PRE-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
using Autodesk Inventor 2011

Book Files

Deadline 1 - Units 1-4
Deadline 2 - Units 5-8
Deadline 3 - Unit 9 and 3 Projects

1 – What is Mechanical Engineering?

Chapter Notes

2 – Manufacturing a Part?

Lesson – The Design Process

  1. Review the Design Process Cycle
  2. Sample Design Process
  3. Document the Solution
  4. Test the Solution
  5. Manufacture the Part

Chapter Notes (the above exercises are not something you have to do, just take notes for this chapter)

3 – Introduction to Autodesk Inventor

Lesson - Work environment, sketch profiles and parts

  1. Create a sketch with lines
  2. Create a profile with tangencies
  3. Add and display constraints
  4. Dimension a profile
  5. Use the measure tools

Chapter Notes

4 – Create Features in Autodesk Inventor

Lesson 1 - Sketched and worked features

  1. Create extrude features
  2. Create a revolved feature
  3. Calculate physical properties
  4. Create an offset workplane
  5. Create a tangent workplane
  6. Create a three point workplane

Chapter Notes

5 – Placed Features in Autodesk Inventor

Lesson 1 – Place Holes, Threads, Chamfers, and Fillets

  1. Create hole features
  2. Create threads
  3. Create chamfers and fillets

Lesson 2 – Create a lofted feature; and emboss, engrave, and apply decals to a model

  1. Create loft features
  2. Create emboss and engrave features

Apply decals to a model
Chapter Notes

6 – Document a Part in Autodesk Inventor

Lesson 1 – Standard Drawings

  1. Create multi-view orthographic drawings

Lesson 2 – Annotation

  1. Add dimensions and annotations

Chapter Notes

7 – Assembly Modeling in Autodesk Inventor

Lesson 1 - Assembly constraints

  1. Apply assembly constraints
  2. Assemble a lift mechanism

Lesson 2 - Content Center and Design Accelerator

  1. Place standard parts in an assembly

Chapter Notes

8 – Document Assemblies in Autodesk Inventor

Lesson 1 – Create Presentations and Assembly Drawings

  1. Create presentation views
  2. Create an assembly drawing

Chapter Notes

9 – Functional Design

Lesson 1 - Use Cable and Harness

  1. Add wires
  2. Create segments and route wires

Lesson 2 - Use Tube and Pipe

  1. Create a simple route and run

Chapter Notes

Projects - Select 3 projects to complete

Project: Design a bike carrier

Project: Design a cookie cutter

Project: Design a desktop toy

Project: Design a puzzle cube

Project: Design a rack and pinion gear assembly

Project: Design a replica construction toy

Project: Design an underwater exploration vehicle

Project: Design handle grips for a mini-scooter

Project: Design playground equipment

Project: Design toy blocks