This course is intended for new Autodesk Inventor users that incorporate the Substation Design Suite™ Physical for Inventor (SDS P4I) design tools in their substation design. Its goal is to provide students with a working understanding of Autodesk Inventor and the SDS P4I product through a practice-intensive curriculum, including hands-on modeling work where users will be able to achieve a better understanding of the SDS P4I product.

Students will learn the key skills and knowledge required to design models using Autodesk Inventor, starting with conceptual sketching, through to solid modeling, assembly design, and drawing production.

This course will also cover substation modeling strategy, an introduction to SDS-P4I, above-grade tools, below-grade tools, substation designer tools, and advanced SDS capabilities. Throughout the course, users will also be presented with Spatial Business System’s recommended modeling strategies for substation design.

This course was designed to cover everything your organization will need to get started with Autodesk Inventor and Substation Design Suite Physical for Inventor.

Topics Covered in this Substation Design Suite Physical for Inventor Training Course
In Autodesk Inventor:

• Understanding the Autodesk Inventor software interface
• Creating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketches
• Creating and editing the solid base 3D feature from a sketch
• Creating and editing secondary solid features that are sketched and placed
• Creating equations and working with parameters
• Manipulating the display of the model geometry and the Model browser
• Using and creating work features in a model and to create a site skeleton
• Duplicating geometry in the model
• Placing and constraining/connecting parts in assemblies
• Manipulating the display of components in an assembly
• Modifying and analyzing the components in an assembly
• Creating model states in part and assembly files
• Creating a simplified part from a complex assembly
• Creating and editing an assembly bill of materials
• Creating and annotating drawings and views
• Importing data for use in Inventor
• Resolving feature failures
• Customizing the Autodesk Inventor environment
• Creating and using custom sketched symbols

In SDS P4I:

• Electrical clearance design checks for phase to ground and phase to phase
• Lightning protection using rolling spheres and cones
• Placing lightning shield wire
• Placing, editing, and updating cables
• Adjusting cable sag
• Placing, editing, and updating bus fittings
• Placing and routing conduit
• Placing and routing cable trenches
• Creating ground grids and grounding leads
• Simple placement of NEMA fittings
• Simple placement of items with bolt circle mounts

Prerequisites for this Substation Design Suite Physical for Inventor Training Course:
As an introductory course, it does not assume prior knowledge of any 3D modeling or CAD software. You need to be experienced with the Windows operating system, and having a background in drafting of 3D parts is recommended.

Course description shown for SDS-P4I .
Topics, curriculum, and/or prerequisites may change depending on software version.