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Autodesk® Inventor® 2014iLogic
Revision 1.0
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Preface ................................................................................................... iii
Class Files ..............................................................................................v
Chapter 1 Introduction to iLogic.......................................................1-1
1.1 Design Automation Overview...............................................1-4
1.2 iLogic Overview .....................................................................1-6
1.3 iLogic Workflow.....................................................................1-9Practice 1a Working with a Logical Model ........................... 1-11
Chapter 2 Understanding Parameters and Equations....................2-1
2.1 Equations ...............................................................................2-3
2.2 Parameters ...........................................................................2-10Practice 2a Add Parameters................................................ 2-18Practice 2b Building a Logical Part Model I ......................... 2-25
Chapter 3 Getting Started with iLogic..............................................3-1
3.1 iLogic Interface ......................................................................3-4
3.2 Function Overview...............................................................3-12
3.3 Rule Creation Workflow ......................................................3-20Practice 3a Review, Run, and Create Rules ....................... 3-29
Chapter 4 Rule Creation ....................................................................4-1
4.1 Conditional Statements.........................................................4-4
4.2 Operators................................................................................4-9
4.3 Parameter Functions...........................................................4-12
4.4 Feature Functions................................................................4-17
4.5 iProperty Functions.............................................................4-21Practice 4a Working with Conditional Statements ............... 4-26Practice 4b Building a Logical Part Model II ........................ 4-38Practice 4c Driving iProperties using iLogic Rules .............. 4-42
Chapter 5 Assembly Rules and Functions ......................................5-1
5.1 Assembly Rules.....................................................................5-4
5.2 Component Functions.........................................................5-10
5.3 Relationship Functions.......................................................5-20
5.4 iLogic Components in Inventor Assemblies.....................5-24Practice 5a Building a Logical Assembly Model .................. 5-28
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Chapter 6 Drawing Rules and Functions .........................................6-1
6.1 Drawing Rules........................................................................6-4
6.2 Sheet Functions.....................................................................6-8
6.3 Title Block Functions ..........................................................6-10
6.4 View Functions ....................................................................6-14
6.5 Advanced Functions ..........................................................6-19Practice 6a Automating Drawing Changes .......................... 6-22
Chapter 7 Rule Triggering & Form Creation....................................7-1
7.1 Event Triggers........................................................................7-4
7.2 iTriggers ...............................................................................7-10
7.3 Forms....................................................................................7-12Practice 7a Creating Triggers and Forms............................ 7-27
Chapter 8 Miscellaneous Features & Functions .............................8-1
8.1 Rule Options ..........................................................................8-4
8.2 Search and Replace...............................................................8-6
8.3 Wizards...................................................................................8-7
8.4 Miscellaneous Functions....................................................8-15
Chapter 9 Project Practices ..............................................................9-1
9.1 Introduction to Projects ........................................................9-3Create a Configurable Model ............................................................... 9-4Create a Configurable Assembly ......................................................... 9-8Create a Configurable Drawing.......................................................... 9-12
Appendix A iLogic Design Copy...................................................... A-1
A.1 iLogic Design Copy .............................................................. A-3
Appendix B Autodesk Inventor 2014 Certified
Professional Exam Objectives.......................................................... B-1
Index............................................................................................. Index-1ample
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Preface
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Preface
The Autodesk® Inventor® 2014 iLogic training guide instructs students in how to use the iLogic functionality that exists in the
Autodesk® Inventor® 2014 software. In the practice-intensive curriculum students acquire the knowledge needed to use iLogic to automate Autodesk Inventor designs.
In this training guide, you will learn how iLogic functionality furthers the use of parameters in a model by adding an additional layer of intelligence. By setting criteria in the form of established rules you learn to capture design intent, enabling you to automate the design workflow to meet various design scenarios in part, assembly, and drawing files.
The main topics in this training guide include:
iLogic functionality overview
iLogic workflow overview
Review of model and user-defined parameters, and equations and their importance in iLogic
Understanding the iLogic interface components (iLogic Panel, Edit Rule dialog box, and iLogic Browser)
Rule creation workflow for Inventor parts and assemblies
Using variations of conditional statements in an iLogic rule
Accessing and incorporating the various function types into an iLogic part, assembly, or drawing file rule
Event Triggers and iTriggers
Creating Forms to create a custom user interface for an iLogic rule
Icon Reference Chart
The following icons are used throughout this training guide to help you to quickly and easily find helpful information.
Indicates the Learning Objectives that are covered in the current section of the training guide.
Indicates items that have been enhanced in the Autodesk Inventor 2014 software.
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Autodesk Inventor Certification
Appendix B includes a list of the Autodesk Certification topics and objectives for the Autodesk Inventor software. To best prepare for the iLogic objective, review the entire contents of the training guide.
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Certification
Topic:Advanced Modeling
Objectives:Use iLogic
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