Product Description

Written by an Autodesk Inventor expert, Introducing Autodesk Inventor 2009 and Autodesk Investor LT 2009 is a beginner-level reference guide to this market-leading 3D mechanical design software.   Look more closely at the Inventor interface, learn the basics of drawing, 2D, and 3D capabilities, explore part modeling features and discover sophisticated techniques for working with large and small assemblies.  Understand the software in the context of real-world tasks and workflows and become familiar with topics like standards, styles, project management and communication, sheet metal tools, and creating presentations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #127824 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

Review
Thom Tremblay and Sybex publishing have taken this top-shelf tool and brought it to the masses. This book not only allows the novice to get their feet wet, but it motivates them by allowing them to easily gain confidence and move from the shallow end of the pool into deeper water. Rating: 4.5 out of 5.—Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager Journal

From the Back Cover

Create The Complete Digital Prototype

Finally, there is a top-notch, beginner-level book on Autodesk's Inventor 3D mechanical design software that helps you quickly master the essentials and start designing with confidence. With the skilled instruction of Inventor expert and veteran trainer Thom Tremblay, you'll learn Inventor 2009 in the context of real-world workflows and tasks.

After getting up to speed on Inventor's interface, you'll quickly learn to create the accurate 2D drawings you need. From there, the book walks you through core tools and capabilities, so you can explore 2D sketching and 3D part modeling before moving to increasingly sophisticated techniques such as advanced assembly modeling, effectively using sheet metal tools, and managing standards and styles. With pages of striking examples and practical tips, this is your best one-stop guide to getting started and getting innovative with Inventor 2009.

• Create 2D drawings quickly, easily, and with complete accuracy

• Learn sketching and 3D part modeling—and start replicating reality

• Combine surfaces and solids with advanced modeling tools

• Easily assemble parts and subassemblies into complete products

• Pull precise information out of assemblies with parts lists, balloons, and exploded views

• Use Sheet Metal tools to create parts with production specs, multiple flanges, and more

• Generate engineering and manufacturing documentation from your 3D models

Companion Website

Find practice files to accompany the tutorials in the book as well as striking examples of finished prototypes at www.sybex.com/go/IntroducingInventor2009.

About the Author

Thom Tremblay is a mechanical design solutions specialist on the Autodesk Worldwide Education team and an Autodesk Authorized Author. He's been working with Inventor for more than nine years and has used Autodesk software to design everything from cabinets and castings to ships and video monitors. He has close ties to the Inventor community; is a frequent speaker at colleges, universities, and training centers; and presents at Autodesk University.

Customer Reviews

Autodesk Inventor 2009
I maintain a large library of Inventor textbooks, tutorials and how to, for the classes I teach.
This book is a great reference for new users as well as veterans.
Its clear concise information allows me to utilize it in my curriculum.
All concepts are clearly explained.
Easy to find what I am looking for - good examples and graphics.
Contains the hard to find info that many books gloss over
Excellent book for the self taught


I would highly recommend it for all users.

Content very well presented by a knowledgeable user
Finally a book that presents information in a way all experience levels can appreciate and beginners understand. I have been using Inventor for a while now (mostly on the job training) and I have been looking for a book that wasn't muddled down with useless information; something I could grab and quickly find a solution when I had a question...this is it.

To my surprise I came across this book written by someone whose session I attended at Autodesk University. I thought he presented the material in a way that was easily understood; even on a topic I had no experience. This is exactly how he presents the material in this book; talking to you and not at you. He doesn't assume that you have 3D modeling knowledge so the flow and amount of material presented is in a way that is easily understood. As each topic is presented, previous topics are reinforced and built on progressively. He even throws in a few comparisons to AutoCAD during the section on sketching.

For those of you who have already been using Inventor, I recommend picking this one up; for beginners I highly recommend. I have picked up a lot of nuggets of information (the shortcut guide and advanced assembly tools especially) and as an added bonus, each chapter has resources you can download from the Sybex website.

Introducing Autodesk Inventor 2009
As a Certified Autodesk Instructor for over 15 years, I found this manual to be an excellent resource for an introduction to Autodesk Inventor 3D solid modeling and 2D documentation in general. As a user of Autodesk Inventor for over 10 years; I believe this publication provides very intuitive insight to the philosophy and recommended approach to modeling and drawing creation within Autodesk Inventor.

The examples used in the book use standard sample files included with Autodesk Inventor; and the Companion Website found on the back cover [...] includes accompanying tutorials which add a plethora of additional information.

I personally recommend this book to any users that desire a quick and easy introduction to basic 3D modeling and 2D drawing documentation creation utilizing Autodesk Inventor.

Keith Bradford
Manufacturing Applications Expert