Chapter 4: Basic Modeling Techniques

Set application options and settings for part modeling. Understanding the settings and options that apply to the modeling environment is essential for getting the results you want from Inventor.

Master It You want to configure your options and settings for your sketch environment and then back them up and/or distribute them to other workstations. How would you go about doing this?

Solution You will first configure the options and settings by clicking Application Options on the Get Started tab and then selecting the Sketch tab in the Application Options dialog box. Then use the Export button to save the settings as an XML file.

Create basic part features. In this chapter, you learned how to plan a workflow ...

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