Welcome to DFTG2335 Advanced Tech in Mechanical Design

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Helpful Tutorial Video

Course Syllabus

Week #1

CAD's application - Preview of AutoDesk Inventor 

 Getting Acquainted: Menus/File types

Part file *.ipt 

 Assembly Files *.iam 

 Presenation file *.ipn 

 Drawing File *.idw 

Part modeling fundamental - Parametric logics

 Steps to create parametric solid mode

Creating a constrained sketch and profile

 Place Features Vs. Work Features

 Editing, Suppress features.

Assignment No. 1

Week #2

 Fundamental of sketching

Advance constraints method

Dimension Sketches 

Sketch Features:

Consumed Vs. Unconsumed Sketches

Sketch Planes.

Creating: Extrusion, Revolved Features.

Assignment No. 2

Week #3

 Work Features - Work Planes - Work axes - Work Points

Place Features: Hole, chamfer, fillet, shell

Pattern features: Rectangular, Polar

Creating Features: Loft, Sweep, Split

 Assignment No. 3 - Assembly Weldment/Machine - Mating Constrain

Week #4

 Create part drawing: Sheet Layout, Sheet Format, Border

Title block, Revision block

Create & modify drawing views - Annotation drawing view

Exam No. 1 

 Week #5 

 Moving Components, check interference, Change attributes.

Navigation components

Sheet Metal Design

Exam 01 Part File Evaluation

 Week #6

   Presentation File Creation: Tweak & Trails

Controlling camera view

Animating presentation

Standard Part Use for Lab 03

Assignment No. 4 

Inventor 2010 Icon Study Guide 

Exam No. 2

 Week #7 

 Adapting parts: Sketches, Features

Advanced Design Tools:  

Equations, Parameters, Share parameters

Design Mechanism

 Week #8

 Review for final exam

Managing multiple sheets - BOM - Part list layout

Balloon - Managing Model Data:

Assignment No. 5

Refer to "Helpful Tutorial Video Link" from above This should give you ahead start.

 Week #9

 Hierarchy, reserved files - Engineering notebook

Link, export, import data

All assignments are due

 Week #10

SealedWrapping up & review for FinalMoney mouth

Comprehensive

 FINAL EXAM

Grading Report Template

 Video Tutorial References to Lab Assignment

 Watch YouTube Video Tutorial

Watch Video Sample Exam Part Model

 

 Lab 03 Video Part Files Tutorial

 Lab 03 Video Assembly - convert - Weldment Assemby - Mating Constrain Sample

Machining Video Tutorial Lab 03