Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Inventor 2026

Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Inventor 2026 contains a series of seventeen (17) tutorial style lessons designed to introduce Autodesk Inventor, solid modeling, and parametric modeling. It uses a hands-on, exercise-intensive approach to all the important parametric modeling techniques and concepts.

The lessons guide the user from constructing basic shapes to building intelligent mechanical designs, to creating multi-view drawings and assembly models. Other featured topics include sheet metal design, motion analysis, 2D design reuse, collision and contact, stress analysis, 3D printing and the Autodesk Inventor 2026 Certified User Examination.

Video Training

Included with every new copy of this book is access to extensive video training. There are forty-seven videos that total nearly six hours of training in total. This video training parallels the exercises found in the text. However, the videos do more than just provide you with click by click instructions. Author Luke Jumper also includes a brief discussion of each tool, as well as rich insight into why and how the tools are used. Luke isn’t just telling you what to do, he’s showing and explaining to you how to go through the exercises while providing clear descriptions of the entire process. It’s like having him there guiding you through the book.

These videos will provide you with a wealth of information and brings the text to life. They are also an invaluable resource for people who learn best through a visual experience. These videos deliver a comprehensive overview of the tools found in Autodesk Inventor and perfectly complement and reinforce the exercises in the book.

• ✨ Complete 2026 Parametric Part Modeling and CAD Engineering Progression Matrix: Vetted educational curriculum structure that flows logically from introductory interface mechanics up to advanced mechanical assembly architectures.
• 📐 In-Depth 2D Sketching, Constraints, and Geometric Relationship Dissection: Dedicated analytical modules teaching students how to safely apply, lock down, and balance localized sketch entities, collinear relationships, and fully-defined constraint metrics.
• ⚙️ Advanced Extruded, Revolved, and Swept Material Processing Mechanics: Step-by-step instructional roadmaps covering solid feature generation, hollow shell paths, uniform wall thicknesses, and multi-axis circular patterns.
• 🧱 Multi-Component Mechanism Assembly and Mating Reference Rails: Systematically organized chapters detailing standard concentric mates, coincident alignment rules, distance locks, and dynamic mechanical joint movement limitations.
• 📋 Automated Engineering Drawing and Bill of Materials (BOM) Synthesis: High-utility optimization modules targeted at generating standard front-top-right orthographic projections, isometric detail views, section cuts, and automated inventory parts lists fluidly.
• 🛠️ Adaptive Part Design and Parent-Child Feature Hierarchy Tracks: Specialized parameters mapping out how changes to a base sketch parameter dynamically flow down to drive modifications across secondary components and assemblies near-instantly.
• 🗏 Sheet Metal Modeling, Flat Pattern Generation, and Bend Allowance Arrays: Symmetrical construction modules teaching design candidates how to build sheet metal enclosures, configure specific face bends, and compute flat pattern layouts.
• 🔬 Quantitative Material Density and Mass Property Analytics: Detailed engineering tracking layers focused on calculating cross-sectional areas, part volume parameters, volumetric center of mass positions, and total structural payload weights driverless.
• 🏗️ Integrated Cross-Platform Interactive Component Wireframe Sandboxes: Built-in structural mockups and modeling grids that let students practice organizing design steps, parsing feature trees, and checking constraint logic matrices on-screen.
• ⚙️ Advanced Kinematic Motion Simulation and Mechanism Animation Loops: Technical training modules teaching engineering candidates how to apply operational velocity drivers, simulate functional dynamic joints, check body interference zones, and render assembly mechanism movements fluidly.
• 🔩 Friction-Matched Threading, Fastener, and Content Center Selection Rails: Specialized instructional paths detailing how to quickly map standard internal/external threads, deploy unified fastener configurations, and drop pre-vetted components directly from the native Autodesk Content Center.
• 🔄 Dynamic Dual-Window Active Study and CAD Model Index Reference Rails: Performance-focused digital file format optimized to let readers cross-reference vocabulary index keys and primary textbook content side-by-side across separate browser windows smoothly.