Make Autodesk University Vegas 2019 your own…..Vote today
Every year we get thousands of class proposals for Autodesk University Vegas from customers, partners, third-party developers, and employees. This is an incredible testimony to the multitudes of...
View ArticleInventor Workflow Feedback Opportunity – Portland Area or Online
Are you interested in interoperability between Inventor and Revit or model states in parts and assemblies? Would like to talk directly with the software developers and product managers who are...
View ArticleLoose Tolerances | The Seven Deadly Sins of 3D Part Modeling 04
Have you ever tried to model a shape with Autodesk Inventor and failed? I have, many times! In the previous post in this series, we learned about the 3D Modelling deadly sins of ‘Singularities’ and...
View ArticleFilleting Best Practice | Get Smart with Inventor Part Modelling 05
In post 04 of this series, we found out what the patch command does, and when we might want to use it instead of loft. In this post we’ll focus in on filleting best practice. We will learn the best way...
View ArticleInventor 2020.1 What’s New
We hope everyone has been enjoying all the great new features and enhancements that have been included in Inventor 2020. We are back with more enhancements in 2020.1 that are going to speed up and...
View ArticleIntroduction | Reliable Part Modelling 01
Why is parametric modelling so hard? One minute you have a perfectly good model, looking fine, the next minute EXPLOSION! I know that this has happened to you – it’s happened to me too. How to use...
View ArticleDesign Intent | Reliable Part Modelling 02
If I gave you a model of a 50mm by 50mm by 6mm steel plate, with an M10 clearance hole through the middle of the face, and asked you to change the width of that plate – what should happen to the hole?...
View ArticleHow young engineers are using Autodesk software to address the skills gap
Daniel Youd first gained experience with BAC in 2015, and ever since has strived to be a part of the innovative work the company produces. Fast forward to 2019 and Daniel is now using Autodesk software...
View ArticleAutodesk University Vegas 2019 – Celebrating 20 years of Inventor users with...
Autodesk University is always a great event for networking and learning, but 2019 is a special year for those of us who have been working with Autodesk Inventor for a while. In the fall of 1999, I was...
View ArticlePreparation | Reliable Part Modelling 03
When my drawing office moved from 2D CAD to 3D CAD with Autodesk Inventor, we noticed a significant upturn in productivity. Why? AutoCAD has a single document environment. If one of your colleagues is...
View ArticleExecution | Reliable Part Modelling 04
In part 03 of this series, we learned how to set up our environment for success, by adjusting our templates and application options and standardising our parameter and feature naming schemas. In this...
View ArticleCommunication | Reliable Part Modelling 05
Click here to read part 04 of this series ‘Execution’, in which we learned what we need to consider when building reliable part models, during the modelling process itself. In this post we will learn...
View ArticleInventor Tolerance Analysis 2020.1 update and new Inventor Tolerance Analysis...
Inventor Tolerance Analysis 2020.1 update and new Inventor Tolerance Analysis Forum Since the release of Inventor Tolerance Analysis on November 2019, we’ve gathered user feedback and added some key...
View ArticleManufacturing classes at Autodesk University
Are you interested in manufacturing and attending Autodesk University in Las Vegas? Keep reading for a list of four classes you should consider. Launching a new product is no small feat. The same...
View ArticleAutodesk University 2019 – don’t miss out!
Are you attending Autodesk University 2019? Great! I know that you’ll have great fun exploring new ideas, learning about Autodesk software and connecting with your peers… Luke and Paul are so excited...
View ArticleWhat Does the Product Design and Manufacturing Collection Have That You Need
What Does the Product Design and Manufacturing Collection Have That You Need Not that long ago, a colleague mentioned that she had struggled to explain the “hype” about the Product Design and...
View ArticleWhat’s trending? Not just for social media but for manufacturing too
It’s funny how ‘trending’ is directly associated with social media nowadays, but let me tell you what else is trending: Manufacturing. Think about it. In the last 30 years, we went from 2D drafting...
View ArticleInventor 2020.2 Update and Public Roadmap
Inventor 2020.2 Update On November 14th, the Inventor 2020.2 update was available. This update focused on delivering on user requests. All in all, over 15 user-driven enhancements were implemented with...
View ArticleBetter Starts Here at Autodesk University 2019 Main Stage
This week is the event of the year for Autodesk, Autodesk University 2019. Taking up the massive Sands convention center in Las Vegas, the conference is the pinnacle of innovation of Autodesk products....
View ArticleNew Technologies Transform What is Possible with #WeMake
Autodesk manufacturing has adopted a new mantra, one representative of you as the customer and us as your partner. That new mantra is We Make. This idea symbolizes what Autodesk manufacturing solutions...
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