Autodesk Inventor 101: Assembly Joints

Tips & Tricks

If you spend any time inside of Autodesk Inventor, you’ll eventually find yourself working with assembly joints. Assemblies are crucial final steps in the design process and they necessitate that you understand how all different joints function together. From Slider joints to ball joints, mastering different joint techniques within Inventor will only serve to speed up your assembly process. Take a look a the videos below, organized by joint types, and get a good idea of what each different joint is used for and how to implement them.

Slider Joints

Cylindrical Joints

Ball Joints

Rigid Joints

Planar Joints



Trevor English

Trevor is a civil engineer (B.S.) who has made a career out of engineering and technical communication. His work has appeared on Curiosity, BBC, Interesting Engineering and other sites across the web. Originally the Chief editor for Interesting Engineering back in 2016, he now works with software & tech companies, aiding them in content marketing and technical communication. Currently living in Texas, he’s also a published children’s book author and producer for the YouTube channel Concerning Reality.

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