Autodesk® Inventor™: Preparing for the User Certification and Expert Certification Exams

Part I

Dan Banach – MasterGraphics Inc.

MA105-7 Are you preparing to take the Autodesk Inventor User Certification or Expert Certification exam? This class, hosted by the coauthor of the actual Autodesk Inventor certification exams, will be information-packed and guide you through the objectives and strategies you need to know to pass the exams.

About the Speaker: Dan is an Autodesk Inventor Certified Expert, a nationally recognized instructor and a long-time speaker at Autodesk University. He has been providing CAD solutions to clients of MasterGraphics (an Autodesk Premier Solutions Provider and Autodesk Authorized Training Center) for 14-plus years. He has authored three books on Autodesk Mechanical Desktop (now AutoCAD Mechanical) and is coauthor of eight books on Autodesk Inventor. Dan has also coauthored the “Autodesk Inventor 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 2008 Certified User and Expert Exams.” dan.banach@masterg.com

Certification Examination Question Types & Examples Examination Overview Autodesk certification examinations are web-based and consist of approximately 35 questions delivered in a secure software environment. Each question requires you to use an Autodesk application to create or modify a data file and then type your answer into an input box on the screen. The answer you enter will either be a text entry or a numeric value. The examination has a time limit. When you complete your examination you will receive an online score report, and your exam results will always be available online at http://autodesk.starttest.com. These results will be kept confidential. You must complete your certification examination at an Authorized Autodesk Test Facility. When you check in to your examination appointment you are required to present two forms of identification, one must be a current and valid Photo ID (such as a Drivers’ License, Passport, Government issued ID, School ID, etc.). A second form of identification might include a Credit Card or an Employee ID. The second form must include a signature matching the signature on your Photo ID. While taking the exam, you may not use calculators, books, cell phones or other electronic equipment. The examination interface includes an online calculator you can use to perform computations. Your examination proctor will explain the examination policies before you begin your examination.

Question Types and Examples Autodesk certification examinations are designed to assess your knowledge and skills using the software. For each question you will complete a task and enter your answer. Two examples are provided. Please note that examples of each question are not intended to be examples of the actual examination content, but merely provide examples of the basic structure of the question types included on the examination presented to you. When you complete your certification examination at an Authorized Autodesk Test Facility, you will have the opportunity to complete a brief tutorial that will allow you to practice entering answers before you begin your examination. If you are entering a word, phrase or numeric value, enter the answer exactly as it appears in your data file or in the Autodesk application.

Entering a Text Answer This type of question presents a scenario that required you to open a data file and perform a common task. For a question that requires a text answer, enter the text exactly as it appears on the screen. Example 1. Open the file named Displaying Objects.dwg. Use the zoom and pan features to display room number 82007. This room is named: Tip When you open the data file and then zoom and pan to display this portion of the drawing, the name of the room appears as DATA RM., as upper case letters with a period at the end of the name. In this case you would enter the answer as: DATA RM.

Entering a Numeric answer This type of question presents a scenario that required you to open a data file, modify the object, and identify a value. For a question that requires a numeric answer, enter the value exactly as it appears on the screen. Example Open file Control-Valve.ipt. Follow these steps. 1. Create an offset work plane 10 millimeters from the XY origin plane. 2. Create the slot feature as shown. The slot is centered in middle of the existing features. What is the part’s volume in cubic millimeters?

Tip When you open the data file, modify the part, and then determine the volume, the value displayed is 13033.216. The value displays to 3 places to the right of the decimal. In this case you would enter the answer as: 13033.216

Autodesk Inventor 2008 User Exam Objectives 1. Create a basic parametric part

Tasks Extrude, Fillet, Edit Sketch and Feature

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2. Constrain sketches

Tasks Create a sketch, add 2D constraints, extrude sketch

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3. Dimensions sketches

Tasks Create parametric dimensions

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4. Create extruded features

Tasks Sketch, add constraints, add dimensions, extrude sketches

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5. Create revolved features

Tasks Sketch, add dimensions, revolve sketches

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6. Use construction and reference geometry to create a part

Tasks Sketch, project geometry, use construction lines, extrude sketches

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7. Edit parametric parts

Tasks Edit features

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8. Create parameters and equations

Tasks Create and edit parameters, create equations

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9. Create work planes

Tasks Create workplane, sketch and extrude sketch

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10. Create sweep features

Tasks Sketch, sweep sketch

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11. Create chamfers

Tasks Create chamfer features

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12. Create fillets

Tasks Create fillet features

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13. Create hole features

Tasks Create hole features

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14. Use the mirror tool to create symmetric features

Tasks Mirror features

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15. Create pattern features

Tasks Create rectangular and circular patterns

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16. Create shell features

Tasks Create a shell feature with unique thickness override

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17. Constrain components

Tasks Apply assembly constraints

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18. Use Content Center to add components to an assembly

Tasks Place components from the Content Center

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19. Create components in an assembly

Tasks Create component in an assembly, project geometry, extrude sketch

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20. Identify parts in an assembly

Tasks Interrogate an assembly to identify subcomponents

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21. Calculate properties and analyze interference

Tasks Override mass, and determine weight

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22. Drive constraints

Tasks Set drive constraint options, determine if there is collision

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23. Dimension a drawing view

Tasks Retrieve dimensions in a drawing view

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24. Create general dimensions

Tasks Place general dimension available options for different dimensions types

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25. Create baseline dimensions

Tasks Place baseline dimensions

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26. Create and edit hole notes

Tasks Create a hole note

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27. Create and edit hole tables

Tasks Create hole table

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28. Add centerlines and center marks

Tasks Create a center mark pattern

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29. Add and edit a revision table

Tasks Place and edit a revision table

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30. Change the display of BOM data, change item

number values, add property columns, and change property values

Tasks Edit a bill of material

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31. Set drawing standards

Tasks Determine available styles and their settings

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32. Work with AutoCAD DWG data in Autodesk Inventor

Tasks Open DWG – interrogate data properties

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33. Leverage 2D AutoCAD data to create features

Tasks Create feature from AutoCAD DWG geometry

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34. Scale a sketch Tasks Scale a sketch

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35. Create flanges Tasks Create sheet metal flanges

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