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Locate the library of materials and apply a material to a 3D model.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:03
Materials in Autodesk Inventor represent actual materials,
00:07
such as concrete, wood, and glass.
00:10
Materials give the objects a realistic appearance and behavior.
00:14
On the Home tab, open the Projects menu and click Settings.
00:18
In the Projects dialog, click Browse and navigate to where you saved the project files for this tutorial.
00:26
Select Steering Knuckle.ipj, and then click Open.
00:31
In the Projects dialog, click Done.
00:35
From the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.
00:39
Navigate to the 3D Modeling folder, select Steering Knuckle_003.ipt, and then click Open.
00:47
To assign a material, from the toolbar, expand the Material Browser drop-down.
00:52
This drop-down contains all materials from the Inventor Material Library.
00:57
For this example, select Aluminum 6061.
01:02
All materials have appearances assigned to them.
01:06
You can override those appearances to change the component look.
01:10
Expand the Appearances drop-down and select a different color for the material, such as Glossy – Gold.
01:18
Sometimes, the appearance of an object is most important,
01:22
so the materials have detailed appearance properties, such as reflectivity and surface texture.
01:29
Other times, physical properties, such as yield strength and thermal conductivity,
01:34
are more important, as the materials must support engineering analysis.
01:39
Save your file.
Video transcript
00:03
Materials in Autodesk Inventor represent actual materials,
00:07
such as concrete, wood, and glass.
00:10
Materials give the objects a realistic appearance and behavior.
00:14
On the Home tab, open the Projects menu and click Settings.
00:18
In the Projects dialog, click Browse and navigate to where you saved the project files for this tutorial.
00:26
Select Steering Knuckle.ipj, and then click Open.
00:31
In the Projects dialog, click Done.
00:35
From the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.
00:39
Navigate to the 3D Modeling folder, select Steering Knuckle_003.ipt, and then click Open.
00:47
To assign a material, from the toolbar, expand the Material Browser drop-down.
00:52
This drop-down contains all materials from the Inventor Material Library.
00:57
For this example, select Aluminum 6061.
01:02
All materials have appearances assigned to them.
01:06
You can override those appearances to change the component look.
01:10
Expand the Appearances drop-down and select a different color for the material, such as Glossy – Gold.
01:18
Sometimes, the appearance of an object is most important,
01:22
so the materials have detailed appearance properties, such as reflectivity and surface texture.
01:29
Other times, physical properties, such as yield strength and thermal conductivity,
01:34
are more important, as the materials must support engineering analysis.
01:39
Save your file.
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