DRAF 1300 - Inventor Fundamentals

9.0 Credits

This course provides an understanding of the features and functions of Inventor software. It examines principles of solids modeling and parametric design and covers complex part modeling techniques, drawing view creating and editing, and assembly modeling. Students also learn annotations, dimensions, tables, and bills of material. This is a hands-on, project-based course.

Lecture Hours: 9.0
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Explain the design philosophy of Inventor®.
Create basic parts and assemblies pertaining to the design function of an industrial company.
Create basic drawings to document work.
Design and plot drawings using Inventor® software.
Create complete production drawings from Inventor® models.
Add much of the necessary detailing of the models in the part and assembly documents.
Develop skills in dimensions, notes, symbols and bills of materials.
Create assemblies, drawings, views and annotations in preparation for plotting.
Use Inventor® as the operating system to create and plot drawings.

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