Autodesk Inventor 2025 and Engineering Graphics

• Teaches you the principles of both engineering graphics and Autodesk Inventor 2025

• Uses step by step tutorials that cover the most common features of Autodesk Inventor

• Includes a chapter on stress analysis

• Prepares you for the Autodesk Inventor Certified User Exam

Autodesk Inventor 2025 and Engineering Graphics: An Integrated Approach will teach you the principles of engineering graphics while instructing you on how to use the powerful 3D modeling capabilities of Autodesk Inventor 2025. Using step-by-step tutorials, this text will teach you how to create and read engineering drawings while becoming proficient at using the most common features of Autodesk Inventor. By the end of the book you will be fully prepared to take and pass the Autodesk Inventor Certified User Exam.

This text is intended to be used as a training guide for students and professionals. The chapters in this text proceed in a pedagogical fashion to guide you from constructing basic shapes to making complete sets of engineering drawings. This text takes a hands-on, exercise-intensive approach to all the important concepts of Engineering Graphics, as well as in-depth discussions of parametric feature-based CAD techniques.

This textbook contains a series of fifteen chapters, with detailed step-by-step tutorial style lessons, designed to introduce beginning CAD users to the graphic language used in all branches of technical industry. This book does not attempt to cover all of Autodesk Inventor 2025’s features, only to provide an introduction to the software. It is intended to help you establish a good basis for exploring and growing in the exciting field of Computer Aided Engineering.

Autodesk Inventor 2025 Certified User Examination

The content of this book covers the performance tasks that have been identified by Autodesk as being included on the Autodesk Inventor 2025 Certified User examination. Special reference guides show students where the performance tasks are covered in the book.

Table of Contents

1.   Introduction

2.   Parametric Modeling Fundamentals

3.   Constructive Solid Geometry Concepts

4.   Geometric Constructions

5.   Model History Tree

6.   Geometric Construction Tools

7.   Orthographic Projection and Multiview Constructions

8.   Dimensioning and Notes

9.   Tolerancing and Fits

10. Pictorials and Sketching

11. Auxiliary Views and Reference Geometry

12. Section Views and Symmetrical Features in Designs

13. Threads and Fasteners

14. Assembly Modeling and Working Drawings

15. Introduction to Stress Analysis

Appendix A. Running and Sliding Fits – American National Standard

Appendix B. Metric Limits and Fits

Appendix C. Unified National Thread Form

Appendix D. Metric Thread Form

Appendix E. Fasteners (Inch Series)

Appendix F. Metric Fasteners

Appendix G. Fasteners

Appendix H. References