Now that you know the basics of part and assembly modeling in Inventor software, we will discuss and show some of the more advanced features for assembly modeling in Inventor software. We'll cover some tools and tips of efficiency, differences between top-down and bottom-up assemblies, adaptive parts, model simplification, level of detail, weldments, Inventor Studio environment, and frame generator. This session features Inventor Professional.

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.

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.

Fusion 360 software blurs the lines between bodies, parts, and assemblies. Fusion 360 software's structure of the design environment enables unique workflows for both bottom-up and top-down assembly modeling. The timeline and browser play integral roles in the architecture of a design. Learn best practices to adjust assembly structure, reuse components in other designs, and create external references. Come to this session to learn Rule #1 while modeling in Fusion 360.

Fusion 360 software is not like other CAD tools when it comes to positioning components in an assembly. There are no mates here. Fusion 360 has a different model for putting components together. It uses Joints to both position components and describe their motion. This class will help you to make sense of Joints in Fusion 360. Starting with the foundational concepts of assembly, degrees of freedom, positioning, and motion, we will progress into the deeper topics of flexible subassemblies, the behavior of grounded components, and so on. We will describe the various joint types that can be used in your model, and scenarios where they are applicable. We will attempt to demystify assembly modeling in Fusion 360. Virtually sit down (or stand up—it's up to you!) with two Fusion 360 modeling experts and senior members of the Fusion 360 development team. The topics and workflows we will discuss come directly from Fusion 360 customers just like you.

In this class, we examine substation assemblies and models for a utility. We also look into the lifecycle for substation parts in Vault Professional software. We cover the use of Items to keep track of information, such as purchase price, basic impulse level (BIL), operating voltage, specification information, and more. We discuss how to work in Inventor software and how to use the released bias or non-released bias to an assembly for insertion into your model. Finally, we examine how to keep track of legacy designs and greenfield designs in a standard format.

In this class, we examine some of the methods to better define our models using design techniques that follow the Top-Down Design philosophy. We cover some of the most popular and useful methods of assembly modeling, including multi-body parts, layout assemblies, and adaptive assemblies and parts. These powerful models can adapt to design changes easily and save hours of part editing and manipulation. By focusing on the relationships between parts in the assemblies, we can remove the need to modify each part independently.

Customers are building bigger, better, and more-complex designs. These models not only take a very long time to open, but they are also cumbersome to view, manipulate, and work with. The performance and capacity ramifications are significant, and ultimately lead to significant loss in productivity and affect overall user experience. Even with high-end systems, working with such large assemblies becomes a cumbersome task. This proposal introduces the audience to Express mode—a faster way of working with very large assemblies inside Inventor software. The presentation will cover many topics, including the concept of large models; behind-the-scenes look at the architecture of Express Mode functionality; workflows involving viewing and editing of models using Express Mode; the pros and cons of using Design Views versus level of development (LOD); the creating and updating of drawing views; the optimization of model design for performance and productivity; and hands-on workflows with real examples.

The new Model States functionality introduced in Inventor 2022 software has many uses within your Inventor design files. It was introduced as a replacement for the pre-2022 Level of Detail assembly functionality, and also provides an alternative to the iPart and iAssembly functionality. This class will begin by discussing the uses of Model States, from their role in creating component design configurations to improving retrieval times and performance when working with a large assembly. You will also learn how to create Model States in both part and assembly files, and then how to maximize these files in your drawings and presentation files to document their design.

Many new product development projects involve small (or large!) assemblies that are going to be designed from start to finish. Many facing this task go about it on a piece-by-piece basis—modeling one component from scratch, opening a new file, modeling another component from scratch, switching back and forth between the two to ensure that mating interfaces are dimensioned accordingly, trying to reference numbers from one file to the next, and writing down parameters to reference at a glance. This class will cover how to cleanly organize an assembly built from scratch entirely in one file. Learn how to organize a model tree with labels and use best practices when modeling parts, and how to utilize named dimensions and parameters to make on-the-go changes a breeze. Discover how to utilize adaptive modeling to enable making one change that can flow through all the mating parts in an assembly, and how to do so without making your model fail or explode. And learn how to simultaneously set up a component for simulation.

In this 60-minute instructional demo, we will examine how to use Inventor software and Configurator 360 software to create parametric assembly models where the components cannot be predicted in advance, hence the inability of iLogic plus suppression to solve the problem. We will show how to start with a base model for context, how to annotate accessory components so they can be added dynamically but only in legal configurations, how to use Configurator 360 software as a delivery mechanism, and finally (yes, a bit unrelated) how Configurator 360 software can export the full assembly to Revit software. Common areas of application include furniture systems, customized enclosures, industrial components with customized accessories, and many others.

Modern consumer products and industrial machines are made up of hundreds or thousands of components to form large assemblies. These components could be machined, 3D printed, moulded, electrical, electronic, or off the shelf items using various manufacturing and design processes. Effectively managing these assemblies can be a real challenge for companies with multi-disciplinary teams who simultaneously contribute to the project from all Fusion 360 workspaces. This technical instruction will provide attendees with techniques and methods to improve their development process when creating large assemblies. Such methods will include: Simplifying into sub-assemblies, using top-down or bottom-up modelling where appropriate, using the manage extension for data traceability and simplifying geometry with configurations to reduce the load on the PC. Attendees will learn new and improved ways to optimize their product development and collaborative processes.

Maybe you've used CAD for years and modeled parts and assemblies the traditional way. Or maybe you're familiar with the traditional bottom-up CAD design process, and you've noticed Fusion 360 software looks a little different. In this class, we'll compare the assembly design process in Inventor software with the processes you can use in Fusion 360. After all, you want to know all the facts before evaluating what's best for you.

Maybe you've used CAD for years and modeled parts and assemblies the traditional way. Or maybe you're familiar with the traditional bottom-up CAD design process, and you've noticed Fusion 360 software looks a little different. In this class, we'll compare the assembly design process in Inventor software with the processes you can use in Fusion 360. After all, you want to know all the facts before evaluating what's best for you.

Do you work with large or very large assemblies? Do you have long load times of the model and drawing files? The speaker’s department deals with massively large assemblies that require them to use most, if not all, of the subject matter this class will cover. This class will build on and update the speaker’s Autodesk University 2015 class: "CADZilla—Taming Large Assemblies." We will visit best practices, tools, and tips for dealing with large assemblies, from how to save, activate, and detail these monsters.

Inspired by the integrated product-development capabilities in Fusion 360 software, this class will walk through the advantages of using the multidisciplinary workspaces (ECAD, modeling, CAM) of the product-innovation platform. You will learn how to save time and money while avoiding frustration by rapidly exploring iterations of a design to optimize a printed circuit board (PCB) and mechanical components for an electromechanical assembly. To fully encompass the design process, we will use ECAD and EAGLE to address basic PCB design principles. We will then use the PCB design to create a parametric electromechanical assembly in Fusion 360, after which, we will use the CAM workspace to develop machining operations for the mechanical components. Finally, we will make a design change to the base PCB component, and we will update the assembly model and CAM operations to illustrate the efficiency and interdisciplinary communication benefits of integrated product development in Fusion 360.

Airport projects don’t fit into the typical AutoCAD Civil 3D software corridor workflows. And yet airfield designers require Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows just as much as, if not more than, conventional road designers. Designs have tighter tolerances, quantities are larger, and cross sections more complex. The challenge is in utilizing creative and sometimes unconventional corridor modeling methods, as well as configuring AutoCAD Civil 3D software appropriately. Led by a civil engineer with professional aviation design experience in AutoCAD Civil 3D software, this class will cover advanced strategies for modeling aviation projects with Corridors. We’ll look at unique assemblies, including the use of “reverse assembly modeling,” complex targeting, and atypical corridor baselines to model portions of runways, taxiways, intersections, and aprons. If you’ve struggled to get AutoCAD Civil 3D software to work for your aviation projects, this is the class 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.

Many designers require model simplification as a method for managing large assemblies, incorporating placeholder geometry into an assembly, or simplifying proprietary data that is going to an external vendor. In this class you will learn about the simplification tools that are available for use in Inventor software. We will discuss Shrinkwrap, Derive, and model simplification tools, and we will also cover Design View and Level of Detail representations.