Inventor Newbie

[Cubes CDS]

Hi all

 

My employers have decided to invest some money in the CAD department (being myself).

A new Dell precision, 27" screens, Spacepilot and the latest Inventor software. We are currently on ACAD 2007.

They have also decided to send me on a 4 day course which entails 3 days basic training and 1 day sheetmetal.

 

Being a relatively competent user of ACAD could anyone advise if the learning curve is a steep one or should the transition be pain free?

Any advise would be gratefully received.

 

Can't wait to get stuck in though, it looks superb, and yes I am a self confessed Geek :wink:

[robertf]

go through the tutorials in the help menu, they really do work

[shift1313]

what industry are you in? The approach to modeling in inventor is more like solidworks and other softwares which are based of sketches. Where autocad is more of a free space modeling.

 

It takes some time getting used to modeling with sketches, constraints, i mates etc, but the software is very useful. If you go to the showcase forum you can see one of the assemblies I am currently working on. inventor 09 is supposed to be really powerful. I still have a lot to learn with inventor, but for me its kind of a fumble through as you go thing, no training:(

[Cubes CDS]

Thanks guys.

 

We provide Agricultural machinery, bulk feed Silo's, conveyors and material handling solutions. Therefore a lot of work is sheet metal fabrications and mechanical components.

A lot of the time we are drawing in flat sheets and calculating the bend allowances etc. Hence the reasons to shift towards Inventor.

Also I think the FEA parts of Inventor will be of use.

 

Shift 1313, I am a firm believer in learning by trial and error in your own time and sometimes think these courses are too condensed.

 

Cheers.

[shift1313]

once you get a handle on the sheet metal package in inventor you will have a great time with it. Also the inventor studio portion of it and design check is very nice as well. I have designed several assemblies in inventor and used it to find if the design would theoretically work(rotationally).