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Autodesk Inventor

Drawing Essentials (2025)

Its 3D modeling, simulation, and automation features not only accelerate the design process but also help reduce errors and costs associated with physical prototyping. For manufacturers, Inventor helps ensure that the final product is well-engineered, manufacturable, and meets the desired quality standards.

With Inventor online training through Pinnacle Series, users have the flexibility to learn the ins and outs of this powerful software from anywhere, on their schedule.

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Learning Path Courses:

Drawing Basics Course

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Drawing Basics Course Outline

(Course Duration: 15 minutes)

Course Description

In this course, you will learn about the drawing environment and the option it has to offer.Documenting designs is typically the last step in the process when using Autodesk Inventor. Use your models to create shop drawings for fabrication.

Comments

Shop drawing can consist of dimensions, part list, balloons, tables and more.

Course outline

1) Introducing the Drawing Environment Video (3:23)

2) Opening Inventor Drawings with the Defer Option Video (2:20)

3) Reviewing Drawing Browser Icon States Video (3:04)

4) Exploring the Recovery Options Tab Video (2:29)

5) Drawing Basics course quiz
Drawing Views Course

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Course Description

In this course, you will learn how to Create Drawing Views. A Drawing View is a 2D representation of a 3D digital prototype that is placed on a drawing sheet. The commands for views in Inventor are like view types in drafting.

Course Objectives

The material presented in this course teach you how to:

· Learn how to place Base Views.

· Learn how to place Projected Views.

· Learn how to edit Drawing View Orientation.

· Learn how to place Retrieve Work Features.

· Learn how to Retrieve Model Dimensions and Auto Arrange.

· Learn how to place Auxiliary Views.

· Learn how to create Broken View.

· Learn how to create Break Out Views.

· Learn how to Crop Views.

· Learn how to create Detail Views.

· Learn how to place Section Views.

· Understanding the Hatch Command.

· Learn how to create Slice View.

· Learn how to create Draft Views.

· Learn how to Replace a Model Reference.

· Learn how to Import AutoCAD Blocks.

· Learn how to use Sheet Formats.

· Learn how to reference Data Display Style.

· Drawing Views course quiz.

Course Prerequisites

To participate in this training course, you should have the following:

· None

(Course Duration: 35 minutes)
Drawing Template Course

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Course Description

In this course, you will learn how to create a new drawing by using drawing templates and set the right title block, border, and sheet size.

Course Objectives

The material presented in this course teach you how to:

· Learn how to create a new drawing.

· Understand drawing templates contain, borders and title blocks.

· Learn how to change, the title block, border, sheet size, and other elements in the template.

Course Prerequisites

To participate in this training course, you should have the following:

· None

(Course Duration: 5 minutes)
Annotating Drawings Course

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Annotating Drawings Course Outline

(Course Duration: 55 minutes)

Course Description

In this course, you will learn how to apply dimensions, text and place symbols. Drawing annotations provides additional information to drawing views to complete documentation of a digital prototype.

Comments

Build on your knowledge of View Placement by applying dimensions and text to drawings.

Course outline

1) Creating Annotation Centerlines Video (3:39)

2) Annotating Centerlines in Multiple Drawing Views Video (1:13)

3) Baseline Dimensions Video (3:45)

4) Dimensioning to Intersection Video (0:57)

5) Creating Foreshortened Dimensions Video (1:22)

6) Ordinate Dimensions Video (3:05)

7) Chain Dimensions Video (1:43)

8) Dimensioning an Isometric View Video (1:08)

9) Dimensioning a Spline Curve Video (1:03)

10) Annotating the Center of Gravity Video (0:49)

11) Editing Dimension Annotations Video (2:57)

12) Moving Annotation Dimensions and Adjusting Properties Video (2:30)

13) Placing Annotation Text Video (4:49)

14) Breaking Around Text Video (0:46)

15) Placing Annotation Symbols Video (2:57)

16) Placing Feature Notes Video (2:56)

17) Creating a General Table Video (3:26)

18) Creating a Hole Table Video (3:41)

19) Defining a Sketch Symbol Video (3:54)

20) Creating a New Dimension Style Video (4:44)

21) Measure Drawing View (1:20)

22) General Dimensions (5:23)

23) Annotating Drawings course quiz