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IV2008 came out prior to Vista and WIn7 and is not compatible. You require at least IV2009 SP1 to run on Vista or Win7. Even trying to install IV2008 in compatibilty mode will cause problems, crashing Inventor.Your only two choices are to install your Inventor version 2008 on a Win XP machine, or purchase a newer version IV2013 version to install on your Win7 machine.No work-around or patches for IV2008 to get it to work on a O/S it wasn't designed for. If you do get it to run, don't expect this configuration to be stable and work without problems. I'm not talking about compatibility mode, I'm talking baout the virtual machine. It's basicaly Windows XP running inside of Win 7. It works if you do it right, I've used it to run non Win 7 compatible AutoDesk software before with success (although I haven't tried IV08).
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It sounds like all he wants to do is be able to open some old files, not really work in it, so I don't see any point in investing in new software for that.Although having said that, if all you want to do is open the files up, spin them around, and take some measurements, why not try Inventor viewer? Dont forget the xp virtual machine in Win 7 emulates all hardware, so doesn't take advantage of your physical hardware at all, no matter what you have. The main one to think about is the graphics card - Virtual XP only runs as a 4 meg (S3 - whatever that is) graphics card - hardly enough to do anything in 3d. So I would have a hard time recommending anyone use virtual XP for any Inventor work (tbh, I'd be surprised if Inventor ran at all).We use XP mode to use our old large format printer, and that's enough of a pain - would hate to have to use it for cad work.While on the topic of virtual XP mode - don't forget it runs as a separate pc within Win 7 so it is outside any Win 7 virus scanner, etc. So if you plan to use it then make sure to consider installing a suitable virus scanner within it - which means ANOTHER licence.
.Engineering Design and Graphics with Autodesk Inventor 2008. Appropriate for Engineering Design coursesUsing a step-by-step format, this book introduces Autodesk Inventor 12 and shows how to use Autodesk Inventor to create and document designs. The content of the book goes beyond the material normally presented in an engineering graphics text associated with CAD software to include exercises requiring students to design simple mechanisms. Sample problems and a variety of additional exercise problems reinforce the material and allow the reader to practice the techniques described.HALLMARK FEATURESStep-by-step format–throughout the text.
Allows students to work directly from the text to the screen. Provides an excellent reference during and after the course.Exercise, sample problems and projects–appear in each chapter. Provide examples of software capabilities and give students an opportunity to apply their own knowledge to realistic design situations. Includes examples of how to create an animated assembly, apply dimension to a drawing, calculate shear and bending values and more!ANSI and ISO standards–are discussed when appropriate. Introduces readers to both the ANSI and ISO standards so students learn appropriate techniques and national standards.Autodesk Learning License–is now offered via a Prentice Hall and Autodesk partnership. Receive the student version of the Autodesk Inventor 2008 software packaged with the text by using a special ISBN.
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Includes a 180-day software license agreement and a 1-year license agreement to provide adequate time for students to complete all the activities in the book. Places more importance on drawing and includes coverage of different drawing formats such as.ipt;.iam; ipn; and idw.New! More on Design Accelerator and Content Center–appears in this edition. Shows how to create and draw using these two features of the Autodesk Inventor 2008 program.New!
Chapter 9, Springs–includes coverage of compression springs, tension springs, torsion springs, and Belleville springs. Shows how to draw springs using the Standard.ipt format and the Coil command. Shows how to draw springs using the Design Accelerator.New! Chapter 10, Shafts–includes coverage of chamfers, retaining rings, retaining ring grooves, keys and keyways, splines, pins, O-rings and more!.
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