[NShep98]

I actually have similar questions to the OP. This past year, my team did very little CAD, save for one part machined by a sponsor. For that reason I've been trying to learn Inventor since the summer. I've got a pretty good handle on parts and assemblies at this point. My main question is: Where do you start in the project of bringing a design to a fleshed out CAD model? What sort of steps do teams take in order to manage it all?