Are you an AutoCAD user? Have you tried converting all the orthographic drawings in your CAD department into 3D Part models using Autodesk Inventor®? If no, then this tutorial is for you and a must for every CAD engineer. With a new tool released from Autodesk Labs, 2D to 3D Tool for Autodesk Inventor, life is much more interesting for every CAD professional.
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How to start AutoCad
Click on the AutoCad icon. It will open a blank drawing file and a dialog box called ‘AutoCad Today’. Close the AutoCad Today’ and start working in the drawing file. In AutoCad, you do not have to specify the units of length. It works in relative units. Hence, you can draw with dimensions in any units (m, cm, mm, micron, inch etc.). Just make sure that all your dimensions have been consistently converted in that unit.
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What is Solid Edge 2D Drafting?
Solid Edge® 2D Drafting is a full functioning and fully associative 2D Drafting software package created by UGS – Solid Edge.

How long does it take to download Solid Edge 2D Drafting from the download web page?
The download time is dependant on your internet connection speed. Solid Edge 2D Drafting is downloaded as a self extracting executable and is about 250MB in size. It is suggested that you have a fast internet connection to download the product.
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This intermediate class will focus on AutoCAD 3D part modeling commands and features. AutoCAD 2007 offered a 3D engine that was overhauled to give you more power and make it easier to build 3D models and 2D orthographic drawings. New tools for 3D solid and surface model creation will accelerate your design workflow! Learn new techniques that will supersede your old-school techniques. If you used AutoCAD 3D in the past, attend this session and get ready to be surprised This class will focus on the 3D commands and features of AutoCAD.
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This class explores the various techniques in creating 2D part and assembly drawings from 3D AutoCAD models. As part of the AutoCAD 3D Power Track, you will learn best practices for creating drawings from your 3D models. While notalways required, it is still necessaryto generate drawings for an object to be built. Using the tools and methods presented in this class,you will learn to quickly and efficiently create those drawings.
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3D Surface Modeling Although all three commands can be used to create planar surfaces, the resulting surfaces are not equal. In fact, the three commands are developed for specific tasks in mind. The 2D Solid command is mostly used in 2D drawings to create 2D filled area and the Region command is designed so that general 2D shapes can be easily transformed into solid models. The 3D Face command is the only one that is designed specifically for surface modeling and therefore it is the most suitable for such tasks. The use of the 2D Solid and Region commands in 3D surface modeling can be somewhat awkward and at times very difficult. Note that the use of the Region command will be focused on in the solid modeling chapters of this text.
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The GLG Toolkit provides a 100% pure Java class library that allows the user to load, display and animate GLG drawings in a Java application. A GLG drawing can be created in the GLG Graphics Builder or programmatically. It may contain predefined GLG components from the GLG Widgets catalog, such as graphs, gauges, meters, or custom graphics created by the user. A GLG Java application can be written as a stand-alone Java program or as an applet. To display GLG graphics, an application creates a GLG bean that can be used either as a top level applet or as a Java bean inside another Java component.
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