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Skill Builders

Autodesk publishes Skill Builders to help you continue learning about Autodesk® Inventor® software in between our annual releases. Many Inventor Skill Builders include a data set and step-by-step instructions similar to Inventor tutorials. Others include animations and images that demonstrate a feature or workflow.

  • Simulation
    Learn more about Dynamic Simulation and Inventor Stress Analysis.
  • Assemblies
    Learn more about assembly bill of materials, how to mirror assembly components, and assembly constraints.
  • Content Center
    See how to tune the Inventor Content Center to meet your company’s specific needs.
  • Design Accelerator
    These Skill Builders show you how to design a spur gear connection and how to quickly add a bolted connection to an assembly.
  • Drawings
    Learn how to define and place sketched symbols in drawings, how to show assemblies in multiple positions in a single view, and more.
  • Inventor LT
    This is the Inventor 2010 Command Locator, tailor-made for Inventor LT. 1) Make sure Inventor LT is not running. 2) download the zip file 3) place the chm in the Help folder of your Inventor LT 2010 installation. This will overwrite the existing full command locator. You can then access the command locator from the Get Started tab or the Help drop-down menu. (April 2009)
  • Inventor Tooling
    In this Skill Builder, explore how to use Autodesk Inventor Tooling to customize a mold base layout.
  • Manage Information
    Learn about improved migration processing and how to package an assembly file and all its file references.
  • Parts
    These Skill Builders focus on working with parts, including creating complex part shapes, editing parts on the fly, and creating and using derived parts.
  • Routed Systems
    These Skill Builders focus on ribbon cables, tube and pipe styles, and more.
  • Studio
    Learn how to animate a camera.