User manual AUTODESK INVENTOR

[. . . ] Except as otherwise permitted by Autodesk, Inc. , this publication, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form, by any method, for any purpose. Certain materials included in this publication are reprinted with the permission of the copyright holder. trademarks The following are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk , Inc. [. . . ] For example, animate an angular constraint to evaluate the range of motion before contact occurs. Design Mechanisms | 35 ■ Create a Contact Set and add members as required to simulate physical contact between components and to determine the range of motion. –  Use Positional representations to save a mechanism in various states such as maximum and minimum extension. ■ Use Inventor Studio to animate simultaneous or sequential movement. 36 | Chapter 2 Create Digital Prototypes ■ Use the Dynamic Simulation Environment to calculate displacements, velocities, accelerations, and reaction forces without the cost of a physical prototype. Use the Stress Analysis Environment to conduct structural static and modal stress analysis studies on the digital prototype. Location Search: “Physical environment” Animate Assemblies Explore Part Stress Analysis Explore Assembly Simulation ■ For more information Help topic Tutorial Check for Interference In the physical product built from your design, two or more components cannot occupy the same space at the same time unless they are specifically designed to do so. To check for such errors, Autodesk Inventor can analyze assemblies for interference. The Analyze Interference command checks for interference between sets of components or among the components in a single set. If interference exists, Autodesk Inventor displays it as a solid and displays a dialog box that contains the volume and centroid of each interference. You can then modify or move the components to eliminate the interference. For more information Help topic Tutorial Location Search: “Check for interference between components” Optimize Assemblies Check for Interference | 37 iAssemblies An iAssembly is a configuration of a model with a few or many variations called members. each member has a set of unique identifiers , such as diameter or length. A member could have different components, such as a power train for a vehicle with several different engine sizes. Create an iAssembly if you want to show different quantities for assembly components in a parts list. You can define the required parts list quantity for each iAssembly member. You can manage iAssemblies from a table. In an iAssembly, you can replace one member with another member from the same factory by selecting a different row in the table. The bill of materials and parts list automatically update when you edit members. For more information Help topic Location Search: “iAssemblies” 38 | Chapter 2 Create Digital Prototypes Document and Publish Designs 3 During the process of creating digital prototypes in Inventor, there is often a need to communicate the design to individuals outside the design team. In Autodesk Inventor®, you can create the appropriate type of documentation for any consumer, such as customers or manufacturers. The document types available are: ■ ■ ■ ■ 2D drawings 3D CAD files Read-only files, such as DWF or PDF Photo realistic renderings You can create the documentation at any stage during the process of creating digital prototypes. [. . . ] However, you can use it to create designs immediately and save files anywhere without regard to projects and file management. Generally, you use the default project for experimentation only, not actual design work. It is easier to set up a project before you start designing. It is more difficult to migrate your files to a project when the design gets complex. [. . . ]