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SolidSteel parametric for Autodesk Inventor is intuitive to use, and new users with CAD experience will quickly find their way around the software.

To make the experience as barrier-free as possible, we recommend the video tutorials offered here as a supplement to the detailed user manual. The videos build on each other and are "as short as necessary" to show all required steps in an understandable way, but not too long.

Table of contents

• Installation, registration & first steps

• Profiles

• Cuts

• End plates

• Ribs

• Gusset plates

• Base plates

• Miter plates

• Bolting

• Clip Angle Connections

• Railing templates

In this video you will get important information about installation, registration and the first steps with SolidSteel parametric for Autodesk Inventor.

Chapters

0:00 Installation
1:36 Registration
2:20 First Steps
2:50 Select and place profiles
3:18 Parametric changes

This video will teach you everything you need to know about selecting, placing and modifying profiles.

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:45 Profile selection & basic placement
2:15 Parallel offsets
2:52 Rotation and flipping start- and endpoint
4:47 Free offsets
6:44 Free offsets and parametric changes
7:23 Modifying and deleting profiles
8:19 Technical details and renaming parts

Cuts are essential to steel design. SolidSteel parametric for Autodesk Inventor is equipped with extensive cutting features to get the job done with a high degree of automation. Watch the tutorial video to learn all about face, miter, and cope cuts and how to remove them.

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:37 Face Cuts
2:47 Miter Cuts
4:02 Cope Cuts
6:34 Remove Cuts

Create all types of end plates, including bolting and automatic generation of welded assemblies.

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:41 Single end plates & general settings
3:34 Double end plates with identical plates
4:22 Double end plates with non-identical plates
5:27 Non bending resistant end plates
6:01 Non rectangular end plate connections
6:39 Change existing end plate connections
7:08 Remove existing end plate connections

Learn all about ribs in this SolidSteel parametric for Autodesk Inventor tutorial. This video covers everything from basic placement and alignment to geometric shapes and how they behave with parametric changes.

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:31 Ribs overview / basics
2:17 Behavior of differently placed ribs with parametric changes
3:11 Deleting ribs
3:44 Alignment, ribtypes, cornertypes
5:19 Colinear alignment
6:18 More manual settings

Learn all about gusset and fin plates in this SolidSteel parametric for Autodesk Inventor tutorial.

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:36 Gusset plate basics
4:13 Welded assemblies
4:35 Parametric changes
5:25 More usage for the gusset feature
7:05 Working with standard parts

For base plates, as a link between columns and foundation, SolidSteel parametric has its own function. The base plate function provides setting options for all conditions and optionally for the definition of shear studs.

Miter plates are a special type of end plate. SolidSteel parametric for Autodesk Inventor provides a specialized tool for miter plates that automatically calculates the angle bisector after selecting two beams and places the miter plates. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the tool through a typical example, including customization of the plates and parametric changes to the demo assembly in just under 5.5 minutes.

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:16 Sketch and profiles
0:32 Difference between end plate and miter plate
1:05 Inserting a miter
1:27 Customization options in the dialog
2:35 Defining the bolted joint
3:38 Parametric changes
4:32 Optimizing the hole pattern
5:03 Deleting miter plates

Bolted connections are fundamental to steel design. Of course, SolidSteel parametric for Autodesk Inventor also includes a tool for manual bolting. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use it in just 3,5 minutes, using a splice joint connection and a side-mounted railing as examples.

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:25 Using the dialog
0:44 Defining the bolted connection
1:04 Inserting the bolted connection
1:26 Changing the orientation of the bolts
2:04 Usage incl. automatic generation of holes

SolidSteel parametric provides convenient features for all common connections in steel design, including angle connections. To place a clip angle connection, you only need to select two connection faces. In addition to an international profile library for angles, the tool dialog provides all functions for accurate placement, including bolting.
In this tutorial you will learn how to use the clip angle feature including the customization of the angle connection in less than 5 minutes.

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:17 Demo assembly
0:32 Inserting a clip angle connection
0:47 Insert Options
1:19 Customization options in the dialog
1:45 Offsets
2:06 Defining hole pattern
2:50 Defining bolted connections
3:50 Insert and result
4:06 Modifying clip angle connections
4:31 Deleting clip angle connections

Creating railings in Autodesk Inventor is quick and easy with SolidSteel parametric using the included railing templates.
But how do I create my own railing templates? We explain this in this video tutorial for both top-mounted and side-mounted railings.

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:29 Preparation
1:02 Sketch
1:51 Dimensioning the sketch
2:39 Parameters for controlling the sketch
4:47 Defining railing profiles
5:18 Define pattern
6:34 Testing the railing template
6:54 Adding railings to the database
7:57 Place railings in assembly
9:25 Railing template for side mounting