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Autodesk Virtual Academy: Panel Design in AutoCAD Electrical
Are you forced to guess on enclosure sizes or missing components from schematics? Are requisitions processed with incorrect tags and part numbers? Panel Design in AutoCAD Electrical allows you to eliminate costly errors with dynamically linked tagging and manufacturer-driven component footprints. Join us as we take a look at how to navigate this tool.
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Product Data Management Tools for Sharing Project Files
Supposedly, sharing project files with your team shouldn’t be a daily challenge. Sharing project files with your team shouldn’t be a daily challenge. Unfortunately, for many engineers, it’s a top challenge they face in the design process. In fact, 46% of those involved in product development claim “finding the right information” as a top design challenge. […]
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Top 5 Autodesk Issues & Solutions
In this Autodesk Virtual Academy webcast, Jose Paredes and Mike Razo walk us through top 5 Autodesk issues and solutions provided by the KETIV Support Team. Join us as we discuss Autodesk issues and solutions and provide a live demonstration on how to solve specific issues. To learn more and follow along with the live […]
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What’s Next in Manufacturing Forum
Join KETIV and Autodesk on October 19th for ‘What’s Next in Manufacturing,’ a live event at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA. Amar Hanspal, Senior VP of Products at Autodesk, will share his perspective on the latest trends in manufacturing and what your business needs to do to stay ahead of competition.
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Firefly Space Systems – Soul of the Machine
Autodesk recently shared ‘Soul of the Machine – Episode 2‘ with Tom Markusic of Firefly Space Systems. The video dives into the story behind Firefly’s successful history. Within the first 3 years of the company’s conception, they’ve grown exponentially. From starting with a handful of engineers and growing to a team of over 160, it’s not […]
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More Effective Collaboration with PDM
Helping engineers work together more efficiently is one of the fundamental functions Autodesk Vault and effective collaboration with PDM software. In fact, more than a quarter of professional engineers say that collaboration with internal colleagues and conflicting versions of documentation are significant problems they face every day.
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Inventor Connected Design on A360
The recent Autodesk Virtual Academy webcast explored Inventor Connected Design on A360. KETIV’s Jonathan Kriek and Autodesk Product Manager Loren Welch provided a live demonstration of how Connected Design works and how easily it can be implemented, increasing collaboration between everyone involved in your project. So let’s go over a few of the topics they discussed, as […]
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Carl Bass Speaks at Design Now: Digital Conference
Last week at the Design Now: Digital Conference, Autodesk CEO Carl Bass hosted a presentation on The Future of Making Things and the latest advances in technologies surrounding 3D design and engineering. He explored updates to the Autodesk software, walked us through his personal journey, and discussed how technology is changing and innovating into the […]
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Fusion Lifecycle Adds Cloud-Based Product Data Management
How Fusion Lifecycle adds Cloud-based Product Data Management Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to attend a session in our office from Brian Roepke, Sr. Director Product Development from Autodesk. He also happens to be the innovator and creator of Autodesk Vault. Some of the perks of my job are being on the cutting edge and […]
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Dive into Autodesk Industry Collections
The KETIV team recently hosted a webcast and posted the video to our KETIV YouTube channel regarding Autodesk’s Industry Collections. Autodesk has updated the way new and future customers are able to access Autodesk’s programs through a more flexible, simple, and value-focused subscription model.
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Changing the Autodesk Contract Manager
Recently, we received a case where a client needed to change the Autodesk Contract Manager from himself to another employee. The scenario where you’ll have to change your contract manager will most likely not happen very often. Nonetheless, it is still important to know the steps for changing the contract manager on the off chance […]
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How Much Time Are You Wasting Managing Data?
On average, engineers spend 15% of their time reviewing and managing data. Some even waste up to the equivalent of one day a week or more. With many engineering and manufacturing tools on the Windows platform, engineers feel that Windows should be plenty when it comes to managing data. The reality is, Windows Explorer wasn’t […]
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New to AutoCAD 2017 – Importing PDF Files
This post will walk you through the new feature of being able to import PDF files into your drawing files. PDF files have been added to the Import File formats, and now you can import the geometry, TrueType text, and raster images from a PDF file or underlay them into your drawing as AutoCAD 2017 […]
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AVA Closer Look: Configurator 360
In the last post, you followed up on the AVA: iLogic and Configurator 360 session and you were introduced to iLogic and its interface. So today you’re going to continue on to the second half of the session and delve into Configurator 360. The goal is that you’ll understand how to access Configurator 360, how […]
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Creating a Content Center Library and Category
When using Content Center for the first time in Inventor 2017 you can sometimes run into some trouble when trying to create a new Category. The fix for it is simple and easy to learn, and to help you this post will walk you through each step of the process such as how to create […]
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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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