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by Jeremy Gerdes, February 19, 2021

Using Inventor Design Accelerator Synchronous Belts to Speed up Design Time

What are Design Accelerators? Autodesk supplies many Design Accelerators within Inventor such as, Bolted Connection, Frame Generator, Shaft, O-Ring, and Spring to name just a few. Today I am focusing on Synchronous Belt Generator. Why should you use the Synchronous Belt Generator within Inventor? One reason would be to improve your design time and accuracy […]
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by Brian Mongkolpoonsuk, February 6, 2021

What you Need to Know About Upgrading your Autodesk Vault

If you are an IT or an Engineering Manager responsible for managing your Autodesk Vault server, then every year (or some cases every other year) you come across the need for upgrading and/or migrating this tool to the latest version. Doing so will allow your company to stay competitive and have access to the latest tools […]
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by Nicole Morris, January 27, 2021

How to Share AutoCAD Electrical Content

AutoCAD Electrical has a huge library of custom symbols and catalog information. However, most companies find that they need to create items that are customized for their unique needs. Having this data in a strategic or shared location can reduce rework and help to streamline your drawing process.  Check out the recent Autodesk Virtual Academy session on the topic below:     Here are some areas you need […]
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by KETIV, January 26, 2021

The CAD Interoperability Survival Guide

Multi-CAD Means Mayhem Does this sound all too familiar? • We spend hours working on suppliers’ designs before we can do any real value-added work • We waste time re-importing design changes from partnersand still have to redo all of our modifications like adding ribs or creating tool paths • The engineering firm that does […]
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by DJ Monzyk, January 20, 2021

How to Identify Opportunities to Improve Product Performance

Improving Product Capabilities, Efficiency and Preventing Failures The Hollywood view of innovation is that it’s a ‘light bulb’ moment when someone instantly comes up with an idea that rapidly materializes into a world-changing product. Reed Hastings is massively overcharged for his movie rental, so he starts Netflix and begins shipping DVD’s by mail with no […]
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by DJ Monzyk, January 15, 2021

The Innovation Challenge for Manufacturers: eBook

Innovation is key to driving sustainable, profitable growth. Enabling greater innovation is one strategy to assist in winning new contracts and retaining existing customers. Many businesses find it difficult to balance the need to innovate with the day to day demands on people and resources. Further, some businesses have not invested in technology and tools […]
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by Jeff Perez, January 11, 2021

3 Ways to Standardize Your Tube and Pipe Environment

Having trouble getting started with Inventor’s Tube and Pipe? Or are you looking to implement a standard process and procedure in your companies’ environment. Defining a standardization between Content Center, Tube and Pipe Styles and File Naming Defaults will ensure success in the utilization of the toolset. Content Center To get started, lets address the […]
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by Vihan Krishnan, January 8, 2021

An Engineering Intern’s Experience at KETIV

My name is Vihan Krishnan, and over the last couple months, I’ve been an applications engineering intern in KETIV’s Ansys division. I would like to give you an insight into what it’s like to gain experience at KETIV, the Computer-Aided Technologies (CAx) skills I’ve picked up, the support available to me, and how this experience […]
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by Jeremy Gerdes, December 1, 2020

Tech Tip: Using Inventor Design Accelerator V-Belts to Speed up Power Transmission Design

What are Design Accelerators? Autodesk supplies many Design Accelerators within Inventor, such as Bolted Connection, Frame Generator, Shaft, O-Ring, and Spring to name just a few. Today I’m focusing on V-Belt Generator. Why would you want to use the V-Belt Generator? To improve the design time and accuracy of using power transmission V-belts. Want to […]
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by Nicole Morris, November 25, 2020

Autodesk Outage on AWS

Unexpected Autodesk Outage Expecting a quiet pre-Thanksgiving catch up day, we started out with a barrage of support calls related to users not able to access their licenses and their Autodesk Account Portals. Earlier today Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced an outage in one of their data centers affecting several customers including Autodesk. Autodesk quickly […]
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by Philip Cox, November 9, 2020

Connecting Visual Studio and Autodesk Inventor for Add-ins

Using iLogic within an Inventor part can unlock many opportunities for automation. However, at some point the requirements of your desired automation outcome surpass what iLogic was designed to do.  This is when you need to leverage a full IDE like Visual Studio.  A great way to do that is by creating an Add-in. Getting […]
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by Justin Cao, November 9, 2020

Configuration Modeling in An Assembly Environment

In this blog post we will be unpacking configuration modeling in an assembly environment. Earlier in 2020, I hosted a KETIV AVA session which went over configuration modeling in Inventor at a part level and that was an easy way to dive into the iLogic interface. If you have not had the chance to watch […]
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by Cameron Whetten, October 30, 2020

Changing Content Center Parts in Inventor with iLogic

Content Center Parts in Inventor The iLogic snippet to add a Content Center in Inventor part is really powerful. Not only does it make the placement process so easy, it also lets us change the size of a content center part that has already been placed. This is a follow-up to our recent AVA session […]
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by Christine Bonney, October 27, 2020

Revit to Autodesk Inventor Automation Workflow Using iLogic

This blog and video review how Autodesk Inventor Automation can help you export data from Revit to Inventor using Inventor iLogic. In Revit, we start with a sample curtain wall that is two walls high and four frames each wall. We export the curtain wall design data into an excel spreadsheet that gives us wall […]
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by Brian Mongkolpoonsuk, September 14, 2020

4 Modeling Obstacles (and Solutions) in Autodesk Inventor Sheet Metal

Knowledge is Power – said everyone ever. This is true in all aspects of life, especially when competing against other sheet metal manufacturers! If you are striving to broaden your team’s competitiveness and stay ahead of the curve, here are 4 Tips and Tricks inside Autodesk Inventor Sheet Metal that will increase your team’s knowledge. […]
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Quick tech tips

AutoCAD Electrical Bill of Materials Report Says “No Data to Display”

Discover the solution to address the "No Data to Display" issue in the AutoCAD Electrical Bill of Materials Report. This report specifically showcases components that have been assigned catalog data. If you encounter the absence of data, follow these steps to resolve the issue...
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How to Make a Previous File Version the Latest Version in Vault Professional

Learn how to make a previous file version, the latest version of Vault Professional. Get the steps and watch the video here.
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