It would be important to include the ability to exclude components from the section which would be important when sectioning outer components to reveal the internal components. If a snapshot was created it would include the state of the section. As it would add a key to the storyboard this would allow for the fade-in and -out of the cross section and ability to activate it when required. I envision this as a Storyboard level tool, no different than visibility and opacity. The Inventor assembly environment includes sectioning tools to create quarter, half, and three quarter section views. I want this functionality within Inventor Presentations. This functionality already exists within 3D PDFs, but it would be useful while working on Inventor Presentations.
When selecting a component within the modeling window, it highlights in the Parts List. So, when selecting a row within the Parts List the components highlight in the modeling window. With the implementation of Parts List functionality, a natural progression is the inclusion of cross highlighting. It would provide the ability to control the balloon shape just like within drawings. It is assumed Inventor would balloon the part with the item number, part number, or whatever iProperty required. This also has to include the ability to select at the subassembly or at the part level, so that the balloons match the BOM hierarchy shown in the Parts List. It would make sense to also include a semi-auto tool to select components and quickly place the balloons. If I insert a Parts List, the components need to be called out. In conjunction with Parts Lists, Inventor Presentations require ballooning tools. I also think it is critical to include filters so that you can quickly match the visibility and quantity shown in the Parts List to what is shown in the active Snap Shot. So within Inventor, the style options need to include font, text height, column justification, and column widths. However, Inventor Publisher’s Part List was very limited in managing the appearance. Again, this isn’t much different than what was included in Inventor Publisher. This should mimic the drawing Part List in that I want to select the columns (properties), the sort order, and the ability to manage the style. This provides the ability to insert representations of the BOM into the Snap Shot. In subsequent releases, I’d want the addition of Parts List tools. Please vote up Rusty Belcher’s idea in the Ideastation and also Frédéric Sanchou’s Bill of Materials and Parts Lists This is the type of information I’d love to add to my Inventor Presentations.
The following screen shots are from Inventor Publisher 2011, presented by Rob Cohee and Autodesk. This also provides functionality that is missing from the now defunct Inventor Publisher. The General Note then provides valuable information for the current step in the process. Why do this? Add dimensions to locate components, hole notes and GD&T symbols to call out key features of the design, and add leaders to call out specific part information. This allows the addition of the desired (and needed) annotations. When editing the Snap Shot, the same Annotate tab as with assemblies becomes active. My vision with the initial iteration of this feature set, Autodesk embeds 3D Annotations into Snap Shots. So, just flip the switch, and add it to Inventor Presentations. This provides the ability to add dimensions, leaders, and other 3D annotations to document the design. Autodesk Inventor provides 3D Model Based Definition (MBD) in the part and assembly environments. The recipient as the people who will be receiving the videos, images, drawings, 3D PDFs, and DWFs generated from the IPNs. In this second look at Inventor Presentations, I want features to expand the recipient experience. The PBOM is a major step, but just one piece of this proposed kick ass communication tool. This Presentation Bill of Materials (PBOM) would allow for the extension of Inventor information outside just the normal manufacturing flow and into the world of service, technical communication, and online parts catalogs. In my previous post, I made the suggestion Autodesk should add a PBOM to Inventor Presentations.
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