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Autodesk Inventor

Assembly 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:

Assembly Components Course

 

Course Description

This Learning Path contains courses that will teach you how to model, create Assemblies and document your design using Autodesk Inventor.

Course Objectives

The material presented in this course teach you how to:

· Understand Assembly Creation.

· Learn how to replace a Component in an Assembly.

· Learn how to edit Assembly Components.

· Learn how to analyze Interference.

· Learn how to Move and Rotate Assembly Components. 

· Learn how to Solve for Contact.

· Learn how to Copy Components.

· Learn how to Pattern Components Associatively.

· Learn how to Pattern Components in a Circle. 

· Learn how to Create a Rectangular Component Pattern. 

· Learn how to Mirror Assembly Components. 

· Learn how to Promote and Demote Assembly Components. 

· Learn how to use an Associative DWG Underlay in an Assembly. 

Course Prerequisites

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

· None

(Course Duration: 60 minutes)
Assembly Management Course

 

Assembly Management Course Outline

(Course Duration: 35 minutes)

Course Description

In this course, you will learn how to use the Assembly tool to manage the components in the assembly. Adjust the visibility of items using view representations, control components using positional representations, make components flexible and use level of detail to remove components from memory. After an assembly is created you may need to modify the contents to better represent or make it easier to work with. Through the use of advanced assembly tool, you will be able to create new view representations, positions or remove level of detail.

Comments

Better control assembly components.

Course outline

1) Using View Representation Video (3:52)

2) Documenting View Representations Video (2:21)

3) Representing Positions Videos (3:36)

4) Documenting a Positional Representation Using Overlay Video (3:47)

5) Creating a Flexible Assembly Video (3:11)

6) Creating a Level of Detail Video (3:06)

7) Documenting a Level of Detail Video (1:56)

8) Shrink wrapping Overview Video (5:02)

9) Simplify (6:02)

10) Replacing a Component with a Substitute LOD Video (3:35)

11) Simplify LOD (3:49)

12) Referencing a Newer Component Version Video (2:56)

13) Importing a Revit Family (3:14)

14) Export to Revit (2:18)

15) Assembly Model States (2:35)

16) Document Assembly Model States (1:59)

17) Legacy Assembly/Drawing (with LOD) migration to Model States (1:32)

18) Instance Properties Assembly (3:12)

19) Send to Fusion (0:54)

20) Assembly Management course quiz
Assembly Introduction & Creation Course

 

Assembly Introduction & Creation Course Outline

(Course Duration: 50 minutes)

Course Description
In this course, you will learn how to create assembly files and work with components after they are inserted. Assembly files are an important part of design by bringing together different parts and sub-assemblies into a common file. Once the components are placed use a verity of commands to control display, bill of materials, assembly features and working with placed parts.

Comments
Assembly basic task for a new user

Course outline

1) Understanding Assemblies files & Icons Video (2:52)

2) Opening Inventor Assemblies with Options Video (3:21)

3) Organizing with Browser Folders Video (3:12)

4) Introducing Component Display Controls Video (3:07)

5) Introducing Browser Menu Options Video (3:28)

6) Introducing Browser Search Video (2:30)

7) Introducing the Center of Gravity (3:12)

8) Introducing the Bill of Materials Video (2:26)

9) Understanding Assembly Features Video (4:08)

10) Introduction to Assembly Creation Video (2:24)

11) Creating a New Assembly Video (2:13)

12) Placing a Component in an Assembly Video (2:52)

13) Content Center Video (4:15)

14) Creating a Part Component in Place (5:11)

15) AutoDropping a Component from Content Center Video (2:21)

16) Creating a Virtual Component in an Assembly Video (2:12)

17) Assembly Introduction & Creation course quiz
Assembly Relationships Course

 

Assembly Relationships Course Outline

(Course Duration: 95 minutes)

Course Description

In this course, you will learn how to apply and modify Assembly constraints and Joints. Once components are added to the assembly degrees of freedom are removed to place parts and sub-assemblies in their proper position.

Comments

Place Constraints and Joints as they are to be assembled.

Course outline

1) Introducing Assembly Relationships Video (4:47)

2) Constraining with Mate and Flush Video (3:05)

3) Constraining with Tangent Video (1:57)

4) Constraining with Insert Video (1:29)

5) Constraining at Angles Video (2:50)

6) Constraining Symmetrically Video (2:26)

7) Constraining Meshes Videos (3:39)

8) Editing Constraint Values Video (3:31)

9) Limiting Constraints Video (2:41)

10) Creating 3D Motion Constraints Video (2:24)

11) Creating 3D Transitional Constraints Video (2:24)

12) Creating a 3D Constraint Set Video (2:34)

13) Creating a Rigid Relationship Video (2:14)

14) Creating a Rotational Relationship Video (2:56)

15) Creating a Cylindrical Relationship Video (3:17)

16) Creating a Planar Relationship Video (2:05)

17) Creating a Ball Relationship Video (2:09)

18) Creating a Joint Using Between Two Faces Video (2:43)

19) Creating a Joint Using Offset Origin Video (2:30)

20) Locking and Protecting Relationships Video (3:20)

21) Driving Assembly Constraints Video (4:13)

22) Using Joints with DWG Underlay Geometry Video (3:34)

23) Using the Relationships Display Commands Video (3:57)

24) Identifying Existing Assembly Constraints Video (3:10)

25) Understanding Degrees of Freedom and Constrained Drag Concepts Video (3:54)

26) Reviewing a Degree of Freedom Analysis Report Video (2:19)

27) Introducing Grounded Components Video (4:22)

28) Moving and Rotating assembly components Video (4:47)

29) Using Assembly Relationships course quiz
Assembly Drawings Course

 

Assembly Drawings Course Outline

(Course Duration: 35 minutes)

Course Description

Capture Assembly information in the drawing environment by documenting bill of material and part item numbers. After placing Assemblies into a drawing it is necessary to document the Bill of Material and place balloons into the drawing.

Comments

Course content could include wall, floor, column, chair/lighting placement

Course outline

1) Creating & Editing a Parts List Video (4:35)

2) Filtering Parts Lists Video (3:01)

3) Opening Components from a Parts List Video (0:47)

4) Placing Balloons Manually Video (2:13)

5) Moving and Editing Video (2:12)

6) Reordering Video (1:52)

7) Automatically Placing Video (2:51)

8) Editing the Bill of Materials Video (3:05)

9) Understanding Revision Tables and Revision Tags Video (3:51)

10) Splitting a Table Between Sheets Video (2:50)

11) Changing Part Transparency Video (1:52)

12) Assembly Drawing course quiz