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Re: how to learn inventor

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Originally Posted by tag1995 View Post
I need to learn how to use inventor. Does anyone know where i can get cheap tuturiols.
Everything you need should be here
It's a wiki page for Inventor, and has video's and instructions on how to do pretty much everything you need. In the top left corner , you can change it to 2011 if you dont have 2012 yet.
also, within the inventor program itself is an in-depth help page. i think pressing something like F5 will pop it up, but you can find the little "?" icon at the top somewhere. Those two combined should give you all the information you need.
Also, as for the actual CADding, try and think of objects and then go CAD them. Better yet, look around your shop, and start out with easy stuff like batteries and mountain dew cans ( ), and eventually work your way towards bandsaws and robots.
As for popularity, i would definitely say that Inventor is the most common, especially considering there's an Autodesk Design Award. However, SolidWorks is a great option and is a close second in commonality.
Hope this helps,
-Duke
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