Question: My Inventor loads slow! How can I speed it up? Solution: One way to do it, and this works especially well on older computers or ones with low end graphics, is to turn off Add-ins. Most of these are not necessary when you do most things in Inventor, so you can have Inventor start […]

Here’s the answer to “How do I add a bill of materials (parts list) and balloons to a drawing?”.  2,080 total views

How do I make a simple presentation using Inventor? Add Bill of Materials or a Parts List? Add Balloons to a drawing? The answers are all here!  2,080 total views

So you’re having a hard time making all those train parts? Watch the tutorials below to see how Jim does them. I find some of the methods he uses makes it easier to understand, especially with the cow catcher. He also uses different techniques, so you may actually end up learning something. Thanks Jim!  2,080 total […]

Question: Every once in a while (on a daily basis…) one of my students ends up missing one or more toolbars in Inventor. Can you tell me how to get them back? Answer: I bet it happens randomly, and they have done nothing to make it happen, right?!?! Well no matter… watch the video below […]

How do you split your container so your customer can get a better idea of what it looks like without the boss?  2,080 total views

How do you assemble your container so that you can tell if the lip and the lid fit, or so your customer will know what it looks like without the boss?  2,080 total views

How can you tell if your students followed all of the constraints you gave them? Make them do a quick section view like this one to show you.  2,080 total views

Question: How do you make flutes on your container? They are always so fancy…. Answer: Well, it’s easier than it looks. It’s all laid out here in this four minute video using Inventor.  2,080 total views