Tips & Tutorials Blog: inventor tips

Posted July 25, 2013 by Robert Reid, Synergis Manufacturing Solutions Engineer: A Variable-Radius Fillet contains a radius that varies along the length of a specified edge. To create the fillet, a location along the specified edge is initially created as the start point, and then afterwards, a second point is specified as the endpoint. You […]

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Jim Swain, Project Manager, Manufacturing Solutions: It is very easy to add a new panel to any tab in Inventor’s ribbon user interface. This panel, appropriately named User Commands, can contain any desired command. Each tab can have its own user command panel. So commands can be tailored to the […]

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Robert Reid, Synergis Manufacturing Solutions Engineer: Two seldom used measuring tools found within the Autodesk Inventor software is the “Region Properties,” and “Cross-Section Analysis.” These measuring tools can be found in both the part environment, and also the assembly environment. In the assembly environment, the part must be active. […]

Posted February 25, 2013 by Robert Reid: Designers often calculate and design a shaft-hole fit. This problem influences the properties of the final product and its price of manufacturing. Use the adaptable interface in Design Accelerator to design the ideal fit. Limits and Fits are used to define tolerances for mating parts. Limits are most […]