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Inventor software has been on the market for more than 20 years. The user base
keeps growing. The amount of accumulated knowledge and documentation is
staggering. Some workflows are not easy to understand. Some workflows are hard
to document. Some workflows require contextual awareness to use. This
presentation will share those useful tips and tricks to boost design
productivity.


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 * Better understand how Inventor works.
 * Learn how to use these insights to increase your productivity.
 * Reduce the amount of help you need to get from others.
 * Share the insights with other users and help learn from each other.


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 * Johnson Shiue
   Johnson Shiue grew up in Taiwan and has a Master’s degree in Mechanical
   Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He has been
   working on Autodesk Inventor as a test engineer for more than 20 years. He is
   a mechanical engineer by training, a CAD industry observer, and an advocator
   for 3D solid modeling CAD tools. He is very active on Inventor forum, helping
   understand and solve users’ issues in a timely manner. He and his family
   (wife, son, and two dogs) live in Michigan. He enjoys traveling around the
   world, meeting people, and having local food.

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JOHNSON SHIUE: Hello. Welcome to AU class "Top 20 Tips and Tricks in Inventor
Professional." My name is Johnson Shiue, your speaker today. This session
contains 20 plus useful workflows in Inventor you may or may not know. Let's get
started.

This brief introduction of myself. I live in Michigan with my family. I got a
degree from National Taiwan University and Purdue University. I joined Autodesk
in 1997 as a junior QA member. I work for Autodesk-- work for Inventor for 22
years. And travel around the world, and you can see a long list of countries.

And credits. The presentation was made possible by Autodesk. Special thanks to
Autodesk D&M team, Inventor product team, and Inventor user base for their
knowledge and encouragement. Sincere gratitude to my family and the late Dr.
Joseph T. Pearson.

A brief history of [INAUDIBLE] Inventor. Inventor was first released in 1999. It
contains Parts, Assembly, and Drawing environments. And gradually, we added more
features. As you can see, in R6 up to R8, we got iPart, iAssembly, iFeatures.
And then R9 to R11, we got iAssembly and other specialized components workflows.
And 2010 to 2016, we got Multi-Solid Body and Sheet Metal, further enhancements
and iLogic. In 2017 to 2021, the focus was on AnyCAD and also performance and
stability enhancements and modernized UIs. And for recently, we add more
workflows and model states.

And the topics we cover today will be in Part, Assembly, Sheet Metal, Drawing
AutoCAD-related workflows. Import/Export, followed by Q&A.

The tips. The first command we want to cover is called Delay Face. Delay Face is
available in Part environment. It can delete selected faces from a solid body or
a surface body. It turned a watertight solid body into a surface body. It can be
used to simplify geometry by removing detail faces.

The Delete Face can delete lumps too. A lump is basically a group of surfaces--
a group of faces. The lump-related workflow will be covered in later slides.
That's just watch a short video showing the workflow.

Here is a shell box. And then you can select those wrong faces and delete it.
Now, the part becomes a surface. The solid becomes a surface part.

And let's repeat the same process by turning on the heel command. So like those
round faces, and you see the edges are recovered because of the other adjacent
faces re-intersect.

Next, we're talking about Sheet Metal Double-Thicken-Intersect technique. It's
very common to create a non-perpendicular cut in a sheet metal part. The
resultant side faces may not be perpendicular to the sheet metal faces unless
the cut normal option is used.

This so-called Double-Thicken-Intersect technique ensure the edges and faces on
both sides of the sheet metal part to be consistent. And it can also be used
within unfold and refold. Let's watch the workflow.

Here is the raw sheet metal part with the circular bar passing through. As you
can see, the cut side faces are not perpendicular to the sheet metal faces. So
they are not perpendicular to the sheet metal faces. They just simply follow the
contour of the bar.

And in flat pattern, you can see it's more apparent. The cut faces are not
perpendicular to the flat pattern body. If you zoom in closer, you can see the
back edges. This kind of flat pattern will lead to manufacturing confusion and
manufacturing difficulty.

So start second command. And select the intersect option. And you select a sheet
metal face and set the distance to the sheet metal thickness. You may have to do
it from outside just to ensure the side faces are perpendicular to the sheet
metal face.

Now, go to flat pattern. And you will see the cut faces are perpendicular to the
sheet metal faces now. And the edges are all aligned. You cannot see the back
edges.

Next, we will talk about iFeatures or Extract iFeatures. iFeature has been
around for a long time, but the process of extracting can be tricky. So
basically, iFeature is a group of features to be extracted from a part. And then
you can insert the iFeature to another part.

Sometimes it can be frustrating because of certain feature or geometric
requirement. Here are some best practices for you to remember, then you can
successfully extract iFeature. Do keep future dependency simple and easy to
understand. So for example, a feature C depends on feature B and depends on
feature A. So the dependency is more linear and avoid any cross-feature
dependency.

An edit the sketch coordinate ensure predictable orientation. And then share the
sketch whenever possible. And lastly, test the iFeature on a different placement
plane to ensure it can be inserted successfully in other parts.

Things to avoid. Don't project origin geometry or face loop to a sketch. And do
not use vertical horizontal fixed constraints because these constraints can rely
on the orientation in the part. And that condition may not be the same as the
new target part. And use perpendicular parallel constraints instead because they
will be relative to other sketch geometries. And 3D sketch is not supported, so
avoid using 3D sketch in the source feature you like to extract.

And following the prior discussion, here is the workflow on how to edit 2D
sketch coordinate. Event 2D sketch coordinate is dependent. It's determined by
the selected planar face loop. When a loop consists of string segments, Inventor
may choose one segment as the reference for the x-axis.

Usually, the sketch origin point may snap to one of the endpoints, depending on
the geometry. The sketch coordinate placement may not be desirable. A simple
workflow here can help you to relocate the sketch coordinate to the desirable
position and also align to the desirable orientation. And you may need to flip
the coordinate direction, if necessary.

Another option is to create UCS. And that create a sketch on UCS plan will give
you more predictable result. Let's take a look at the workflow.

So try to create a sketch on a small rectangular face on the right-hand side.
And you will see you right-click on the sketch, and that it's like add a sketch
coordinate. And you see the sketch coordinate is aligned to that face. Now, you
relocate the origin to the power origin and realign the edge, the x-axis to the
edge or to an axis or to another sketch created before this sketch. Now, you
relocate it.

Next, we will talk about different ways of creating organic shapes and a stylish
shape. In Inventor, it's basically four-- there are four different commands to
do that-- loft, sweep, boundary patch, and freeform. For sweep, basically, a
sweep is a profile or a volume goes along a predefined path. Its orientation can
be controlled by a guide surface, or the profile can be scaled by a guide rail.

The profile is better placed at either end of the path, not in the middle. The
resultant shape is universal in other CAD system also. You can recreate the same
exact shape in other CAD tool by using the same condition and same geometry
input.

Loft. Loft is a smooth shape passing through sections. The progression of the
loft can be controlled by the sections and the spacing between sections and the
rails. The shape may be CAD work dependent. You may not be easily recreate the
same loft shape in other tools because of the loft algorithm is proprietary.

A freeform. Inventor freeform is based on the Tspline technology. And Tspline is
a type of subdivision surface. Its accuracy is obtained by subdividing the
surfaces.

The shape is always smooth. There are no sharp edges. Certain constraints can be
applied. For example, like symmetry or like matching edges. And you edit the
freeform by pulling the vertices and edges.

Boundary patch. It's a smooth surface fit over a closed boundary. If an open
loop is selected, the untrimmed surface will be created. And you may use guide
curve edges or vertices to control the shape.

Here is the video showing the variation of these surfaces. There are five
surfaces in the model space. The first loft is created by sections. And you will
see there are two circles and four section rails. The result is relatively
smooth.

The second loft is by center rail. You have two sections, two circular sections,
and the rail. It's quite similar to sweep. And this sweep is by one profile
following the path and the guide rail to control the sections. And the boundary
patch is created by two circular edges and fitting over the two surfaces.

And the freeform is similar. And that's how they look like in zebra analysis. So
when we zoom in closer, you can see the sweep guide rail surface gives the best
symmetric result and the most smooth result. Other type of surface will give you
a little bit of variation here and there.

Next, we will talk about the predefined features in Inventor. Basically,
Inventor has primitive workflows or placed features workflows and Insert
iFeature workflows. And primitive is available in 3D Model tab. And place
features, it's from Content Center. And you can also predefine features by-- you
can also define your own features by publishing in Content Center.

And then you have Insert Features from the iFeature Catalog. And each of these
require selecting a plan of reference. Let's see the workflow.

The primitive, you got box cylinder, sphere, and torus. The command is enabled
in Ribbons. You just do like a point of reference. And then the cylinder will be
created. You don't need to create any sketch manually.

And then place features from Content Center. These predefined features are all
in Content Center library. They are categorized by their shape and also by the
units, English or metrics. And here is a set of iFeatures punch tools predefined
in Inventor. And you can build your own library by extracting iFeatures.

Unwrap. Unwrap was added to Inventor 2020 release. It can flatten almost any
face, solid body or surface body. Internally, the command convert the selected
body faces into mesh and flattened the mesh. And then you can use certain
straight edges to align the flattened surface.

And lastly, Inventor fit a planar surface over the mesh, and convert the mesh
back to the Brep body. The process does not consider material deformation. And
also, it doesn't consider the sheet metal k factor. It's best to use for
estimating an area or extent of fabrics. Let's see the workflow.

This is the headrest part from the car seat sample. Start Unwrap command. And
you can select the faces. The preview may appear at a designated place, either
at the part origin or attached to the coordinate system on the body.

You may select the linear edge to align the flattened face. And such realignment
can lead to shape change as you can see. So the resultant flattened surface,
it's not accurate. So you may have to iterate. And this is best to use
approximate an area required to cover something.

Next, we'll be talking about STEP files, how to downsize the files. In Inventor,
parts and assembly can be exported to STEP. STEP files tend to be bigger than
the source IPT or IM file.

And basically, what contribute to the size is the number of unique definition
and the geometry complexity and the spline fit tolerance. Inventor STEP exports
spline fit tolerance is set to 0.001. And if you increase the tolerance, meaning
you loosen the tolerance, actually, you can help decrease the file size. And the
range is between 0.01 millimeter to 0.0001 millimeter. And I'll show you a
workflow and see how that value impact the file size.

And in an assembly STEP file, you do want to reuse components. So that will
reduce the file size also. And lastly, you want to simplify the geometry. So the
simpler geometry is, the smaller the step file become.

Lastly, this may not be related to the file size. But oftentimes, users may not
be aware that they use duplicate components, duplicate files in the folder.
Although, Inventor can handle duplicate files, but the neutral file format, like
STEP, cannot. So it can create confusion. So always make sure your component
definitions are unique. Let's see the workflow.

Here is the car seat sample. I have already exported the car seats in different
spline fit tolerance. And you will see the result. So from 0.01 millimeter to
0.0001, and you can see the tighter the tolerances, the bigger the files.

Cyclic AnyCAD reference. So AnyCAD workflow was first introduced in 2016. It can
help link a non-Inventor CAD file associatively. When there is a change in the
source CAD file, the Inventor will be aware and update the geometry accordingly.
This workflow primarily allows the model geometry to transfer from one CAD
system to Inventor.

But it also enables a semi-cycle. And you may export an assembly or a part to
STEP. Then use any CAD reference workflow to link it back. It's kind of like
deriving oneself.

The usage of workflow is when you build certain geometry or component within the
model, but you want to reference only portion of the model in a different place.
The interesting thing about this workflow is the ability to control when to
update, when the update happens, and whether or not a change in the source is
needed to propagate them.

So let's say you have your source Inventor assembly or part. And you can export
it to STEP. And then you can use any CAD associative reference workflow and
insert it back to the same assembly. Let's see the workflow in video.

The test station. Let's say you want to reference only the frames, but the
frames belong to two different sub-assemblies. So you create a design view just
capturing the frame member scattered in different sub-assemblies. And then you
can export it to STEP. And later on, you can link it back for reference purpose.

Now, you go back to your original assembly. But you link your exported
sub-assembly. Then you can start building your component based on this
self-exported and self-imported sub-assembly. And when the frame size changes,
you can export it again and then bring it back. And you can automate the process
using iLogic.

Keep z-axis upward. By default, Inventor sets y-axis pointing upward to the top.
This allow a user to design on xy plane when viewing the front of the model.
However, in many industries, the z-axis needs to point up. Here are the steps to
change the ViewCube Orientation and keep the z-axis up.

Set up ViewCube options and redefine the ViewCube front, top, home. And make the
origin planes visible. This will avoid ViewCube rotate when you create a sketch.
An optional step is to redefine the part design views. The predefined part
design views need to be updated accordingly. Lastly, you have to apply the same
change to assembly and parts and templates. Let's see the workflow in video.

By default, the y points to the top. Now, go to Tools, Application Options,
Display, ViewCube. And set the desirable default front and top. In this case,
you want to set it to xz front, but the top is set to xy.

Then go to ViewCube menu and reset the front. So now, the z points to the top.
But you would like to reorient the ViewCube and then redefine the home. And save
the change.

Also, you want to make the origin planes visible. If you don't, you see the
ViewCube will switch back to y up. Because of the visible origin planes, the
ViewCube will no longer rotate.

The tricks. In the prior section, we talked about lumps. So what is the lumps?
User often wonder the difference between lumps and bodies.

Geometrically, they look the same. They are basically just separate groups of
faces. But in Inventor, their internal definitions are quite different.

When the two bodies overlap, they don't join. But when two lumps overlap, they
join automatically. This allows geometry patterning to work more efficiently
because all the lumps can join in one operation as opposed to combine individual
bodies.

And we hear user asking, how do I separate lumps into bodies? Here is the
workflow. First, you need to find out how many lumps you have. And then you
pattern the bodies with the multi lumps to the number of lumps. And then use the
Delete Body Lumps selection to remove the unwanted lumps. Let see an action
video.

In this case, there's a body with two lumps. I'll use the direct edit to show
you the lumps will join if they overlap. So we move the cylinder closer to the
box. As you can see, the faces merge. So now, there is one lump, but there is
one body.

So how do we separate the lumps into bodies? First, you want to pattern the
body. This body has two lumps. So you want to pattern two instances, but keep
the spacing to zero. So essentially, the body is on top of the body.

Then, you hide one body and remove the unwanted lumps. And use Delete Face Lump
Selections. And repeat the same process on the other body.

Now, you have two separate bodies. Each one has one lump. If I move the body
closer to the box, you will see they don't merge.

Next, repair bodies. Inventor has a dedicated repair body environment in the
part. Mostly, it can be used to fix bad geometry on an imported body. And
whether or not the repair process can succeed largely depends on how bad it is.

There is also another environment offering similar workflow. It's called
construction environment. And people always wonder what's the difference between
repair environment and construction environment. It's about the data's
persistence.

The body geometry in repair environment is always there. It can be referenced or
consumed by other features in order to create a new feature. But the body
geometry in construction environment cannot be referenced or consumed by any
parametric feature. It's more like raw data.

So in some cases, the repair workflow may not be enough. The bad geometry needs
to be deleted and recreated. This cannot be done in construction environment.
Some users even report that the roundtrip IGES translation may help fix up bad
geometry. This may have something to do with Inventor IGES translator's ability
to heal geometry, but it may work for some cases but not all cases. Let's see an
example of repair body workflow.

The first thing you need to do is you want to move the problematic geometry to
repair environment and then run find errors. It depends on the error type.
Different commands are offered. In this case, it's the intersection. There are
bad intersection faces in this body.

So use the Intersect Faces command to remove unneeded faces. And then you want
to stitch the surfaces. You always want to start from the smallest tolerance and
gradually work the way up, gradually loosen the tolerance. And in this case, you
eventually get to a good solid body.

Sketch blocks. Inventor 2D Sketch allows user to create sketch blocks. Just like
AutoCAD block references, a sketch block is like a rigid body. It's
parametrically driven the degree of freedom within the sketch geometry is to
remove. The entire block moves together. It can be copy, paste, derived,
pattern, and mirror. And nested blocks are allowed, just like in the AutoCAD
block reference.

Instances or occurrences are also allowed. And make component commands and make
part commands can help you push the blocks into individual parts in an assembly.
Let's see an example of sketch blocks.

The video shows the difference between regular sketch geometry and sketch block.
When the sketch is copied and pasted, the parameters are all replicated.
Essentially, the new copy of the sketch geometry is independent from the source.

Now, let's say [INAUDIBLE] sketch block [INAUDIBLE]. So you select the geometry
to define a sketch block and define an insertion point and give a name. And you
can insert as many sketch blocks as you like. These are all instances of the
sketch block. And you can also edit the sketch block. And once you change the
dimension, all blocks update.

BOM. Use BOM as an assembly control panel. Inventor BOM table is part
number-based. The components sharing the same part number are merged to the same
role. The table can be used as a control panel.

And most of the properties can be seen and added on the table. The component can
be opened from the table. Model data, structure, part only views are available.
The model data is always there. It shows the assembly structures fairly similar
to a browser, except the same part number roles are merged. The column widths
and the columns in the column definition can be saved in an IAM file or an IAM
template. The BOM table can be exported to a predefined template.

We use the brewing stand sample to show this workflow. You can add any property
column to the table so you see each component's status more clearly. You can
change the BOM structure property. You can change the structure view from one
level to all levels so you can see the nested components.

In the arrow, the arrows means those components were promoted from lower levels.
In part only, structure tabs can be enabled or disabled. And this is the option
to control if part number rows are merged or not. From 2023, there is an option
to remove or hide the zero quantity role. And you can export the BOM.

iLogic. Inventor iLogic was available in 2021. Ever since, the iLogic adoption
has increased dramatically. More and more people are using iLogic. Please note
that this is not an iLogic class. There are many wonderful iLogic classes at AU.
Please look into those for more detailed information.

This particular slide is about how to use iLogic right away. If you don't know
about iLogic, I will show you a very simple workflow. And it will be really
helpful.

All you need it's a simple rule at the top level assembly. It helps you manage
your parameters efficiently. You will be able to change parameters in all
components. Without iLogic, you will have to link or derive parameters or use
crossbar project workflow. Let's see it in action.

So in this case, there are two parts-- the green box on the left and the purple
box on the right. So I want to use the green box to drive the purple box. And we
can create a simple iLogic rule in the assembly. And you capture the parameters
from each component.

And then you find the related parameters and set up their relationship. Just
these two lines allows you to drive-- to use the green box to drive the purple
box. Now, whenever the green box changes, the purple box will update also.

The beauty of this workflow is that the relationship is managed outside of the
boxes. The parts itself, they don't know such relationship. iLogic build a
bridge to make it happen in the hosting assembly.

Default drawing dimension types. In Inventor, there is only one common dimension
in command in drawing environment to create linear, angular, and radial
dimension. There is a way to configure the default dimension types for linear,
diametric, and radial. This option is in tools application options and drawing.
It's not in the style editor or document settings. Let's see it in action.

We got a rectangle in the circle. So like the vertical line, it gives you the
distance vertical dimension. And if you select a circle, it gives you the
diameter dimension, diametric dimension. And such default is based on these
options.

So you can go to Application Option and change the default dimensions. And you
will see the difference. Now, by selecting the upper lines, actually it gives
you the linear diametric dimension. And also, you can see the circular dimension
is changed.

Copy model properties. Inventor Drawing allow a user to create drawings, drawing
views for one component or many components. Some users prefer one drawing file
per model. So each drawing goes with a part or an assembly.

This means one drawing only represents one part or one assembly. Naturally, you
would like to have the drawing properties mapped or in sync with the model
properties. Then, the copy model property works well becomes really handy in
this case.

To do that, you will need to go to Document Settings. You can select the Custom
Model iProperty Source and also select the property you would like to link from
the model. Let's see it in action.

This assembly has a few custom iProperties. These iProperties don't exist in the
drawing file yet. So if you go to the iProperties, you will see the model does
have some custom iProperties. For example, let's focus on the cage. And you go
to drawing, and if you look the same, you couldn't find it.

Then you go to Document Setting and select the Custom iProperty Source, which is
the assembly. And then repopulate the cage to the list of iProperty to copy or
link. Now, once you place the drawing view of that assembly, the iProperty is
copied or linked.

If you change the source iProperty value in the assembly and in the drawing, it
will be updated. But you have to go to Manage and click on Update Property
button. And that property will be updated. So in this dialog, there's additional
workflow only available in 2020 4.1 and later. You'll be able to copy and paste
iProperties from one file to another.

Now, we are moving close to AutoCAD-related workflows. The DWG Underlay.
Traditionally, AutoCAD 2D geometry has to be translated and converted to
Inventor 2D sketch. Depending on the complexity of the 2D geometry, the process
can take a long time. The resultant 2D sketch may be too massive to control, to
consume in Inventor.

DWG underlay workflow will help in this case. You can link the 2D DWG geometry
as a transparency-like object in an Inventor Part or Inventor Assembly. Project
the DWG geometry selectively.

When the source DWG changes, the Inventor sketch will update. One caveat is
AutoCAD DWG points are not included. And the 3D geometry cannot be projected at
the moment. Let's see it in action.

So here is the Inventor Part. So you click on Import button and select DWG file.
So the DWG geometry is linked to the Inventor file immediately. Then, you use
Project DWG Geometry command and select the geometry you want. And you can
immediately create features.

And you can go back to AutoCAD and modify the 2D geometry. So for example, you
want to move the whole slightly lower and finish editing the block. And save the
change in AutoCAD. Go back to Inventor. Inventor is aware of the change. And
click on Update, the whole updates.

Draft Views. Inventor Drawing views are mainly based on model geometry. It's
like a camera looking at the virtual model from a distance at an angle. Without
a model, there is no drawing view. However, Inventor does allow a user to create
a drawing view from 2D sketch, just like AutoCAD. And such a view is not
associated with any model geometry. So some people say it's so-called
AutoCAD-like view.

The view can be dimensioned and annotated accordingly. But because of lack of
model, the scale is assigned by the user. The dimension on the paper should be
in sync with the sketch dimension regardless of the scale. But the line type and
line color can be tricky.

The drawing sketch line type can be modified on a per line basis. But in the
draft view, the line type can also be altered as a whole on a per layer basis.
Let's see it in action.

How to recreate an AutoCAD-like view in Inventor. You create a draft view. You
can simply copy AutoCAD 2D geometry. And go back to Inventor and paste it. It's
a view without any model association.

The next three slides will be related to AutoCAD. These workflows are AutoCAD
workflows, but they work side by side with the Inventor very nicely. So
AutoCAD-- many users don't know that AutoCAD can create associative drawing
views to Inventor components. Essentially, you use AutoCAD to create Inventor
Drawing views without using Inventor Drawing environment.

The AutoCAD command is called VIEWBASE. The nice thing about this workflow is
when the Inventor model changes, the AutoCAD will update the drawing views
accordingly. Essentially, you use the AutoCAD as the drafting tool.

The next command is called EXPORTLAYOUT. EXPORTLAYOUT helps convert drawing
layouts from a paper space to model space. This is particularly handy for
Inventor drawings. And lastly, AutoCAD has the ability to link to Inventor
components and place such components in model space. And when the Inventor model
updates, AutoCAD model space will update accordingly. Let's see it in action.

VIEWBASE. So first, you have to select a template and then use VIEWBASE command
to select an Inventor component. Then you simply place the view. It's an
associative drawing view onto the layout. And then you can utilize all AutoCAD
drafting tools to annotate the view.

EXPORTLAYOUT. So you have an Inventor IDW file, and you like to export to
AutoCAD. Sometime you may not get the desirable result. So you can simply save
the IDW file as Inventor DWG file. AutoCAD can open Inventor DWG file. Then open
the DWG file in AutoCAD. And then export the layout to model space. The result
is 2D geometry in model space.

Next, Inventor Link. Again, select a template in AutoCAD. And you can select an
Inventor component, parts, or assembly and place it in the AutoCAD model space.
You can either edit the geometry here or create your own view based on the 3D
geometry.

Display mass properties in graphics window. This is a nice workflow discovered
by user. You can add the mass property in the graphics window. You first want to
ensure the physical property is up to date, or it's always up to date.

And in the Annotate tab, you can use general notes, and then add a mass property
or any property you like. And then it will be always in sync. Let's see it in
action.

So first, you want to check if the mass property is up to date. You can click
Update to update the property and save, or go to Application Options and make
sure the physical properties are up to date and save. So whenever you make
changes to the files and save, the mass property will be computed automatically.

Now, you simply add a general note to the graphics window. Select the place to
place it and include the mass, in this case, also the part number. Now, you see
the part number and also mass property shown in the graphics window.

The bonus. There are additional workflows to cover like ipj file. So basically,
ipj file is a text-based XML file. So, although you can use Project Editor to
change the option, you can simply use Notepad to edit the file and save it
accordingly. But be sure you want to keep a backup of the file. So if you
somehow make a mistake, you have something to refer back to.

Enable relationship redundancy analysis. This option can be found in application
option. This option does literally the name implies. Basically, it finds all the
duplicated constraints that do not reduce the degree of freedom. And then,
Inventor mark it with an exclamation mark.

Inventor assembly does allow redundant constraint to be created for ease of use.
But excessive redundant constraint can lead to poor solve result and poor
performance. It is better to keep the assembly constraint free of redundant
constraints.

Turning on the option has benefit more than just removing redundancy. When this
option is on, Inventor Assembly Constraint Solver will solve more thoroughly, as
opposed to solve locally. There could be minor performance degradation,
particularly in a larger sample, but it should not be noticeable in modern
powerful PCs.

The solve result is more accurate. So as a result, the new degree of freedom
analysis, the black dot, requires this option to turn on. And after the option
is turned on, you need to use Rebuild All to recompute once.

Rebuild All. People often ask, why do we need this command? The existence of
rebuild all actually means something doesn't work correctly. It shouldn't be
needed in the first place. But there is a subtle difference between rebuild all
in an assembly and rebuild all in a part.

In an assembly, the rebuild all compute assembly parameters, assembly
constraint, assembly features, assembly sketches, and well-beings and adaptive
features even in the part and graphics. But in the part, the rebuild all
computes all the part parameters, part feature, part sketches, and graphics.

So as I mentioned earlier, if everything works correctly, rebuild all should
never be used and should never be needed. And also, rebuild all should never
lead to any change, except the file needs to be saved. In drawing views, when
the models have been rebuild all, the associative drawing view will need to be
recomputed and updated and then saved.

Model states. What is model states? Model states are available in Inventor 2022
and later to replace OLD.

It allows users to have variations in parameters, properties, feature
suppression, or component suppression and different BOM. The variations are
captured on model state table, quite similar to iPart ISM. The difference is in
each model state, there is a mini file within the IPT or IAM file, as opposed to
separate IAM or IPT files in an iAssembly or iPart.

When do I use it? You may use model state to document machining states. So
there's geometric difference or manufactured states, like the bend table, like
bend sheet metal bends, or changing positions or in different configurations.
And what are the limitations in model states? Model states are self-contained
and managed by each model state table. Cross-component workflows are not
supported. So adaptive derive only works in one model states.

Specialized components like voltage connection, cable and harness, fringe
generator, content center, tube and pipe do not support model states. If you
want to obtain the old LOD behavior, the closest workflow is using design to
hide, as opposed to suppress.

And how do I use iLogic with model states? iLogic rule should not constantly
change model state table. iLogic rule, it's best used to check for changes
applying to all model states, the so-called factory scope.

We are reaching the end of the presentation. In summary, we have covered quite a
bit. In parts, we talked about delay phase, insert iFeature, change schedule
coordinate, and surface modeling unwrap. In assembly, we talked about BOM,
iLogic parameters management, assembly relationship, and cyclic AnyCAD rebuild.

In sheet metal, we talked about double-thicken-intersect, sketch blocks, and
unwrap. Import/export, we talked about cyclic reference, repair bodies, and how
to keep z-axis up. In AutoCAD, we talked about view-based export layout,
Inventor link, and doing underlay. In drawing, we talked about copy model
properties and drawing dimension default and AutoCAD workflows.

If you have further questions, please feel free to send me an email. And here is
the QR code to my email address. Thank you. Thank you for listening to the
lecture. I hope you enjoyed it.





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initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, your IP address or
device ID, your Autodesk ID, and others. You may experience a different version
of our sites based on feature testing, or view personalized content based on
your visitor attributes. Google Optimize Privacy Policy
ClickTale
We use ClickTale to better understand where you may encounter difficulties with
our sites. We use session recording to help us see how you interact with our
sites, including any elements on our pages. Your Personally Identifiable
Information is masked and is not collected. ClickTale Privacy Policy
OneSignal
We use OneSignal to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by OneSignal.
Ads are based on both OneSignal data and behavioral data that we collect while
you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited,
trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your
IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that
OneSignal has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to OneSignal
to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with
more relevant ads. OneSignal Privacy Policy
Optimizely
We use Optimizely to test new features on our sites and customize your
experience of these features. To do this, we collect behavioral data while
you’re on our sites. This data may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve
initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, your IP address or
device ID, your Autodesk ID, and others. You may experience a different version
of our sites based on feature testing, or view personalized content based on
your visitor attributes. Optimizely Privacy Policy
Amplitude
We use Amplitude to test new features on our sites and customize your experience
of these features. To do this, we collect behavioral data while you’re on our
sites. This data may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated,
videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, your IP address or device ID, your
Autodesk ID, and others. You may experience a different version of our sites
based on feature testing, or view personalized content based on your visitor
attributes. Amplitude Privacy Policy
Snowplow
We use Snowplow to collect data about your behavior on our sites. This may
include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played,
purchases you’ve made, your IP address or device ID, and your Autodesk ID. We
use this data to measure our site performance and evaluate the ease of your
online experience, so we can enhance our features. We also use advanced
analytics methods to optimize your experience with email, customer support, and
sales. Snowplow Privacy Policy
UserVoice
We use UserVoice to collect data about your behaviour on our sites. This may
include pages you’ve visited. We use this data to measure our site performance
and evaluate the ease of your online experience, so we can enhance our platform
to provide the most relevant content. This allows us to enhance your overall
user experience. UserVoice Privacy Policy
Clearbit
Clearbit allows real-time data enrichment to provide a personalized and relevant
experience to our customers. The data we collect may include pages you’ve
visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made,
and your IP address or device ID.Clearbit Privacy Policy
YouTube
YouTube is a video sharing platform which allows users to view and share
embedded videos on our websites. YouTube provides viewership metrics on video
performance. YouTube Privacy Policy

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Adobe Analytics
We use Adobe Analytics to collect data about your behavior on our sites. This
may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played,
purchases you’ve made, your IP address or device ID, and your Autodesk ID. We
use this data to measure our site performance and evaluate the ease of your
online experience, so we can enhance our features. We also use advanced
analytics methods to optimize your experience with email, customer support, and
sales. Adobe Analytics Privacy Policy
Google Analytics (Web Analytics)
We use Google Analytics (Web Analytics) to collect data about your behavior on
our sites. This may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated,
videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID.
We use this data to measure our site performance and evaluate the ease of your
online experience, so we can enhance our features. We also use advanced
analytics methods to optimize your experience with email, customer support, and
sales. Google Analytics (Web Analytics) Privacy Policy
AdWords
We use AdWords to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by AdWords. Ads
are based on both AdWords data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re
on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials
you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP
address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that AdWords
has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to AdWords to better
customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant
ads. AdWords Privacy Policy
Marketo
We use Marketo to send you more timely and relevant email content. To do this,
we collect data about your online behavior and your interaction with the emails
we send. Data collected may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve
initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, your IP address or
device ID, email open rates, links clicked, and others. We may combine this data
with data collected from other sources to offer you improved sales or customer
service experiences, as well as more relevant content based on advanced
analytics processing. Marketo Privacy Policy
Doubleclick
We use Doubleclick to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by
Doubleclick. Ads are based on both Doubleclick data and behavioral data that we
collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve
visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made,
and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data
that Doubleclick has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to
Doubleclick to better customize your digital advertising experience and present
you with more relevant ads. Doubleclick Privacy Policy
HubSpot
We use HubSpot to send you more timely and relevant email content. To do this,
we collect data about your online behavior and your interaction with the emails
we send. Data collected may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve
initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, your IP address or
device ID, email open rates, links clicked, and others. HubSpot Privacy Policy
Twitter
We use Twitter to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Twitter. Ads
are based on both Twitter data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re
on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials
you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP
address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Twitter
has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Twitter to better
customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant
ads. Twitter Privacy Policy
Facebook
We use Facebook to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Facebook.
Ads are based on both Facebook data and behavioral data that we collect while
you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited,
trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your
IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that
Facebook has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Facebook to
better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more
relevant ads. Facebook Privacy Policy
LinkedIn
We use LinkedIn to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by LinkedIn.
Ads are based on both LinkedIn data and behavioral data that we collect while
you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited,
trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your
IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that
LinkedIn has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to LinkedIn to
better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more
relevant ads. LinkedIn Privacy Policy
Yahoo! Japan
We use Yahoo! Japan to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Yahoo!
Japan. Ads are based on both Yahoo! Japan data and behavioral data that we
collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve
visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made,
and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data
that Yahoo! Japan has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to
Yahoo! Japan to better customize your digital advertising experience and present
you with more relevant ads. Yahoo! Japan Privacy Policy
Naver
We use Naver to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Naver. Ads are
based on both Naver data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our
sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve
initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or
device ID. This information may be combined with data that Naver has collected
from you. We use the data that we provide to Naver to better customize your
digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Naver
Privacy Policy
Quantcast
We use Quantcast to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Quantcast.
Ads are based on both Quantcast data and behavioral data that we collect while
you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited,
trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your
IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that
Quantcast has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Quantcast
to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with
more relevant ads. Quantcast Privacy Policy
Call Tracking
We use Call Tracking to provide customized phone numbers for our campaigns. This
gives you faster access to our agents and helps us more accurately evaluate our
performance. We may collect data about your behavior on our sites based on the
phone number provided. Call Tracking Privacy Policy
Wunderkind
We use Wunderkind to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by
Wunderkind. Ads are based on both Wunderkind data and behavioral data that we
collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve
visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made,
and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data
that Wunderkind has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to
Wunderkind to better customize your digital advertising experience and present
you with more relevant ads. Wunderkind Privacy Policy
ADC Media
We use ADC Media to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by ADC Media.
Ads are based on both ADC Media data and behavioral data that we collect while
you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited,
trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your
IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that ADC
Media has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to ADC Media to
better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more
relevant ads. ADC Media Privacy Policy
AgrantSEM
We use AgrantSEM to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by AgrantSEM.
Ads are based on both AgrantSEM data and behavioral data that we collect while
you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited,
trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your
IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that
AgrantSEM has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to AgrantSEM
to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with
more relevant ads. AgrantSEM Privacy Policy
Bidtellect
We use Bidtellect to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by
Bidtellect. Ads are based on both Bidtellect data and behavioral data that we
collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve
visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made,
and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data
that Bidtellect has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to
Bidtellect to better customize your digital advertising experience and present
you with more relevant ads. Bidtellect Privacy Policy
Bing
We use Bing to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Bing. Ads are
based on both Bing data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our
sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve
initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or
device ID. This information may be combined with data that Bing has collected
from you. We use the data that we provide to Bing to better customize your
digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Bing
Privacy Policy
G2Crowd
We use G2Crowd to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by G2Crowd. Ads
are based on both G2Crowd data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re
on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials
you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP
address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that G2Crowd
has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to G2Crowd to better
customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant
ads. G2Crowd Privacy Policy
NMPI Display
We use NMPI Display to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by NMPI
Display. Ads are based on both NMPI Display data and behavioral data that we
collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve
visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made,
and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data
that NMPI Display has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to
NMPI Display to better customize your digital advertising experience and present
you with more relevant ads. NMPI Display Privacy Policy
VK
We use VK to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by VK. Ads are based
on both VK data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites.
The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated,
videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID.
This information may be combined with data that VK has collected from you. We
use the data that we provide to VK to better customize your digital advertising
experience and present you with more relevant ads. VK Privacy Policy
Adobe Target
We use Adobe Target to test new features on our sites and customize your
experience of these features. To do this, we collect behavioral data while
you’re on our sites. This data may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve
initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, your IP address or
device ID, your Autodesk ID, and others. You may experience a different version
of our sites based on feature testing, or view personalized content based on
your visitor attributes. Adobe Target Privacy Policy
Google Analytics (Advertising)
We use Google Analytics (Advertising) to deploy digital advertising on sites
supported by Google Analytics (Advertising). Ads are based on both Google
Analytics (Advertising) data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on
our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve
initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or
device ID. This information may be combined with data that Google Analytics
(Advertising) has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Google
Analytics (Advertising) to better customize your digital advertising experience
and present you with more relevant ads. Google Analytics (Advertising) Privacy
Policy
Trendkite
We use Trendkite to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Trendkite.
Ads are based on both Trendkite data and behavioral data that we collect while
you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited,
trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your
IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that
Trendkite has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Trendkite
to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with
more relevant ads. Trendkite Privacy Policy
Hotjar
We use Hotjar to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Hotjar. Ads
are based on both Hotjar data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re
on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials
you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP
address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Hotjar has
collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Hotjar to better
customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant
ads. Hotjar Privacy Policy
6 Sense
We use 6 Sense to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by 6 Sense. Ads
are based on both 6 Sense data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re
on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials
you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP
address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that 6 Sense
has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to 6 Sense to better
customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant
ads. 6 Sense Privacy Policy
Terminus
We use Terminus to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Terminus.
Ads are based on both Terminus data and behavioral data that we collect while
you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited,
trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your
IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that
Terminus has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Terminus to
better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more
relevant ads. Terminus Privacy Policy
StackAdapt
We use StackAdapt to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by
StackAdapt. Ads are based on both StackAdapt data and behavioral data that we
collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve
visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made,
and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data
that StackAdapt has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to
StackAdapt to better customize your digital advertising experience and present
you with more relevant ads. StackAdapt Privacy Policy
The Trade Desk
We use The Trade Desk to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by The
Trade Desk. Ads are based on both The Trade Desk data and behavioral data that
we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages
you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve
made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with
data that The Trade Desk has collected from you. We use the data that we provide
to The Trade Desk to better customize your digital advertising experience and
present you with more relevant ads. The Trade Desk Privacy Policy
RollWorks
We use RollWorks to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by RollWorks.
Ads are based on both RollWorks data and behavioral data that we collect while
you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited,
trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your
IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that
RollWorks has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to RollWorks
to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with
more relevant ads. RollWorks Privacy Policy
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