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Autodesk Inventor®: Best Practices for Working with Large Assembly (Digital Prototypes)

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  • Event Year: Autodesk University 2008
  • Class ID: ML111-1P
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  • Primary Speaker: Dan Miles
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  • Class Information
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  • PowerTrack: Inventor PowerTrack
  • Primary Track: Manufacturing
  • Primary Software: Autodesk Inventor
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Class Audience

CAD managers, engineering managers, and Inventor users

Class Description

This session will provide methodologies and best practices for working with large Autodesk Inventor assemblies. With the last few releases of Autodesk Inventor, purpose-built tools have become part of the product for managing and working with large assemblies that consist of thousands of components. With the addition of these new tools, standard processes need to be implemented to ensure that desired productivity levels are achieved. This class will provide detailed information on several methodologies that you can implement, and many tips and tricks for using these tools. If you are a user of Autodesk Inventor or AutoCAD®, this class is for you. You'll leave with information that is sure to increase your productivity when working with large assembly models and drawings.

Class Highlights


  • Assembly Substitutes

  • Level of Detail (LOD)

  • Application Options and 64-bit Support

  • Component Simplification Methods

  • Drawing Best Practices

View all 6 questions Questions & Answers

  • Reply Eddy Schellinck asked...
    It would have been interesting had you went into some top-down design methodologies, but there were other classes for that it appears. Good tips for increasing performance in Inventor though! 07-14-2009 1:17AM

  • Reply Maverick Pham asked...
    Hi Dan, Where can I find the tool bar to create a substitute file for the large assembly? Thank you. 03-11-2009 2:14PM

  • Reply Dan Miles replied...
    Maverick. THis feature is only available in 2009 so make sure you are using release 2009. Then right click to create a new Level of Detail representation and select the option to create new substitute. Let me know if this works or not. What version of Inventor are you using? 03-11-2009 4:16PM

  • Reply Wolfgang Seidel asked...
    Hallo, when was the programm "shrinkwrap" run on vista 64-bit? 02-16-2009 7:44AM

  • Reply Dan Miles replied...
    The labs shrinkwrap application add-on for 2009 only supports Inventor 32-bit. THe next version will support 64 and 32 bit versions. Very soon
    Dan     02-16-2009 10:39PM

  • Reply todor plachkov asked...
    well, I use import/export command in the Applications Options with 3 types of settings that I have made before :large_assemblies.xml, medium_assemblies.xml and small_assemblies.xml. That helps me decreasing time for changing all the settings everytime. 02-05-2009 8:51AM

  • Reply todor plachkov asked...
    well, I use import/export command in the Applications Options with 3 types of settings that I have made before :large_assemblies.xml, medium_assemblies.xml and small_assemblies.xml. That helps me decreasing time for changing all the settings everytime. 02-05-2009 7:26AM

  • Reply Dan Miles replied...
    That is a very good practice and good tip. Thanks for sharing
    Dan Miles     02-05-2009 8:36AM

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