Autodesk Inventor 9: An Introduction [Paperback]

Ron K.C. Cheng (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 14, 2004

Get acquainted with the awesome capabilities of Autodesk®'s newest software release for computer modeling! A concise yet comprehensive manual, Autodesk Inventor 9: An Introduction delineates the key functions of this powerful software program for designing and constructing 3D models. Logical, understandable coverage of all the major features of Autodesk Inventor demystifies the concepts of solid parts, assembly, presentation of assembly, and engineering drafting. Novices will progress from an introduction to computer modeling and Autodesk Inventor to solid modeling, sheet metal modeling, assembly modeling, exploded presentation, and outputting engineering drawings. More experienced users can jump ahead to learn advanced solid modeling methods, advanced assembly modeling methods, and more. All readers will benefit from two sets of projects that afford opportunities to practice using Inventor as a professional design tool in a real-world environment.

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About the Author

Ron K. C. Cheng teaches a variety of CAD and other software courses at the Industrial Center of Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He helped establish a training program for CAD technologies and design engineers in the Hong Kong industrial community. He is a well established and successful author, having written both Using Autodesk Inventor R3 & now R6, as well as having revised our MDT book origanally done by Dan Banach, Maximizing Mechanical Desktop R6.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Autodesk Press; 1 edition (July 14, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401878296
• ISBN-13: 978-1401878290
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,409,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars inventor 9, August 16, 2004

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i've been using inventor since 5.3.....this is by far the best instruction book i've seen....it's great and covers every bit of everything if your trying to learn it. finally...too bad autodesk doesn't include this with the package. now i need the advanced instructions...what about it cheng ?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Where the heck is the professional stuff..., September 16, 2004

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Peter M (Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Autodesk Inventor 9: An Introduction (Paperback)

Yes I fully support J. Heddinger writing in his review: "...now i need the advanced instructions...what about it cheng ?". It's the same story with each release: you can get an "Ïntroduction to..." or "Basics of..."! I think lot of typical users did not need an introduction to each release, what we need, in contrary, is a good "...release xx for professionals". Deep lay the flavours...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars easily use parameters, September 24, 2005

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This review is from: Autodesk Inventor 9: An Introduction (Paperback)

Inventor 9 is Autodesk's challenge to more advanced modelling packages like ProE and Ideas. Cheng reveals that Inventor 9 offers many of the features seen in those more expensive alternatives. You can use this book and its CD to cheaply learn parametric modelling. This is just a fancy way of saying that you can parametrise various dimensions of parts in your object. In doing so, you can gain greater flexibility in easily varying these values, possibly to optimise the design of a composite object using those parts.

Inventor gives 4 types of parameters - model, user, linked and embedded. The book details the differences. But the gist of the text is to rise above the low level machinations. Instead, you can grasp and use parameters naturally in your design. Like relating cells in a spreadsheet. Except that unlike a spreadsheet, the inherent graphical ability here leads you to comprehend far more.