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Technical Office Specialist Inventor CAD CAE CAM

Autodesk makes mechanical product design easier with Inventor Professional. Inventor CAM allows us to trace cutting paths on parametric 3D models and subsequently process them in CNC language. Both applications comprise a complete and integrated CAD-CAE-CAM mechanical design, analysis, and manufacturing system.

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     Duration:
    +200 Hours / 3-5 months
     Mode:

    In person
    Semi-presential
    On-line

     Prerequisites:
    Basic knowledge of computers and the Internet

    About the Inventor CAD-CAE-CAM Technical Office course:

    We provide comprehensive training in the design, analysis, and mechanical manufacturing of products for various industrial sectors. With these Autodesk Inventor applications (Professional and CAM), you can access quick parametric functions, standards, rapid tools, motion simulators, finite element calculations, cutting path layout for machining processes, and many other options that are secondary or nonexistent in other CAD programs.

    To complete this course, you won't have to worry about obtaining the software. As an Official Autodesk Authorized Center, we'll assign you two licenses that will give you access to the most current versions of Autodesk Inventor Professional and Autodesk Inventor CAM, with all the add-ons necessary to complete the course. We'll also provide personalized training, provide technical support regarding license operation throughout the course, and guide you through the entire certification process to ensure your success.

     

    Career Opportunities:

    Industrial Product Design aims to conceive and develop parts and assemblies that can be manufactured industrially in large or small series and are used to perform a specific function. In the field of Industrial Design, solutions are created for everyday needs with defined functionality and aesthetics. Learning to work with Autodesk Inventor Professional will allow you to face the challenges posed by current product design for different industrial sectors within a digital framework, using the most advanced technology and under the most competitive conditions. This will open the door to various positions within public and private companies. The main positions available in these companies as Industrial Designers are: Design Engineer, Production Engineering Technician, Process Development Technician, Manufacturing Systems Engineer, and Product Manager.

    Through Cloud Talent The school connects you with more than 10,000 companies and generates job interviews and internships tailored to your professional profile. Additionally, the Cloud Talent Program gives you access to other complementary SAP certifications at no cost to enhance your qualifications.

    Cloud Training is an Official Autodesk Authorized Center

    Official Certification

    Students gain official registration as technicians in a specific technology, which certifies them to practice their profession internationally. We certify our students worldwide.

     

    Official Inventor Certification

    Autodesk Certified Professional in Inventor for Mechanical Design

    The student enrolled in Cloud Training completes the following process: 1.- Official Autodesk training provided by an ATC center. 2.- Unlimited practice with official Autodesk software. 3.- Official Certification and Registration in Inventor as a Certified Professional at an Autodesk Certification Center, valid for operating in Product Design internationally.

    Syllabus

    Technical Training – Duration: 25 hours

    UNIT 1. Interface and 2D sketch
    • Identify the elements that make up the Autodesk Inventor interface.
    • Types of documents.
    • Projects.
    • Navigation.
    • Display.
    • 2D Sketch: Layout and editing of two-dimensional geometric entities. Geometric and dimensional constraints. Patterns and formats.
    UNIT 2 - Introduction to parametric modeling of mechanical parts
    • Tools to create: Extrude, revolve, sweep, loft, coil, emboss and rib.
    • Solid modification: Hole, fillet, chamfer, shell, draft, and threading.
    • Patterns: Linear pattern, circular pattern, symmetry and sketch-guided pattern.
    • Reference geometries: Plane, axis, point and SCU coordinate system.
    • Basic level parametric modeling exercises for mechanical parts.
    UNIT 3 - Introduction to assemblies and drawing up plans
    • Introducing components into the assembly environment: Insert, replace, and create.
    • Position: Free movement and rotation.
    • Unions and Constraints. Basic Level.
    • Show and hide components.
    • Patterns: Rectangular pattern, circular pattern, symmetry and copy components.
    • Work operations: Plane, axis, point and SCU coordinate system.
    • Quickly insert screws. Basic level.
    • Exercise in assembling previously modeled mechanical parts.
    • Assembly exercise creating mechanical parts in the context of the whole.
    • Bill of materials.
    • Exploded Views.
    • Introduction to drawing: Sheet and title block formatting. Inserting views and annotations. Inserting a table with a parts list. Printing.
    • Packaging files.
    • Exercise in drawing up plans for a mechanical assembly.

    Specific Training - Duration: 120 hours

    UNIT 1 - Interface, sketches, operations, and mechanical parts. Advanced level
    • Autodesk Inventor interface.
    • Types of documents and project control.
    • Advanced navigation and display.
    • System options and document settings.
    • Units of measurement.
    • 2D Sketch. Advanced level: Layout and editing two-dimensional geometric entities. Geometric and dimensional constraints. Projecting geometries. Patterns and formats. Layout: Creating parts, components, and blocks. Parameters; Equations, rules, and links (Excel). Relax mode.
    • Operations. Advanced level. Primitive operations: Box, cylinder, sphere, and torus. Create solids: Extrude, revolve, sweep, loft, coil, emboss, and rib. Modify solids: Hole, fillet, chamfer, shell, draft, thread, and thicken. Patterns: Linear, circular, symmetry, and sketch-guided pattern. Reference geometries: Plane, axis, point, and UCS coordinate system. Parameters. Measure.
    • Reference geometries: Plane, axis, point, and UCS coordinate system. Parameters. Measurement.
    • Advanced level parametric modeling exercises for mechanical parts.
    UNIT 2- Advanced assembly techniques
    • Introducing components into the assembly environment: Insert, replace, and create.
    • Import non-native CAD files into the Inventor assembly environment.
    • Position.
    • Union: Automatic, rigid, rotation, sliding, cylindrical, flat and ball union.
    • Constraint: Coincidence, angle, tangency, insert, symmetry, rotation, rotation-translation, transitional.
    • Constraint sets.
    • Show and hide components.
    • Patterns: Rectangular pattern, circular pattern, symmetry and copy components.
    • Constraint: Coincidence, angle, tangency, insert, symmetry, rotation, rotation-translation, transitional. Constraint sets.
    • Show and hide components.
    • Patterns: Rectangular pattern, circular pattern, symmetry and copy components.
    • Assembly operations: Extrude, revolve, hole, fillet, chamfer, sweep, and move faces.
    • Work operations: Plane, axis, point and SCU coordinate system.
    • Bill of materials.
    • Parameters.
    • Exploded Views.
    • Insert Screws quickly.
    • Exercises for assembling pre-modeled mechanical parts. Advanced level.
    • Assembly exercises involving creating and replacing mechanical parts within the context of the assembly. Advanced level.
    UNIT 3- Advanced plan making techniques
    • Insert views bar.
    • Annotation bar.
    • Sketch bar.
    • 2D design management.
    • View generation: Base view, projected view, auxiliary view, section view, detail view and tracing view.
    • Modifying views: Split, overlay, segmented, crop, and dealign.
    • Start sketch.
    • New sheet: Dimensions. Baseline, continuous, coordinates, organize and retrieve dimensions. Tolerances and fits.
    • Setting dimensions.
    • Operation Notes: Hole and Thread. Chamfer. Punch. Bending.
    • Text and guideline.
    • Symbolism.
    • Sketch.
    • Table: Parts list, holes, revision, and general. Reference number.
    • Format: Layers and styles. Properties: Appearance, type, and thickness.
    • Sheet format.
    • Modify box.
    • Navigation with windows.
    • Plan-making exercises. Advanced level.
    UNIT 4- Advanced solid modeling techniques
    • Multibody Techniques: Combining Solids; Union, Difference, and Intersection. Splitting. Moving Bodies. Copying Objects. Creating Parts and Components from Solids. Derived Components.
    • 3D sketch.
    • Sweeping and lofting. Advanced level.
    • Decal image.
    • Embossing of texts and profiles.
    • Direct editing.
    • Remove face.
    • Fold Part: Freeform. Analysis; Zebra Stripes, Curvature, and Curvature Combs. Parameters. Insert; iFeature.
    • Create; iPart. Advanced solid modeling exercises.
    • Sheet metal defaults.
    • Convert to standard part.
    • Core and cavity development exercises for an injection molding tool.
    UNIT 5 - Modeling techniques using solids, wireframe objects and surfaces
    • Create components; Externalize solids to part and assembly files.
    • Assemble; Insert components from the content center, filter information, apply, insert, resize (select, table view, and family information), and replace from the content center
    • 3D Sketch: Line, helical curve, arc, spline, point, and fold. Intersection curve, project to surface, curve on face, and include geometry. Constrain: Parallel to the x, y, and z axes and the XY, YZ, and XZ planes. 3D Transform.
    • Introduction to surfaces.
    • Modeling exercises using wire objects and surfaces.
    UNIT 6- Advanced level surfaces
    • Surfaces. Extrude, revolve, sweep, and loft. Stitch surfaces. Contour surfaces. Sculpting. Ruled surfaces.
      Trim. Extend. Replace Face. Body Repair. Find Errors. Repair Errors. Previous-Next Error. Transfer Surface. Unstitch. Intersect Faces. Contour Trim. Extend Faces. Edit Regions. Extract Contour. Invert Normal. Mesh Face. Box. Plane. Cylinder. Sphere. Torus. Square Mesh Sphere. Face. Convert. Thicken-Offset.
    • Modeling exercises using solids, wireframe objects, and surfaces. (II)
    UNIT 7 - Freeform. Plastic part. Core and cavity.
    • Freeform. Create a freeform shape from a box, plane, and by converting a surface. Edit and align shapes. Delete. Insert edges and points in a freeform shape. Subdivide. Merge edges. Undo edge welds. Fold edges. Remove edge folds. Weld vertices. Flatten. Bridge. Thicken. Match edges. Symmetry. Add distance. Make smooth. Toggle anti-aliasing, translucency, and select via…
    • Plastic part modeling tools. Grid. Latch holder. Support. Lip. Clamp. Standard fitting.
    • Plastic parts modeling exercises.
    • Developing the core and cavity of an injection molding tool. Applying a shrinkage to resize a plastic part. Analyzing a model to check the draft angles of the model's faces. Identifying non-draft faces on the plastic part. Determining parting line edges to construct parting line surfaces. Creating disconnected surfaces. Creating parting surfaces. Creating interlocking surfaces. Creating a core/cavity.
    • Core and cavity development exercises for an injection molding tool.
    UNIT 8- Sheet metal
    • Introduction of sheet metal.
    • Sheet metal defaults.
    • Convert to standard part.
    • Sheet metal tools. Tab. Contour tab. Loft tab. Contour curve. Flange.
      Fold. Crease. Derive.
    • Sheet metal modification tools: Cut. Corner modification. Punches. Tear. Unfold. Refold. Hole. Corner fillet. Corner chamfer. Copy object. Direct modification.
    • Define side A.
    • Create development.
    • Fictional axis.
    • Folding order.
    • Go to folded piece.
    • Create piece.
    • Create components.
    • Folded and unfolded model.
    • Fold data.
    • General table.
    • Calibers.
    • Sheet metal drawing.
    • Sheet metal modeling exercises.
    UNIT 9- Structures, welding and mechanical fasteners
    • Generation of structures.
    • 2D-3D sketches.
    • Insert structure. Change. Chamfer. Notch. Corner joint. Trim-Extend. Lengthen-Shorten. Reuse. Change Reuse. Frame member information. Remove end treatments. Update. Beam and column calculation wizard. Plate calculation wizard.
    • Generation of welds.
    • Processes. Preparation. Welding. Machining.
    • Welding. Fillet weld. Slot weld. Dummy weld. Weld symbol. End fill. Bead report. Flat fillet weld calculation wizard. Spatial fillet weld calculation wizard.
      Plug and Slot Weld Calculator. Butt Weld Calculator. Spot Weld Calculator. Bevel Weld Calculator. Butt Weld Calculator. Overlapped Weld Calculator. Stepped Weld Calculator.
      Stepped tube soldering calculation assistant.
    • Mechanical fasteners. Bolt connection. Articulation pin. Safety pin. Cross pin. Joint pin.
      Radial pin.
    • Exercises on welded and bolted structures.
    UNIT 10- Mechanical Design and Dynamic Simulation
    • Power transmission.
    • Dock.
    • Introduction to dynamic simulation. Revolution. Prismatic. Cylindrical. Spherical. Planar. Point-line. Line-plane. Point-plane.
      Spatial. Welding. Turning – Cylinder on Flat. Turning Cylinder on Cylinder. Turning – Cylinder in Cylinder. Turning – Cylinder Curve.
      Belt. Cone-on-flat rotation. Cone-on-cone rotation. Cone-on-cone rotation. Screw. Helical gear. Cylinder-on-flat sliding. Cylinder-on-cylinder sliding. Cylinder-on-cylinder sliding. Cylinder-on-cylinder sliding. Point-curve sliding. 2D contact. Spring-damper-connector sliding. 3D contact.
    • Convert restrictions.
    • State of the mechanism.
    • Force.
    • Torque.
    • Output graph.
    • Dynamic movement.
    • Unknown force. Stroke.
    • Publish movie.
    • Publish in Studio.
    • Simulation setup.
    • Simulator.
    • Practical cases of dynamic simulation.
    UNIT 11- Technical Office: Stress analysis and design of machines and tools
    • Stress analysis.
    • Boundary conditions.
    • Simplify model.
    • Assign material.
    • Prepare: Look for thin bodies, average surface and phase shift.
    • Restraints: Fixed, pin, frictionless restraint.
    • Types of loads: Force, pressure, bearing, moment, gravity, remote force and body.
    • Contacts and connectors. Automatic contacts. Manual contact. Locked. Separation. Sliding – No separation.
      Separation – Non-sliding. Sliding shrink fit. Non-sliding shrink fit. Spring.

    • Meshing. Mesh view. Mesh settings. Local mesh control. Convergence settings.
    • Simulate.
    • Results Tools. Animate. Probe. Convergence.
    • Results display. Apply uniform scaling. Color bar. Probe identifiers. Shading. Maximum and minimum values. Boundary conditions. Adjust.
    • Report.
    • Stress analysis setup.
    • Practical cases of voltage and frequency analysis with starting hypotheses.
    • Structural Analysis. Create Simulation. Update. Properties. Material. Fixed. Locked. Floating. Custom. Force.
      Continuous Load. Moment. Axial Moment. Bending Moment. Release. Custom Node. Rigid Link. Simulate. Beam Detail. Animate. Diagram. Probe. Color Bar. Beam Identifiers. Node Identifiers. Hatches. Deformation Scales. Probe Identifiers. Maximum and Minimum Values. Boundary Conditions. Local Systems. Load Values. Report. Export. Structure Analysis Settings.
    • Practical cases of structural analysis with starting hypotheses.
    • Technical Office I.
    • Order management.
    • Design parameters.
    • Regulations.
    • Concurrent engineering.
    • Reverse engineering.
    • Parametric modeling of a machine tool.
    UNIT 12- Technical office and manufacturing with Inventor CAM
    • Technical Office II. Parametric modeling of a machine tool, part two. Manufacturing drawings.
    • Autodesk Inventor CAM Ultimate.
    • Identify the elements that make up the Autodesk Inventor CAM interface.
    • Navigation.
    • Configuration. Machine by operation type. Raw material and final part. Machining or work coordinate system (WCS): Orientation and work zero. Tools.
    • Cutting path. Setup sheet. Generate. Simulate. Run post-processing.
    • 2D Milling. Face Milling. 2D Adaptive Milling. 2D Hollow Milling. 2D Contour Milling.
    • 3D Milling. Adaptive. Horizontal. Contour. Parallel.
    • Turning. Facing. Grooving. Roughing. Finishing. Slot.
    • 2D profile cut.
    • Orientation.
    • Manage tool library.
    • Milling and lathe exercises.
    FINAL PROJECT
    • Course Review.
    • Case Study.
    OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
    • Seminar on preparing exam-type questions.

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