Introduction to Modeling and Design for Manufacturing - Project overview | Autodesk

Introduction to Modeling and Design for Manufacturing

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1

Getting started

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What's new in this course

Get the software

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2

The basics of modeling

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Create parameters

Link parameters and dimensions

Use symmetry and construction geometry

Create construction planes

Create extruded features

Create extruded cuts

Project edges vs. including them

Create a revolved solid

Use boundary fill

Create sheet metal parts

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3

The basics of assemblies

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The different ways to create components

Use scripts to create gears

Component color swatch and color cycling

Use McMaster-Carr parts in a design

Copy, paste, and paste new

Distributed designs

Create as-built joints

Joint origins and midplane joints

Drive joints and motion studies

Interference detection and contact sets

Isolation and opacity control

Create groups and organize a timeline

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4

Exploring design tools for production

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Create draft during a feature

Create draft as a feature

Add ribs and plastic supports

Analyze draft on a design

Create holes and threads

Use a coil feature

Mirrors and patterns

Surface creation for complex geometry

Use surfaces to replace faces

Use surfaces to split bodies and faces

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5

Creating complex designs with form tools

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Introduction to forms

Create a form primitive

Add or remove symmetry

Manipulate faces edges and vertices

Convert BREP faces to forms

Crease or uncrease an edge

Insert edges and subdivisions

Repairs and modifications

Work with a form as a BREP

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Course challenge

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7

Final test

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Start your final test

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