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Inventor: Is a a program that can create ideas or projects. It can create 2D and 3D projects with easy to use tools. for example the extrude button allows you to make your idea 3D and you can change different settings like how much it extrudes.
I started off by sketching the widget on triangle graph paper. then after finding that each triangle length is 1/4 I created the base of the widget on the xy plane. using the line tool i sketched out the shape of the widget. then I changed the lengths to be correct. After changing all of the dimensions I clicked the extrude button and made my shape 3D. then I started with the back side measurement and then with the one inch cube in the middle I created a rectangle to be cut out 1/4 inch deep. after cutting the rectangle out I cut the cube out by selecting the shape and clicking the extrude button then going backwards cut out the cube. then on to the tangles on the corner, by using the line tool you can create a triangle that lines up with the back line of the cube for both sides and then click the extrude button then select both and cut. then save the file as STL then bring it to maker bot where you make sure the dimensions are right. rotate the widget so there is no need for supports then save to you flash drive. bring thr flash drive to the 3D printer then select the file you created and click print.
Inventor is a tool that is used to help create ideas and what I learned from it was how to use and create on the program and how to use the 3D printers. saving and transferring files was another skill I learned from using inventor.