Inventor Presentation
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New→Presentation
Click on the arrow next to New to pull up the same units and format as you previously had open, or click on the word "New" to pull up the menu that lets you choose units and specific formats:
arrow→generic
click on word→specific formats
You can insert your assembly into the presentation when you first create the presentation
Or you can "cancel" out of the opening screen,
open up a blank presentation, and "Insert Model" later
Your opening screen should have a model space, snapshot views,
a storyboard, and ribbon with tools. If you are missing anything,
just go to View→User Interface→click on all of the tools you want to have access to
Have a look around in the model tab - you can access each part in your assembly here,
modify your drawings, turn visibility on or off, etc.
Right click on the corner of your view cube, experiment with the different presentation views.
Position your assembly with a clear orientation
Click on "New Snapshot View" to snap a picture,
then right click on the view to rename, make a jpg, etc.
Pull the slider on the storyboard to some time (4 seconds) to start creating a movie
Tweak components→right click on one of the arms, and pull it away.
To showcase your work, take all of the pieces apart, and show how it is assembled.
Choose the time for your animation, if you want a trail etc.
After you click on the green check mark, your tweak shows up in your storyboard.
Play the movie, click and drag the animations on your storyboard to change the time and order
Try out a rotational tweak, and notice where the tweaks are being stored in your model space
and in your storyboard. Drag the blue rectangles in your storyboard to change the time
and order of the animations
Take apart and move each piece in your assembly to allow viewer to clearly see everything:
capture camera -
rotate assembly to a new view
click on capture camera
adjust timing in the story board
Experiment with some of the visual styles and backgrounds:
When you are finished, save the video!
