Creating Basic Geometry in Autodesk Inventor

In this 2nd session of Autodesk Inventor Automation Academy, we continue building on the Inventor Add-In framework by creating basic geometry directly through the Autodesk Inventor API. You’ll learn how to connect a custom WinForm interface to Inventor functionality, so users can generate geometry based on live inputs and button-driven actions.

This session focuses on practical automation techniques engineers can actually build on. We’ll walk through creating forms, wiring up controls and events, and using those inputs to drive sketch and extrude operations inside Inventor. If you’re getting started with Inventor automation, this is where the workflow starts becoming interactive and real.

Our agenda:

• Expanding the Inventor Add-In framework
• Creating WinForms interfaces
• Working with buttons, labels, and user inputs
• Triggering Inventor API actions from UI controls
• Creating basic geometry and extrusions through automation

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