Are you manually compiling your Bill of Materials (BOM) or parts list? STOP! There is a better way! If you are modeling your design in Autodesk Inventor, you have everything you need to automate BOM creation, and this class will show you how. In this class, we will learn how to use the BOM manager to… Make sure that all the data is complete. Sort, order, or show the assembly structure in the BOM manager and parts list. Apply item numbering. Export the BOM/parts list for use in other systems. Join us to learn how you can reduce the time you spend on BOM creation so you can focus on designing and engineering! If you are modeling 3D designs in Autodesk Inventor and aren't taking advantage of Automated BOM creation, this class is for you! Attendees are expected to have basic proficiency in Inventor, including navigating the UI, setting up the current project, opening files, and creating part and assembly models

'Yeah - that can probably be done with iLogic.' Did you ever hear this and wonder - HOW? If you're curious about iLogic Automation in Autodesk Inventor, but don't know where to start, now is your chance to bend iLogic to your will! In this hands-on lab, you will get started with Autodesk Inventor iLogic and discover simple techniques to save time and effort in parts, assemblies, and drawings. We'll walk through five iLogic examples that will teach you the basics of iLogic, increase your confidence - and show you the potential of including iLogic into your everyday work. The class includes datasets and full written and recorded video instructions so you can take the examples back to your office for practice and add the techniques you've learned into your workflow. This is a beginner-level class in iLogic for confident Inventor users. If you've heard about iLogic but never tried it out, this class is for you!

How often have you made a simple change to a part file in Inventor software, only to return to the assembly—which EXPLODES! We know that this has happened to you—it's happened to the speaker, too! In this class, we will learn simple and effective strategies for building parametric, stable assemblies that can easily be updated. We will discuss best practice for structuring assemblies and how to scale when working with large assemblies. We will learn how to use relationships effectively, and when to use the alternatives. We will learn how to prepare a design for “top down” parametric change, and how we can trigger changes using iLogic. Finally, we will learn how to document our design intent to ensure that our colleagues can work with our assemblies as effectively as we can.

You may wonder: “How do I use Inventor software properly?” Of course—there is no “right” way to use Inventor. It’s a tool just like any other. We can use it for lots of different tasks, and in lots of different ways—all of them correct. Inventor lets us build parametric models—models that can easily change by adjusting the value of a parameter. This is awesome for building models that need to be adjusted in a predictable fashion. The problem with parametric modeling is that we must model in four dimensions. We model in the usual three dimensions, and we must also consider time, or the way our model might change over time. This change over time is often referred to as “design intent.” Building a model that can change in a predictable fashion takes a little thought and some planning. Reliable modeling requires a plan.

CAD standards are a bone of contention for every CAD manager. For me, CAD standards are all about a single thing-productivity. It's all about decision making. I don't want you spending time deciding what font to use or what lineweight to draw with. Those tasks don't increase the project's value. I want you to be able to focus on creating drawings that sell ideas to a client or help make manufacturing quicker and easier. You shouldn't need to worry about CAD standards. In this lab, we'll go through the exact steps that I use to create a comprehensive set of tool palettes that deploy our company CAD standards. I'll show you how to deploy your tool palettes on the network, and how to update them from a central file. We'll push as hard as we can into deploying scripts and macros from tool palettes, and cover some of the tips and hacks of tool palettes that you won't find in the help file.

CAD standards are a bone of contention for every CAD manager. For me, CAD standards are all about a single thing-productivity. It's all about decision making. I don't want you spending time deciding what font to use or what lineweight to draw with. Those tasks don't increase the project's value. I want you to be able to focus on creating drawings that sell ideas to a client or help make manufacturing quicker and easier. You shouldn't need to worry about CAD standards. In this lab, we'll go through the exact steps that I use to create a comprehensive set of tool palettes that deploy our company CAD standards. I'll show you how to deploy your tool palettes on the network, and how to update them from a central file. We'll push as hard as we can into deploying scripts and macros from tool palettes, and cover some of the tips and hacks of tool palettes that you won't find in the help file.

CAD standards are a bone of contention for every CAD manager. For me, CAD standards are all about a single thing—productivity. It's all about decision-making. I don't want you spending time deciding what font to use or what lineweight to draw with. Those tasks don’t increase the project’s value. I want you to be able to focus on creating drawings that sell ideas to a client or help make manufacturing quicker and easier. You shouldn't need to worry about CAD standards. In this class I'll take you through the exact steps that I use to create a comprehensive set of tool palettes that deploy our company CAD standards. I'll show you how to deploy your tool palettes on the network, and how to update them from a central file. We will push as hard as we can into deploying scripts and macros from tool palettes, and cover some of the tips and hacks of tool palettes that you won't find in the help file.

CAD standards are a bone of contention for every CAD manager. For me, CAD standards are all about a single thing—productivity. It's all about decision-making. I don't want you spending time deciding what font to use or what lineweight to draw with. Those tasks don’t increase the project’s value. I want you to be able to focus on creating drawings that sell ideas to a client or help make manufacturing quicker and easier. You shouldn't need to worry about CAD standards. In this class I'll take you through the exact steps that I use to create a comprehensive set of tool palettes that deploy our company CAD standards. I'll show you how to deploy your tool palettes on the network, and how to update them from a central file. We will push as hard as we can into deploying scripts and macros from tool palettes, and cover some of the tips and hacks of tool palettes that you won't find in the help file.

Have you ever been in a situation where your Inventor software model failed-and you didn't know why? (I know you have; I have too.) Did you know that your Inventor 3D model's complex shape geometry is calculated by ASM-the Autodesk ShapeManager kernel? This class is aimed at intermediate and advanced Inventor users who want to increase their knowledge of Inventor software's part modeling tools by gaining a deeper understanding of how Inventor thinks. We'll cover tips and tricks for the 3D modeling of complex shapes in Inventor. We'll explain how to avoid and overcome modeling practices that give you unexpected results. We'll learn how to diagnose unexpected failures in your Inventor model and discuss ways to fix them. We hope that you'll come away from this class with a clearer idea of how to build stable, powerful models with Inventor. Come and learn how to improve your Inventor modeling skills and become more valuable to your company.

This class is for Fusion 360 users who (just occasionally!) find themselves ready to create a complex model and don't know where to start. We'll cover the basics concepts of surface and curvature continuity, and look at some examples of difficult topology and how to avoid it. And then we'll take a deep dive into the toolset for surface modeling in Fusion 360. Finally, we'll run through a complete step-by-step example of building a model from surfaces with Fusion 360, from concept to solid body. This class will benefit students who find themselves modeling challenging topology with Fusion 360, and who want to go from "hack and whack" to planned and perfect.

This class is for Inventor software users who (just occasionally!) find themselves ready to create a complex model and don't know where to start. We will cover the basics concepts of surface and curvature continuity, then look at some examples of difficult topology and how to avoid it, and then we’ll take a deep dive into the toolset for surface modeling in Inventor software. Finally we will run through a complete step-by-step example of building a model from surfaces with Inventor software from concept to solid body. This class will benefit students who find themselves modeling challenging topology with Inventor software and who want to go from hack and whack . . . to planned and perfect!

Top down, bottom up, skeletal modeling, layout models, multi-body master parts: If you are having difficulty turning your part models into assembly models, do not despair! There are many alternative assembly techniques that can help you produce great results. This class is for drafters who have made their way through a basic Inventor 3D CAD software training course, but who are having difficulty using Inventor on their bespoke, one-off projects. This class focuses on alternative assembly modeling techniques in Inventor that can help you build unique models quickly and simply, and without the nightmare of assembly constraints or circular adaptive references. This class will benefit drafters from all engineering and manufacturing industries. Attendees should have working knowledge of Inventor. If you produce bespoke, unique, one-off digital prototypes, this class is for you.

In my 10 years with CAD, I've only met a handful of people lucky enough to have a full-time job as a CAD manager. Most of us got to be a CAD manager because we had a powerful feeling that we could get our jobs done more easily if we could just get our CAD tools sorted out (and because no one else wanted to do it!). This class is for people who want to be CAD managers, people who have become CAD managers by accident, and people who do the CAD manager’s job and don’t get any credit for it! In this class, we will discuss 5 key areas that you must attend to as a CAD manager to support your team and effect your team’s productivity. Finally, we will discuss tools for putting these 5 key areas onto a productivity road map to help you plan a phased improvement. Whether you’re managing CAD at your company officially or unofficially, please come and join us for this lively and informative class. AIA Approved

In this class, we’ll explore the new Export Revit Project (RVT file) functionality in Inventor 2022 software. We'll explore why BIM (Building Information Modeling) is important to building product manufacturers, custom fabricators, and industrial facility owners, and level set on Inventor software's existing BIM interoperability tools. We'll then work our way through a five-part workflow example that includes 1) importing Revit data with AnyCAD for Inventor for Revit projects (RVT file); 2) simplifying the manufacturing design model in Inventor, “bottom up” (with simplify) and “top down” using Model States (also new in Inventor 2022); 3) exporting the Inventor model as a Revit project (RVT file); 4) linking the Inventor model into Revit for review and collaboration; and 5) updating the Inventor model, and updating the export to see the design update in Revit. We'll provide data set and written and video recorded instructions, and there’ll be a live session of questions and answers.

A couple of years ago I packed my family home into a U-Haul and left the bright lights of the United Kingdom's capital city for a little village on England's south coast. Why? I had finally found the position I had been working so hard for: CAD manager. And you know what? It didn't work out quite how I expected. Maybe I'm not yet experienced enough to tell you how to succeed as a CAD manager, but I can certainly help you to avoid the mistakes I made. Come and join us for a lively session as we discuss how to put aside the CADing and Codeing, and we talk about what to do next.

Manufacturing tolerances have a significant impact on cost and quality. Tradeoffs can be made to ensure proper fit; however, calculating stack-ups manually introduces the potential for errors. Inventor Tolerance Analysis is designed to help Inventor users make informed decisions while specifying manufacturing tolerances. Inventor Tolerance Analysis is a CAD-embedded, 1D solution that helps you understand the mechanical fit and performance of your design based on dimensional tolerances. Stack-ups automatically capture the relationships defined in the assembly model and customers using model-based definition (MBD) capabilities can edit tolerance values directly inside Tolerance Analysis, further streamlining the process between design and manufacturing. The Tolerance Analysis plug-in is a subscription benefit for all Product Design & Manufacturing Collection customers. Join us for this Tolerance Analysis Lab, where you’ll be able to get your hands on the software and put it through its paces!

Top down, bottom up, skeletal modeling, multi-body master part—if you are having difficulty turning your part models into assembly models do not despair! There are many alternative assembly techniques that can help you to produce great results. This class is for drafters who have made their way through a basic Autodesk Inventor software training course, but who are having difficulty using Inventor in production, particularly on bespoke, one-off projects. This class focuses on "alternative" assembly modeling techniques in Inventor that can help you build unique, fully parametric models quickly and simply without the nightmare of assembly constraints and circular adaptive references. This class will benefit drafters from all engineering and manufacturing industries. Attendees should have working knowledge of Autodesk Inventor. If you produce bespoke, unique, one-off digital prototypes—this class is for you.

How often have you made a simple change to a part file in Autodesk Inventor, only to return to the assembly and have it explode? I know that this has happend to you. It's happened to me too. In this class, we will learn simple and effective strategies for building parametric, stable assemblies that can easily be updated. We will discuss best practice for structuring assemblies and how to scale when working with large assemblies. We will learn how to use relationships effectively, and when to use the alternatives. We will learn how to prepare a design for top-down parametric change, and how we can trigger changes using iLogic. Finally, we will learn how to document our design intent to ensure that our colleagues can work with our assemblies as effectively as we can.

This lab will provide an opportunity for customers to get hands on with the new “Revit AnyCAD” functionality in Inventor 2021 software. We will cover some of the theory of why BIM (Building Information Modeling) is important to building product manufacturers and custom fabricators, and level set on our existing BIM exchange tools. We will then work our way through a four-part example use case for referencing Revit data. We will cover some basic cleanup of the model in Revit software, test what we can do with the data in Inventor, marvel as changes made to the Revit model update inside of Inventor, and round-trip the Inventor model back into Revit.

You don't have time to learn 3D modeling? All your legacy data is 2D? Your customers demand 2D drawings from you? You know that there is a better way to get your work done, and help your colleagues downstream—but you’re under too much pressure to spend time working this out? Well, 2D and 3D workflows don't have to be mutually exclusive. Your best option could be a combination of both. You can have the flexibility of 2D AutoCAD software when you need it, and the automation power of Inventor software when you're ready. In this presentation, we'll see how you can move from 2D to 3D at your own rate. We'll show you how to reuse your legacy 2D data in a 3D workflow, and how to repurpose your 3D data as 2D drawings for your customers. AutoCAD and Inventor work better together, for 2D + 3D workflows.