Inventor - Quick tip - AutoDrop

By Florentina Stirbu

When placing Content centre parts, users can take advantage of the Auto-drop functionality. This is available for specific content categories such as Bolts (except for the other sub category), nuts, washers (except for ball washers), clevis pins, bearings and circlips.

Auto-drop can be toggled on-off before placement – when it’s turned on, it automatically selects the appropriate size and places the part. With Auto-drop off, users must select the size themselves, then place the part in relation to the relevant feature.

Below is an example of a bolt placement with and without Auto-Drop: