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Oscar® Honors for KETIV’s Own Scott Oshita
My role at KETIV gives me the chance to work with amazing people, both customers and our own consultants. Together, they are changing the world with the products they create. Doing what we love is reward enough, but when the world recognizes the impact we make, it’s important that we celebrate together. That’s why I’m […]
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Unlocking Autodesk Vault Lifecycles
As an engineer or designer, you’re likely faced with the challenge of sharing data with various departments in an organized manner. The dilemma comes when others have access to too much information at the wrong time. In this recap of an Autodesk Virtual Academy webcast, Nigel and I reveal how to develop workflows to get […]
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AutoCAD Help: How to Customize AutoCAD ViewCube
Have you ever found yourself working in AutoCAD and bothered by the ViewCube AutoCAD in your drawing space? Or would you just like to momentarily remove it to help edit a current design? It seems most people fall under one of two categories: Those who want nothing more than to get rid of the ViewCube […]
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Inventor Presentation Environment
Autodesk has revamped Inventor Environment with the release of Inventor 2017. What’s more, the latest version includes animations, exploded views, and snapshots, with a brand new timeline-based story panel to manage it all. In this recap of Autodesk Virtual Academy, KETIV Support Application Engineer demonstrates how to use Inventor’s Presentation environment to better document your […]
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Building Skills for the Generative Design Future
What are the skills for the future of Autodesk generative design? When I started out as a mechanical designer at Hollywood Film Company, the first thing my manager did was put me to work on the company’s assembly line. I thought to myself, “This isn’t what I signed up for,” but he explained that to […]
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Fusion 360: Manufacturing Made Easy
Fusion 360- Manufacturing Made Easy. Manufacturing has always been interesting to me. The fact that you can design a part within CAD software and then physically watch it get built is something that will forever intrigue me and motivate me to design. Growing up, I loved taking things apart, seeing what was inside, and learning […]
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The Future of Making Things with Simulation
James Herzing has been a part of the Autodesk Simulation team since 2009 and understands the rapid evolution of simulation. From Autodesk generative design to event simulation, Autodesk is changing the way engineers design and the future of make things. In this recap of Autodesk Virtual Academy, you’ll learn how Simulation software now allows you to […]
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iLogic Design Automation Webcast Recap
On Friday, January 20th, I had the pleasure of partnering with Autodesk Inventor Product Manager, Sanjay Ramaswamy, to put on an iLogic Design Automation webcast. Those who attended learned how iLogic can be used to accelerate time to market, decrease wasted resources, and automate processes to build better products. Sanjay and I highlighted some key […]
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Fusion Team & BIM 360 Team
Why do we need Fusion Team or BIM 360 Team? Many of us face challenges when trying to collaborate via email or shared network drives. Not being in sync with your engineering and design departments can create roadblocks that set your team back. The good news? These are common problems solved using a PDM software like […]
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Autodesk Virtual Academy: Guided Tutorials in Inventor
Autodesk has created an exciting platform built around users helping each other by creating tutorials in Autodesk Inventor. With the recent Inventor 2017.3 update, Guided Tutorials were improved to allow users to create their own unique content to share with the Inventor user base. In this recent session of Autodesk Virtual Academy, we were joined […]
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Autodesk Virtual Academy: Fusion 360 Collaboration
One of the greatest perks is Fusion 360 collaboration capabilities. Users can work together on projects, send models to customers, and even pull up a 3D model viewer on their phone. Fusion 360 is very diverse in its export options as well as the types of imported data it supports. In this session of Autodesk […]
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Autodesk Virtual Academy: Inventor Fundamentals – Vault Workflow Data Management
If you use Autodesk Inventor today, there should be no doubt that Autodesk Vault is an essential piece of data management to track and back up your data. Vault can fully integrate within your Inventor workflow to keep all your files safe and available at a moment’s notice. In this session of Autodesk Virtual Academy, […]
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Recap: Inventor Insider 2016
KETIV and Autodesk spent the last few months preparing for an Autodesk Inventor Insider event that would give users an exclusive look at some future functionality and features planned for upcoming releases. On December 6th and 7th, the event took place, giving users the unique opportunity to give direct feedback and see what’s coming from […]
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Autodesk Virtual Academy: Inventor 3D PDF
Export Model to Inventor 3D PDF is a great feature in Inventor that allows you to share your projects with stakeholders and team members who may not have CAD software. The PDFs created include 3D views of the design with the ability to take measurements and interact with the design on an in-depth level. In […]
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Autodesk Virtual Academy: Modifying 2D Sketches in Inventor
Autodesk Inventor is a powerful CAD tool that primarily uses parametric modeling. However, there’s much more this tool can do in regards to modeling. Inventor comes with vector-based modeling tools that can modify 2D Sketches in Inventor. It makes it a great tool for anyone moving to the 3D world with a traditional 2D background. […]
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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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