Putting Things in Place with Assemblies - Inventor 2013 and Inventor LT 2013 Essentials - page 97

CHAPTER 4

Putting Things in
Place with Assemblies

Few people need to work on parts that exist on their own. Not only is
working with assemblies necessary, but in many ways, Autodesk ® Inventor ®
software works best in the assembly environment. To become really proficient
with the Autodesk Inventor assembly environment, you must understand how
to use assembly constraints and when to use which ones. Once you're familiar
with the tools, it is best to think about how things it together from a more
elemental standpoint.

Creating an assembly

Understanding grounded components

Applying assembly constraints

Working with the Content Center

Using the Bolted Connection Generator

Saving time with the Assemble tool

Creating an Assembly

To create an assembly, you follow the same basic process as beginning any
other type of file in Autodesk Inventor. Starting a new assembly file changes
the Ribbon to display tools that you need for the assembly process.

Certification
Objective

1. Open the New dialog box, navigate to the Metric template folder,
and start a new assembly using the Standard​(mm).iam template.

2. Select Place Component from the marking menu or the Component
panel of the Assemble tab.