Bill Fane moderated a recent discussion titled “Cad Smackdown – Direct vs. Parametric Modeling”, that, as he put it, was not intended as a debate of one’s benefit over the other, but a realistic discussion of the two paradigms as a whole. There was very little pitting capabilities of platforms against each other, and did… Continue Reading
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Inventor | Multi-Body Concept Sketching without Constraints
Here’s a simple and quick idea to consider next time you are beating out an initial concept. Use the awesome capabilities of Multi-body modeling to create separate components in an assembly, but don’t add Dimensional or Geometric constraints…yet. Look, let’s say you’re having trouble working some details out in your mind. You want to start… Continue Reading
Inventor – Top Down Design and Manufacturing Limitations
All Manufacturing methods and materials have limitations. See how you can use your Top Down Design to distribute adaptable parameters… Continue Reading
Inventor – Top Down Design and Passing Parameters
See why Parameters are at the heart of Top-Down Design, and some general points for new implementation
Updated July 14th… Continue Reading
Inventor | More Parameter fun with Min and Max
I want to show how we can limit the range of motion within Inventor’s parameter. Min and Max are the tools you need.… Continue Reading
Inventor – Direct Parameter Naming Tip
We’ve seen this demonstrated, but I wanted it in my collection, so call it a cover if you like. Autodesk added a new function to Inventor 2011, that permits the use of ‘=’ character to instruct the application to RENAME the parameter AND dimension it according to the input, all in one fast entry. This… Continue Reading
