering "x" in Inventor Dimension Text Displays "dp" - Autodesk Inventor tip, cadforum.cz, December 6, 2004
Autodesk Inventor - Learn in 24 Hours - a series of instructional videos for Inventor beginners, Sunith Babu, November 30, 2004
Making the Leap from AutoCAD to Autodesk Inventor - an introduction to the world of Inventor, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, November 1, 2004
Locate Troublesome Assembly Constraints in Autodesk Inventor - Inventor tip, Ryan Small, The Autodesk Informer, November 23, 2004
Changing the Size of a Steel Section Placed from the Content Library - Autodesk Inventor tip, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, October 11, 2004
Setting Object Defaults within the Style Library: Part 2 - Autodesk Inventor tip, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, October 11, 2004
Autodesk Inventor: Place Multiple Components into an Assembly - Inventor tip explores the Place Component command, Ryan Small, The Autodesk Informer, October 21, 2004
Centered Dimension Text After Parametric Changes of Inventor Geometry - quick Inventor tip, cadforum.cz, September 24, 2004
Inventor: Borrow a Network License - streaming tech tip shows the most consistent way to borrow a network license from within the application, Rob Henriksen, Avatech Solutions, October 14, 2004
Automatically Publishing DWF Files from Inventor - Autodesk Inventor tip, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, September 14, 2004
Setting Object Defaults Within the Style Library - Autodesk Inventor tip, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, September 14, 2004
Inventor 9 Sheet Metal Drawing Export - examines exporting a sheet metal drawing to a DWG file, Jerry Burns, Inventor Connections, October 5, 2004 (requires free registration)
Autodesk Inventor Tip: Disable Auto-constraining When Sketching - how to prevent Inventor from performing auto-constraining as you create sketch geometry, Ryan Small, The Autodesk Informer, October 1, 2004
How to Maximize Autodesk Inventor 9's Content Library, Part 1 of 2 - how to create your own library of standard parts, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst, September 15, 2004
Creating a Closed Corner in Inventor Sheet Metal - Autodesk Inventor tip, Brian Roepke, Inventor Connections, September 13, 2004 (requires free registration)
Inventor Tutorials - five Inventor tutorials covering a variety of topics, from centerlines to revision blocks, William Bogan, B2 Design, September 10, 2004
Making Assemblies "Flexible" - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, August 25, 2004
Sharing Parts Between Projects Within the Same Vault - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, August 25, 2004
Creating Text That Fits - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, August 25, 2004
Constraining a Part to the Origin - Autodesk Inventor tips, Nicole Morris, Inventor Connections, August 16, 2004 (requires free registration)
Saving A Flat Pattern (Export to .dwg, .dxf or .sat) - Autodesk Inventor tips, Dennis Jeffrey, Inventor Connections, August 23, 2004 (requires free registration)
Exporting Part Parameters - Dennis Jeffrey, Inventor Connections, August 30, 2004 (requires free registration)
Exporting and Importing a Style in Inventor R9 - Inventor R9 tutorial, Elise Moss, CADdigest.com, August 30, 2004
Autodesk Inventor Tutorial: Creating a Mirrored Part - Inventor tutorial explores the "derived component" functionality, Ryan Small, The Autodesk Informer, August 24, 2004
Inventor: Mapping Options Changes - streaming tech tip discusses the new Styles and Standards, contained in XML files, which control the export mapping options, Jerry Berns, Avatech Solutions, August 20, 2004
Add Reference Components to Your Assemblies - Autodesk Inventor tutorial demonstrates an automatic way to add reference elements without the risk of passing them on to the manufacturing team, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst, August 16, 2004
Downloading VBA Macros - Autodesk Inventor tip, Nicole Morris, Inventor Connections, August 10, 2004 (requires free registration)
Placing Features Along a Path - Autodesk Inventor tutorial shows how to place features along a path to produce complex and intricate shapes, Rusty Belcher, Inventor Connections, August 3, 2004 (requires free registration)
Inventor Part Detailing in AutoCAD Mechanical DX - explains how to make Inventor drawing files associative with the new Companion File capability in AutoCAD Mechanical DX, Michael Ikenberry, Inventor Connections, July 6, 2004 (requires free registration)
Using the Select Filter Tool - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, July 14, 2004
Using the Intersect Operation within the Extrude - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, July 14, 2004
Using Browser Filters - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, July 14, 2004
Inventor: Creating 3D Sweeps Using 3D Sketches - streaming tip shows how to use a Grounded Work Point, include existing 2D geometry and create a 3D bend to finish your swept part, Dan Brown, Avatech Solutions, July 2004
Manipulate "End of Part" Marker in Inventor - Autodesk Inventor tip, Ryan Small, The Autodesk Informer, July 5, 2004
Using the End of Part to Insert Features - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, June 17, 2004
Changing the Vendor for Content Library Parts - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, June 17, 2004
Unfold a Sheet Metal Part - Autodesk Inventor tips, SageCAD, May 2004
Onward Bound! - the Indian firm Onward Technologies is finding a way to take advantage of the explosive growth in engineering design services, Venkatesh Ganesh, Express Computer, June 21, 2004
Maximize the Power of Autodesk Vault - tips for using Autodesk Vault to enhance design reuse and increase file security, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst, June 15, 2004
Creating a 3D Sweep in Inventor - how to create a variety of 3D sketch features in Autodesk Inventor, Daniel Brown, Inventor Connection, June 14, 2004 (requires free registration)
Proof Positive: Enforcing 3D CAD Standards - Inventor streaming tip discusses the benefits of Proof Positive and how 3D CAD standards are vital to mechanical design, Scott Hale, Avatech Solutions, June 8, 2004
Sharing a Sketch Across Multiple Features within a Single Part - Autodesk Inventor tip, Andrew de Leon, May 28, 2004
Adding a Material to Content Library Steel Shapes - Autodesk Inventor tip, Andrew de Leon, May 28, 2004
Replace Component Trick - Inventor tip shows a simple way to replace a component in an assembly without losing constraints, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 18, 2004
Toggle All Work Features In a Keystroke - Inventor tip on how to turn ON/OFF visibility of Work features in an assembly or Part file, Gareth K, sDotson.com, May 19, 2004
Selection Filters in Drawings - Autodesk Inventor tip, Jeffrey Wymer, In the Machine - Autodesk Inventor Blog, May 13, 2004
Cannot Make A Part Adaptive - Inventor advice on why adaptivity might be grayed out on a part in an assembly, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 18, 2004
Managing Inventor Files with the Design Assistant - Autodesk Inventor tutorial, R. Eric France, Inventor Connections, May 21, 2004 (may require free registration)
Feet & Inches - Inventor code to convert a decimal inch variable into a feet & inch formatted string, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 17, 2004
Non-Uniform Scaling - Inventor code to scale a derived part at different values in different directions, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 17, 2004
Cannot Make A Part Adaptive - Inventor advice on why adaptivity might be grayed out on a part in an assembly, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 18, 2004
Managing Inventor Files with the Design Assistant - Autodesk Inventor tutorial, R. Eric France, Inventor Connections, May 21, 2004 (may require free registration)
Feet & Inches - Inventor code to convert a decimal inch variable into a feet & inch formatted string, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 17, 2004
Special Characters in Text Boxes - Inventor tip explains how to get superscripts, subscripts and other special characters in text dialogs, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 18, 2004
Create Custom Toolbar Buttons - Inventor tutorial demonstrates how to create custom toolbar buttons and have them fire you custom macros, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 19, 2004
Create Simple Macros Using SendKeys - Inventor tutorial provides some simple macros, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 19, 2004
Multi-Language iParts - Inventor tip to allow people who don't use the same language to share iParts, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 18, 2004
Strange Characters in iPart Children Filenames - Inventor tip explains how to fix iPart children that have strange characters in their filenames, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 18, 2004
A Quick Way of Changing Precision of Dimensions in IDW - Inventor tip, Gareth K, sDotson.com, May 19, 2004
Make Models Rotate Automatically - Inventor tip to make models rotate by themselves, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 18, 2004
My Inserted Images Show Up as Icons - Inventor tip to solve the problem of images not showing up in IPTs or IDWs, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 18, 2004
Prevent Parts From Showing in the Parts List -  Inventor tip to prevent some parts from showing in the parts list in an IDW, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, May 18, 2004
Marking Components in an Assembly as Reference Only - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, May 11, 2004
Reversing the Mouse Scroll Direction for Zoom-In - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, May 11, 2004
Working in Another Dimension - Autodesk Inventor tips on creating advanced dimension types, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst, May 17, 2004
What's the OldVersions Folder Used For? - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, May 11, 2004
Creating Sub Assemblies on the Fly - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, May 11, 2004
Six Easy Steps to Create a Mold in Autodesk Inventor - tutorial shows how to create a two-part mold, Jason Lane, Inventor Connections, (may require free registration) May 10, 2004
Embedding A Drawing Into A Word Document Using Express Viewer - tutorial explains how to paste an AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, Mechanical Desktop or Inventor drawing into a Microsoft Word file, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, May 5, 2004
Inventor: Drawing Dimensions Enhancements - Inventor 8 streaming tech tip demonstrates how to shorten the process of placing dimensions on a drawing, Avatech Solutions, April 21, 2004
Aligning Text on a Drawing - Autodesk Inventor tip, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, April 14, 2004
Using the Derived Component Command: Part 3 - Sketches and Work Features - more on how to take a single part and split it up using the derived component command, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, April 14, 2004
Checking Part Files In and Out in Inventor R8 - Inventor tutorial to help you control which versions are in use during multi-user projects, Elise Moss, mossdesigns.com, April 12, 2004 (pdf)
Getting to the Good Parts - Autodesk Inventor tips on using the Assembly Find and Component Select tools to help search for and locate parts, Kevin Schneider, Cadalyst, April 1, 2004
The Engineers Notebook - Autodesk Inventor tutorial explores the functionality to create notes and store them as part of a model, Envision Solutions, March 2, 2004
Placing Tolerances on the Model Rather than Adding Them to the Drawing - Autodesk Inventor tutorial, Envision Solutions, March 26, 2004
Using the Derived Component Command: Part 1 - Sharing Parameters - Autodesk Inventor tutorial, Envision Solutions, March 2, 2004
Using the Derived Component Command: Part 2 - Creating Assemblies from a Master Part - Autodesk Inventor tutorial, Envision Solutions, March 26, 2004
Introduction to Freeform Surface Modeling in Autodesk Inventor Series v8 - a series of 10 tutorials, J.D. Mather, March 26, 2004
Inventor: Interactive Contact - streaming tech tip illustrates how to use contact sets to check for collision and simulate component interaction in Inventor 8 assemblies, Mike Ikenberry, Avatech Solutions, March 10, 2004
How to Convert 3D Models from Architectural Desktop to Autodesk Inventor - ADT/Inventor tip, CAD Forum, March 9, 2004
Placing Multiple Components into an Assembly Quickly - Inventor tip, Envision Solutions, February 19, 2004
Moving Drawing Views from One Sheet to Another - Inventor tip, Envision Solutions, February 19, 2004
Inventor: Creating Presentation-Quality Images - streaming tech tip explains how to quickly create images for presentations using Inventor, Rusty Belcher, Avatech Solutions, February 17, 2004
Import Electrical Intent into Autodesk Inventor Professional - explores the basics of setting up a wire harness design, Amy Bunszel, Cadalyst, February 13, 2004
How to Publish Multi-sheet DWF Files from Inventor - Inventor tip, CAD Forum, February 2, 2004
How to Import a .BRD, .BDF, or .IDB File in Inventor - Inventor tip, CAD Forum, January 30, 2004
Smaller VRML files from AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop or Inventor - tips on compressing files, CAD Forum, January 29, 2004
Multi-layer DWGs Produce Multiple Sketches - Inventor tip, CadSoft, January 7, 2004
A Quick Outline on Using Design Views - Inventor tip, Envision Solutions, January 19, 2004
A Non-Programmers Guide to Using Macros - Inventor tutorial explores ways to load and run macro files and how to assign custom toolbar buttons to macros for easy access, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, January 19, 2004 (pdf)
Unit Conversion the Inventor Way - Inventor tip, Envision Solutions, January 19, 2004
Using the Parameters Table: Model & User Parameters - Inventor tip, Envision Solutions, January 19, 2004
Inventor: Correct Mistakes with Restart Instead of Escape - streaming tip explores the Restart option, available in the part sketching and drawing environment, Jerry Berns, Avatech Solutions, January 13, 2004
Exporting Data to an Excel Spreadsheet - learn how to export hole data from a part into an Excel spreadsheet, Elise Moss, excerpt from "Autodesk Inventor R8 Intermediate Level: Mastering the Rubicon," January 6, 2004 (pdf; requires Adobe Reader 6.0) Adding a Shortcut - Inventor tips on creating shortcuts, Elise Moss, excerpt from "Autodesk Inventor R8 Intermediate Level: Mastering the Rubicon," January 6, 2004 (pdf)
Control Your Autodesk Inventor Models with Linked External Parameters - tutorial on how to control an assembly or a part file from one master location, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, December 16, 2003 (pdf)
Parts List Rollup Options - Inventor tutorial offers guidelines on how to do a very basic BOM rollup and summation, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, December 29, 2003 (pdf)
Using the Vertical and Horizontal Constraints on Points - Inventor tip, Envision Solutions, December 15, 2003
How to Place a Bolt at the Centre of a Slot - Inventor tip, Envision Solutions, December 4, 2003
Inventor R8 Fundamentals: Pattern Component - tutorial on using Feature Patterns in Inventor, Elise Moss, Moss Designs, December 15, 2003 (pdf)
Autodesk Inventor - Assembly Mirroring in Inventor 8 - streaming tech tip demonstrates the new Assembly Mirroring capability of Inventor 8, Mike Ikenberry, Avatech Solutions, December 11, 2003
Making Parts Lists More Intelligent - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Multi-CAD Magazine (hosted on Envision Solutions website), November 2003
Inventor - Drawing Dimensions Enhancements - streaming tech tip shows how enhancements in Autodesk Inventor 8 can significantly shorten the process of placing dimensions on a drawing, as well as additional improvements that will increase efficiency and productivity, Jason Lane, Avatech Solutions, November 12, 2003
Inventor - Mirrored Assemblies - streaming tech tip shows how to mirror parts and subassemblies in Inventor 8, Shawn Turek, Avatech Solutions, November 12, 2003
What's New in R8 - a look at some of the most useful new features in the latest version of Autodesk Inventor, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, November 6, 2003 (pdf)
Reordering Components in an Inventor Assembly - Autodesk Inventor tips, CAD Forum, November 5, 2003
Inventor - Break Out Views - streaming tip shows how to make a Break Out View in Autodesk Inventor IDWs, Erik Kurek, Avatech Solutions, October 23, 2003
Constraining a Part to the Origin - Autodesk Inventor tips, KETIV Technologies, October 10, 2003
What's the Difference Between VBA & VB - Autodesk Inventor tips, KETIV Technologies, October 10, 2003
Autodesk Inventor: The Best Table in the House - exercises illustrate how to link Excel spreadsheets to Autodesk Inventor parts and assemblies, Bill Fane, Autodesk.com, October 3, 2003
Drawing Styles and Standards - Autodesk Inventor tutorial explains how to modify drafting standards to match your employers' or customers' criteria, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, October 2003
Inventor - Creating Reference Geometry - streaming video tip explores the method for creating reference geometry in a 2D drawing to illustrate range-of-motion or alternate assembly positions, Carl Smith, Avatech Solutions, September 30, 2003
Tips & Tricks - includes advice on using Inventor's iMike, disabling the ADT 2004 status bar and inserting blocks from tool palettes in AutoCAD/LT, Elise Moss, CADzette, September 5, 2003
Documenting Your Design: Parts List and Balloons - Inventor tips on how to define a parts list, customize the output to meet your specific needs and balloon your assembly components, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, September 2003
Derived Parts - Autodesk Inventor tutorial offers illustrated guidelines for creating, using and modifying derived parts, Autodesk.com, August 26, 2003 (pdf)
Autodesk Inventor - Emboss Feature - streaming video tip shows a simple yet effective way to emboss or engrave sketched shapes at uniform depths into complex part surfaces, Avatech Solutions, August 28, 2003
Embracing Different Views - creating 2D views with Inventor, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, August 2003
Autodesk Inventor: Moving Right Along - tutorial explains how to use the Transitional constraint to analyze a mechanical assembly to ensure that your parts will function correctly and demonstrate the function to other users, Bill Fane, Autodesk.com, July 25, 2003
Autodesk Inventor - Collision Detection - streaming media tip explains how to calculate clearance distances between components, Gray Carlson, Avatech Solutions, July 16, 2003
Autodesk Inventor - Tolerancing on 3D Models - streaming media tip shows how to apply tolerances to part model dimensions to ensure form, fit and function, Chris Dimler, Avatech Solutions, July 16, 2003
Autodesk Inventor - 3D Sweeps Using Grounded Work Points - streaming media tip shows how to route a cable in 3D using grounded work points and the sweep tool, Mike Ikenberry, Avatech Solutions, July 16, 2003
Making the Most of Model Tolerances - Inventor tips on how to set up model tolerances, update your model to specific tolerances and document these tolerances at the drawing level, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, July 2003
Constraining a Part to the Origin - Autodesk Inventor tip, Mike Gauvin, CADsoft Consulting, June 27, 2003
Autodesk Inventor: Content Style Guide - discusses tools and techniques for generating and managing component libraries in Inventor,  Neil Munro, Autodesk.com, June 26, 2003
Autodesk Inventor - Motion Constraints - streaming video tip shows you how by using Motion Constraints to relate the movement of one part to another in your assembly, Shawn Turek, Avatech Solutions, June 10, 2003
Autodesk Inventor - Adding Equations to Your Dimensions - streaming video tip examines how equations can be added to dimensions to symmetrically align or adjust features in your design, Jason Lane, Avatech Solutions, June 10, 2003
On Freedom and Constraints - Autodesk Inventor tutorial illustrates how to assemble parts with assembly constraints, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, June 2003
Broken Out Section Views - Autodesk Inventor tutorial on how to create broken out section views, Bill Bogan, sDotson.com, May 17, 2003 (pdf)
Autodesk Inventor: Shape-Description Tools - Part 2 - tutorial continues an exploration of splitting surfaces in Inventor 7, Neil Munro, Autodesk.com, May 29, 2003
Autodesk Inventor - Adding Cut Lengths to Your Bill of Material - streaming video tip discusses managing parameters to create a common reference to all parts in an assembly that require a cut length, Rob Cohee, Avatech Solutions, May 13, 2003
Inventor Presentation - tutorial shows how to create exploded assembly drawings and animations intended for assembly and maintenance of products, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, May 2003
Autodesk Inventor - Split Surfaces - streaming video tip demonstrates the integration of split surfaces in the design of parts in Inventor Release 7, Avatech Solutions, May 13, 2003
Multiple Dimension Changes All At Once - Autodesk Inventor 7 tips, Autodesk.com, April 21, 2003
Tips for Assemblies - a collection of general assembly tips for Autodesk Inventor, Sean Dotson, April 28, 2003 (pdf)
Tapping Knowledge Vault's Engineer's Notebook - Inventor tutorial explains how to use the Engineer's Notebook tools for capturing design intent, tracking decisions and keeping a model history, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, April 2003
Autodesk Inventor - Automate 2D Annotations with Symbols Inside Inventor Drawings - streaming video tips show how to define your own custom Symbols and use them to automate redundant drafting tasks, Chris Dimler, Avatech Solutions, April 15, 2003
Inventor - Automating your Design Process - streaming video shows how to change Inventor models by altering parameter values in an Excel worksheet, Avatech Solutions, April 15, 2003
Autodesk Inventor: Shape Description Tools - Inventor 7 tutorial explores some of the new and improved tools that make creating geometry much easier than in earlier versions of the software,  Neil Munro, Autodesk.com, April 14, 2003
Autodesk Inventor Tip: Creating Taper Reamed Holes - how to create taper reamed holes using the HOLE command and Countersink option in both Inventor and Mechanical Desktop, James Motyka, Autodesk.com, March 31, 2003
InCAD Tutorial Using Autodesk Inventor - explores how to use ALGOR's InCAD technology with Autodesk Inventor to mesh a 3D solid model of a motor bracket assembly, Algor.com, March 28, 2003 (pdf)
Autodesk Inventor: Creating and Reusing Design Elements - tutorial shows how to create a basic shape as a block, and then reuse it in a new drawing, Elise Moss, Autodesk.com, March 28, 2003
Autodesk Inventor: Motion Assembly Constraints - tutorial explores Inventor's motion constraints, which provide yet another way to make sure your assemblies are operating correctly, Bill Fane, Autodesk.com, March 26, 2003
Autodesk Inventor: Using Projected Geometry in Assemblies - tutorial illustrates the use of projected geometry to include geometry from existing parts when creating a new part in an assembly, Neil Munro, Autodesk.com, March 19, 2003
Errors 1328 and 2203 During Inventor 5.3 SP 2 Installation - advice on dealing with download problems in the latest Inventor service pack, IMAGINit Technologies, March 21, 2003
Autodesk Inventor: Dynamic Assembly Constraints - tutorial shows how to use the dynamic assembly constraint analyzer to determine if your assemblies are working properly and are properly constrained,  Bill Fane, Autodesk.com, March 18, 2003
Design Intent and iMates - explores Autodesk Inventor's iMates functionalities and how to use them to automate the assembly of standard components within an Inventor assembly, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, March 2003
Renaming Browser Elements - Autodesk Inventor 6 tips, Neil Munro, Autodesk.com, February 28, 2003
Inventor - Using Inventor's Dimensioning Tools - streaming video offers several dimensioning tips, including how to change individual arrowhead styles, Avatech Solutions, March 10, 2003
Inventor - Feature Suppression with I-Parts - streaming video tip demonstrates how I-Parts allow users to create a family of similar parts driven by a single Inventor part file, Avatech Solutions, March 10, 2003
Inventor - Tabulated Drawings in Inventor - this AVI illustrates how to get the value for Tabulated drawings, Avatech Solutions, March 10, 2003
Rejecting Part Modifications - Autodesk Inventor tips, Neil Munro, Autodesk.com, February 28, 2003
Tip for Placing Assembly Constraints - Inventor 6 tip, Neil Munro, Autodesk.com, February 28, 2003
Visualizing Cross-Sections - Autodesk Inventor 6 tips, Russ Beeman, Autodesk.com, February 28, 2003
Inventor - Assembly Features - streaming video walks you through the steps to place assembly features in Inventor, Avatech Solutions, February 24, 2003
Adaptivity 104 - Inventor tutorial illustrates how to create flexible and deformable objects in the content of an assembly and how to drive the assembly to simulate this movement, Sean Dotson, February 12, 2003 (pdf)
Capturing Design Intent with iParts - Inventor tutorial shows how to use the program's iParts technology to build a library of parts, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, February 2003
Adaptivity 101 - in this Inventor tutorial series on ways to use adaptivity, you'll explore basic assembly and create a part that will be used adaptively in the assembly (part 1 of 3), Sean Dotson, January 5, 2003 (pdf)
Adaptivity 102 - Inventor tutorial covers multiple feature adaptivity in one part (part 2 of 3), Sean Dotson, January 7, 2003 (pdf)
Adaptivity 103 - Inventor tutorial illustrates how to construct a pipe flange spacer in the context of an assembly (part 3 of 3), Sean Dotson, January 15, 2003 (pdf)
Capturing and Reusing Design Intent - Inventor tutorial shows how to use the iFeatures functionality, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, January 2003
Inventor - Inventor 6 Project Files - streaming video tip walks you through Inventor 6 workgroup project files and how to include them in a personal project file, Avatech Solutions, January 8, 2003
Inventor - Inventor 6 3D Sketch/Piping - streaming video tip demonstrates how to create a 3D sketch and make it into a pipe feature in Inventor 6, Avatech Solutions, January 9, 2003
Inventor - Using Inventor Surfaces to Create 3D Paths - streaming video tip shows how to use the surface intersection tools in Inventor R6 to create 3D paths, Avatech Solutions, January 9, 2003
Single Day Productivity with Autodesk Inventor - tutorial introduces the tools and workflows for building and documenting parts and assemblies using Autodesk Inventor software, Neil Munro and Travis Jones, Autodesk University presentation, December 3, 2002 (pdf)
Advanced Inventor Techniques - in-depth tutorial delves into sketching, features, assembly, drawing creation, utilities, sheet metal and weldments, Alan Kalameja, Autodesk University presentation, December 3, 2002 (pdf)
Introduction to Visual Basic - beginning programming course covers basic programming concepts as well as how to use VB to drive other products such as AutoCAD, Inventor, and Architectural Desktop, Kevin Vandecar, Autodesk University presentation, December 3, 2002 (pdf)
Inventor - Creating and Unfolding Offset Linear Transitions with the AIS - streaming video tip demonstrates how to model and flatten complex transitions, Avatech Solutions, January 6, 2002
Using Threads in iParts - Autodesk Inventor tutorial explores controlling threads and using keys in iParts, Sean Dotson, November 11, 2002 (pdf)
Introduction to iParts - Autodesk Inventor tutorial shows how to make a simple iPart and such concepts as filenames, properties, feature suppression and key selection, Sean Dotson, December 19, 2002 (pdf)
Creating Camera Views in an Inventor Presentation - tutorial on how to seamlessly switch camera views in a presentation animation, Elise Moss, CADdigest.com, December 11, 2002
Autodesk Inventor Tips & Tricks - a collection of 27 tips, most of them applicable to Inventor R5 and up, Sean Dotson, November 21, 2002 (pdf) 
Inventor - Inventor 6 Welding Basics - streaming video tech tip explains how to take an Inventor 6 assembly and turn it into a weldment, Rob Henriksen, Avatech Solutions, December 3, 2002
Inventor - Using Inline Workfeatures - streaming video tech tip shows how to create an offset angled WorkPlane using Autodesk Inventor’s Inline workfeature capabilities, Avatech Solutions, November 19, 2002
Weldment Design with Autodesk Inventor 6 - tips on using the tools for weldment assembly, weld-bead specification, weld-edge preparation and post-weld machining, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, November 2002
Introduction to 3D Sketches - An Autodesk Inventor tutorial, Sean Dotson, November 11, 2002 (pdf)
The Legacy of 2D - advice for AutoCAD and Inventor users on what to do with all those 2D files when you convert to 3D design, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, October 2002
Autodesk Inventor - Adding Textures to Your Models - streaming video tip demonstrates how to make lifelike custom textures in Inventor, Avatech Solutions, September 23, 2002
Curing Unresolved File Headaches - Part II - Inventor tips and tricks on how to create and maintain Project Files, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, August 2002
Inventor Has it Right - on Inventor's reference geometry, Elise Moss, DigitalCAD, September 4, 2002
Curing Unresolved File Headaches, Part I - tutorial on the Project Files tool in Autodesk Inventor, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, July 2002
Defining a Punch Tool in Inventor R5 - an excerpt from Inventor R5 Fundamentals: Conquering the Rubicon, available from Schroff Development Corporation, Elise Moss

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