Inventor is a 3D mechanical design simulation developed by Autodesk. What Inventor does is create a 3 dimensional visualization of an object that the user creates. Inventor is also able to document the objects created.
6 Widget sketches from notebook
How to create widget 6
Step 1: Open Inventor and click new part
Step 2: Press start 2D sketch
Step 2: Press start 2D sketch
Step 3: Click on the XY plane
Step 4: Click on line on the tool bar and replicate the image shown
Step 5: Insert proper dimensions with dimension tool
Step 6: Click on extrude tool and press the 2D object
Step 7: Press OK
Step 7: Press OK
Step 8: Click on line tool
Step 9: Press on highlighted side
Step 9: Press on highlighted side
Step 10: Use line tool to create a rectangle
Step 11: Click on dimensions tool
Step 12 Copy dimensions as shown
Step 11: Click on dimensions tool
Step 12 Copy dimensions as shown
Step 13: Click on extrude
Step 14: Press on rectangle
Step 15: Change direction of extrusion to remove material
Step 16: Change distance of extrusion to 0.75 inches
Step 17: Click OK
Step 14: Press on rectangle
Step 15: Change direction of extrusion to remove material
Step 16: Change distance of extrusion to 0.75 inches
Step 17: Click OK
Step 18: Click on line tool
Step 19: Press on side with X
Step 19: Press on side with X
Step 20: Create lines to mirror image
Step 21: Copy dimensions from image
Step 21: Copy dimensions from image
Step 22: Click on extrude
Step 23: Press on each triangles and square
Step 24: Change direction to remove material
Step 25: Press OK
Step 23: Press on each triangles and square
Step 24: Change direction to remove material
Step 25: Press OK
5 other Widget sketches on Inventor
Screenshots from maker bot
3D Printing my Widget
What I have learned
What I have learned in this introduction to Inventor/3D printing is to be able to look at an isometric drawing on paper and to copy it onto Inventor. I have also learned how to use Maker bot to Print a 3D image from Inventor. Lastly I have learned to use a USB to print an Image. I can now confidently navigate through Inventor, Maker bot, and the 3D printer.