Autodesk Inventor / Autocad

AUTODESK INVENTOR / AUTOCAD

Autodesk Inventor is a 3D parametric solid modeling software; AutoCAD is a customizable environment, database and toolset for 2D and 3D design and drafting. Architects, engineers, drafters and other professionals involved with design, use AutoCAD, to create, view, manage, plot or output, share and reuse accurate and information-rich drawings.

Autodesk Inventor 2009 Professional package contains AutoCAD Mechanical 2009.

Autodesk Inventor Professional 2009 Setup:

To install Autodesk Inventor 2009 software you can borrow DVDs from the instructor, or from the Library.

1- DVD automatically starts the setup interface and/or you can run setup.exe in the DVD1 to start the setup

2- Click "install products" and select software components you need.

3-Enter the serial number, which will be sent by Autodesk when you be a member of Autodesk Engineering Student Comminity, and proceed.

4- At the right side of each main component you have selected to install (like Autodesk Inventor 2009); you will see "Configure" button, open configuration window by clicking it.

5- Repeat step 4 for other main components (like AutoCAD Mechanical 2009).

7- Click "Install" button at the bottom of setup windows to complete the setup. During the installation Setup may ask you to change DVD's, depending on the software components selected and customizations made previously.