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by Nicole Morris, November 18, 2019

What you Need to Know About the Recent Microsoft Office Update Affecting AutoCAD Electrical

Update: Microsoft released an update that resolves this issue. Allow windows to install every and all necessary updates, reboot as needed. You may also need to delete your project database. Close AutoCAD Electrical The project databases can be found in your File Explorer folder C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical 20xx\Rxx.1\enu\Support\User Locate  and delete any recent <project>.mdb and <project>.mdl […]
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by Jose Paredes, November 7, 2019

Autodesk Virtual Academy: 20 Essential Vault Tips

Using Autodesk Vault can seem like a daunting task when it is introduced to your workflow; luckily, there are some tools and tips that can help speed up your process. Here are some of the ones that we went over in Autodesk Virtual Academy, which you can view below: KETIV Autodesk Virtual Academy: 20 Essential […]
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by Jose Paredes, November 1, 2019

Top Tips to Avoid IT Compliance Issues with Vault 2019

Avoid IT Compliance issues now with Vault 2019 One of the hardest things to keep track of in a work environment is whether the data that is being worked with is compliant with the guidelines in place for each business. Wondering if the documents have been reviewed or approved, sometimes the guidelines aren’t outlined clearly […]
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by Jose Paredes, October 31, 2019

How to Facilitate Internal and External Collaboration within your Organization 

Collaboration within your organization can sometimes cause confusion and slow down the production of new files. Whether visibility into what someone else on the team is working on, or outside engineers not being able to access the design data that they need, Autodesk Vault has ways of ensuring that collaboration works smoothly. Vault ensures that […]
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by Javier Chavez, October 30, 2019

How to Reduce Re-Work from Incorrect Data

Vault, a Product Data Management (PDM) solution, helps reduce re-work from incorrect data. No one likes to do things twice. Or even worse; multiple times. Re-work like this is caused by not having the right information. Having your engineering data stored in multiple places creates confusion and, in many cases can result in data loss. […]
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by Brian Mongkolpoonsuk, October 28, 2019

The Journey to Advanced CAM Certification

You may or may not have recently heard that KETIV has recently been certified in Advanced Manufacturing by our partners over at Autodesk. A number of my fellow Application Engineers and Sales Team members had to pass a series of tests that affirm our knowledge and skills as an organization that can support Advanced CAM […]
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by Jose Paredes, October 25, 2019

Extending PDM: Beyond Design Data Management

Many companies have been able to spend less time on data management and achieve their goals. Top Performers Better Leverage Data Management, Hit Product Development Targets Research by Tech-Clarity finds that the current state of design data management continues to yield too many problems, too much wasted time, and missed product development targets. However, top […]
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by Jose Paredes, October 24, 2019

Definitive Guide to Product Data Management

Engineers spend, on average, 15% of their time managing data—and some routinely waste the equivalent of one day a week or more. Then, when you need to share this data with colleagues, you have to release and track a series of PDFs, spreadsheets, and design files, and it only gets more complicated when working with […]
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by Jose Paredes, October 16, 2019

Vault On-Demand Webinars

Introduce the Vault On-Demand webinars At the heart of every organization lies the data that it stores. Autodesk Vault software is PDM software that makes it easy to manage all of your data in one central location. It empowers you to accelerate your design processes and streamline both internal and external collaboration. With Autodesk Vault, […]
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by Alex Alvarez, October 8, 2019

11 Factors for Efficient Mold Cooling

How cool is that? In every minute of cycle time, cooling consumes the vast majority of clock-ticks. That makes it an important factor in determining the profitability of a part. Mold and part designers understand the implications, relying on some combination of expertise, experience, intuition, prototyping and CAE analysis to develop trusted cooling system designs. […]
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by Nikhil Venkat, October 2, 2019

Design Exploration with Autodesk Moldflow

For every injection molded plastic part, there are a potentially limitless number of ways to design and manufacture it. Every mold engineer wants to find the way that produces the best results, whether functional or cosmetic or both, for the lowest cost. However, this can be incredibly difficult to do, whether you are designing a […]
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by Nicole Church, September 30, 2019

Women in Manufacturing SUMMIT

Last week I had the opportunity to participate in the Women in Manufacturing SUMMIT Conference. The theme of the conference was reach greater heights, a fitting title as it was held in Denver, Colorado.  I had never attended a conference dedicated solely to women and had high expectations. One unique part of the conference was […]
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by DJ Monzyk, September 27, 2019

PDMC On-Demand Webinars

Why having PDMC On Demand Webinars? The Product Design and Manufacturing Collection gives you the power to bring together the product development process from conceptual design to product manufacturing, all in one connected workflow. Why do we love the Product Design and Manufacturing Collection? You get access to the full collection of tools that work […]
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by Brian Mongkolpoonsuk, September 24, 2019

Inventor On-Demand Webinars

With a powerful blend of parametric, direct, freeform, and rules-based design and documentation capabilities, Inventor has been a trusted partner to engineers and designers for the past 20 years. With the 2020 software update, Inventor incorporated integrated tools for sheet metal, frame design, tube and pipe, cable & harness, presentations, rendering, simulation, machine design and […]
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by Jorge Fernandez, September 4, 2019

33 Essential AutoCAD Tips

Architects, engineers, and design professionals rely on Autodesk AutoCAD to create precise 2D drawings and 3D models. Whether you’ve been using AutoCAD for 30 years or 3 months, we’ve put together a list of essential tips to help any AutoCAD user. From keyboard shortcuts to dynamic blocks, this list of AutoCAD tips will help you […]
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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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