Sketching using the updated Precise Input Command in Autodesk Inventor

May 19, 2023 Jennifer MacMillan

When teaching new Inventor students, I always like to mention the Precise Input tool for sketching. I often find some students love it, whereas others may not ever use it because they want to add entities with less precision and then dimension/constrain them on their own. Over the last five”ish” years, the Inventor interface has been moving to mini-toolbars and palettes and now with Inventor 2024, Autodesk has transitioned Precise Input to the convenient mini-toolbar interface.

For those of you that want to learn the workflow, you can watch the following video.

I hope that this helps!

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Manager – Learning Content Development<br><br>Trained in Instructional Design, Jennifer uses her skills to develop instructor-led and web-based training products as well as knowledge profiling tools. Jennifer has achieved the Autodesk Certified Professional certification for Inventor and is also recognized as an Autodesk Certified Instructor (ACI). She enjoys teaching the training courses that she authors and is also very skilled in providing technical support to end-users. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree as well as a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Dalhousie University.
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