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Explore the three Inventor templates (environments) represented on the opening screen by hovering over each icon. Complete the table below with a description of the template and the file extension used for each file type.

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4 1 D A Softwaremodelingintroduction

Explore the three Inventor templates (environments) represented on the opening screen by hovering over each icon. Complete the table below with a description of the template and the file extension used for each file type.

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Procedure

1. Open Autodesk Inventor. Explore the three Inventor templates (environments)


represented on the opening screen by hovering over each icon.
2. Complete the table below with a description of the template and the file extension
used for each file type.
Inventor
Environment

File
extension

Description
Allows user to create object that become a part.

Part
Allows user to assemble parts to create a tool.
Assembly

Drawing

Allows the user to create drawings that will be


used to create parts.

3. Go to the Autodesk Design Academy site


(http://academy.autodesk.com/learn/inventor-tutorials). View the UI Navigation 1
and UI Navigation 2 video tutorials.
a. Label the features of the user interface on the images below.

1. Ribbon

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2. Browser
3. Graphics Window
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4. Application Parts
5. Quick Access Toolbar
6. Tabs
7. Command Features
8. Panels
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. How do you restore the browser if lost?
View tab- User interface- Click browser
5. View the Inventor tutorial video Part Browser. Use the part browser display below to
answer the questions that follow.

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a. Which feature was likely created first, Hole 1 or Extrusion 3? How do you
know?
Extrusion 3 because it comes before Hole 1

b. How do you share a sketch in an Inventor part file?


Right click on a sketch in the browser- select share

c. Which Sketch is shared in the part file? How do you know?


Sketch 1 because it is shared in 2 different extrusions and it has a hand
underneath
6. View the Inventor tutorial Navigation Controls. Label the navigation controls in the
image below.

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1. Home View
2. View Cube
3. Navigation Bar
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Describe the functions available with each of the following function keys.

F2 Pan_______________________

F3 Zoom______________________

F4 Free Orbit__________________

F5 Previous View_______________

F6 Home View_________________

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8. View the Inventor Tutorial video Project Files and then address the items below.
a. Label the images below with the steps needed to set up a project without
Libraries.

1. On Get Started tab, Click Projects


2. Click New
3. Single User Project
4. Give name
5. Next
6. Dont add libraries
7. Finish
8. OK
9. Done
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------a. What is the active project in the image below?
PLTW Project 5

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How would the PLTW Project 3 be made the active project?


Click PLTW Project 3

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