Autodesk Inventor 2025: Introduction to Solid Modeling

Introduction to Autodesk Inventor, Creating The Base Base Feature, Additional Sketching Tools, Sketch Editing Tools, Sketched Secondary Features, Creating Pick and Place Features, Work Features, Equations and Parameters, Additional Features, Model and Display Manipulation, Fixing Problems, Sweep Features, Loft Features, Feature Duplication Tools, Feature Relationships, Assembly Environment, Joint Connections, Manipulating Assembly Display, Model Information, Presentation Files, Assembly Tools, Assembly Parts and Features, Assembly Bill of Materials, Working with Projects, Drawing Basics, Detailing Drawings, Drawing Annotations, Customizing Autodesk Inventor

Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment, Course ObjectivesUnderstanding the Autodesk Inventor software interfaceCreating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketchesCreating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketchCreating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placedCreating equations and working with parametersManipulating the display of the modelResolving feature failuresDuplicating geometry in the modelPlacing and constraining/connecting parts in assembliesManipulating the display of components in an assemblyObtaining model measurements and property informationCreating presentation files (exploded views)Modifying and analyzing the components in an assemblySimulating motion in an assemblyCreating parts and features in assembliesCreating and editing an assembly bill of materialsWorking with projectsCreating and annotating drawings and viewsCustomizing the Autodesk Inventor environment

Access to the 2025.0 version of the software, to ensure compatibility with this guide. Future software updates that are released by Autodesk may include changes that are not reflected in this guide. The practices and files included with this guide are not compatible with prior versions (e.g., 2024)., As an introductory guide, Autodesk Inventor 2025: Introduction to Solid Modeling does not assume prior knowledge of any 3D modeling or CAD software. You need to be experienced with the Windows operating system, and having a background in drafting of 3D parts is recommended.