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Where are parts built?

• Individual part files

• Linked part files

• Presentation Files only

• Workflow Inventor

Unlike other CAD software,

• You can edit/create parts in assembly environment

• There are 4 file types

• Autodesk has a complex workflow

• You can only modify part files in drawing mode

Identify the Inventor file extension that indicates a part file.

• .ipt

• .iam

• .pdf

• .mp4

Automated drafting tools are used to do what to parts?

• Automatically size parts in relation to each other

• Establish constraints

• Create standard part drawings

• Allow you to use a base to start your design

What are presentation files used for?

• Only to delete unnecessary planes

• To break down your 3d model into an extremely simplified view

• To make a slideshow of your invention

• To show how the components fit together

Can you tweak/ add trails to components in presentation mode

• NO

• YES

Presentation views can only be static.

• TREU

• FAULSE

Basic summary of orientation

• Task specific interface, can only have one part on screen at a time

• versatile, multiple windows, menu system, with online Design Support System

• Very static and old fashioned, difficult to learn

• Very smooth operation, although only keyboard shortcuts are used to perform actions

What is the shortcut s?

• Shrink

• Swim

• Sketch

• Save

Shortcut L?

• Leave current view

• Sketch Line

• Sketch Constrained Line

• Lineate