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Automatic Drawing Updates
Reduce errors and the need for manual checking
through automatic drawing update. Inventor as-
sociates drawing views to the original components
so any change made to a part or an assembly is au-
tomatically reflected in the drawing. Inventor also
supports global updates of drawing resources, such
as title blocks, borders, and sketched symbols.
Bill of Materials
Provide earlier visibility into accurate component
lists to improve costing and sourcing decisions.
Simplify release to manufacturing with accurate
engineering BOM data. The BOM is a single source
for managing the assembly and subassembly
structure of purchased and nonpurchased parts,
including virtual components. Timesaving features
include the following:
• Automatic numbering with support for numeric
and alpha characters, and item number override
• Material definition for virtual components, such
as glue and paint
• Direct editing of materials in the BOM table,
which allows material changes to be made to
more than one item at the same time
Associative Parts List
Automatically generate and update accurate parts
lists in a fraction of the time required by tradition-
al D methods, virtually eliminating human error.
The associative parts list enables users to maintain
an accurate parts list with part and subassembly
quantities that are automatically kept up-to-date,
organized, and populated into a drawing parts
list. Rapidly add balloons and item numbers to
assembly drawings. And users have greater flex-
ibility in customizing parts lists to meet company
standards.
Technical Illustrations
Use the presentation environment in Inventor
to quickly create technical illustrations, process
sheets, training materials, part manuals, assembly
instruction sheets, and videos to train assembly
teams on the manufacturing floor.
Design and Manufacturing Documentation