With the release of Autodesk Inventor 2010 a great new feature was added called Multi-body or the ability for us to create multiple solid bodies within a single part file. I believe their are a few good reasons to add this to our workflows:
1. Skeletal Layouts
2. Plastic Part Design
3. True "Top Down" Design Approach
4. More Options than Working with Derive Component
5. Similar to Designing in 'MDT" Mechanical Desktop
Let's take a look!!!
http://www.screencast.com/t/282UBfTwfY80
Created by Dave one of the Cad Geeks
I wanted to take Kevin's great series on moving off of MDT and do a show and tell of moving your MDT data over to Inventor. He linked you to a great PDF on the process in a prior post.
I have only a few customers left on MDT and it is always a huge eye opener when they see how easy using Inventor can be and then make the switch over to it.
Here are a couple of files that I migrated over to Inventor for a customer to see.
I captured the work flow for a single part, but it is the same for an MDT assembly as well.
It will even go find your externalized parts and bring them over as well.
Enjoy,
Jim......Another INCAT CAD Geek!
To continue the series here are few more reasons why MDT users need to make the move.
- Inventor Graphics - OK when AutoCAD came out it was cool, but 25 years later you need a more up to date way to look at 3d models, and the Inventor Graphics are light years ahead of the MDT/AutoCAD based graphics.
Sample Image -http://screencast.com/t/CZqI4eSqK
- Inventor Studio - Rendering! not shading:) Inventor has photorealisitic rendering built right in. Once you model a part or assembly you are only about 5 clicks away from a photorealisitic rendering.
Sample Image - http://screencast.com/t/uSJ14n89FM
- Feature Previews - Within MDT you can only rely on the image within the dialog boxes to try and figure out the impact a feature will have before you add it. Within Inventor you get real time previews on almost every feature type, even lofts!
Sample Image - http://screencast.com/t/vCUTygPi
Enjoy
Kevin with the INCAT CAD Geeks
