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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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What is Advance Steel?
In a recent webcast, our Autodesk Virtual Academy session covered Advance Steel and highlighted a number of key features available in the tool. Julio Alfaro (Autodesk Advance Steel Team) took us through some of the functionality and showed a live demonstration of what you can do in the tool. In this post, we will cover […]
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What’s New in Inventor 2017 R2
Last week, Autodesk released the Inventor 2017 R2 update which includes productivity enhancements voted on by Inventor users worldwide. Over 40 enhancements have been made in sketching, part and assembly modeling, design automation, drawings, interoperability, and presentations to help you get your work done faster and make great products. Today, I’ll show you some of my favorites.
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Recap: In-House Vault Care Workshop 7/28
Yesterday, KETIV Technologies hosted its first Autodesk Virtual Academy Double-Header. Aside from our normal weekly webcast at 10 am, we also hosted a special in-house workshop for a large group of local customers and AVA subscribers. The in-person event reviewed the capabilities of Autodesk’s data management tool, Autodesk Vault, as well as how to maintain […]
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In-Person Vault Care Workshop Event
We have answers to all your Autodesk Vault questions. Whether it’s a simple question or a technical question particular to your organizational setup, we can answer it all at our special in-person Autodesk Virtual Academy workshop here at our Brea, CA offices.
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Upcoming Autodesk License Changes
In last week’s webcast, Nigel Ambayec and Joe Mouradian explained the upcoming changes to perpetual licenses that are coming at the end of July. In addition, they provided best practices so you can best prepare for the transition.
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Autodesk Virtual Academy: Factory Design Utilities
This past Autodesk Virtual Academy covered Factory Design utilities and the workflows inside of AutoCAD and Inventor. So we’re going to go over just a few of the highlights from the first half of the session. To find out more you’ll have to check out the video for yourself on the KETIV YouTube channel.
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KETIV Training Services: Keep Learning & Advancing
Change is a fact of life in manufacturing today. Systems, methods, and processes are evolving every year, making new efficiencies possible and giving us new, more agile approaches to production. That’s good news for the industry overall, but it means that you need to keep learning to stay competitive. At KETIV, we make that kind […]
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What’s New in Fusion 360
When Autodesk created Fusion 360, they planned it a bit different then their other products. Instead of coming out with a yearly version they promised to continually update it so that everyone will alwyas have the latest version. Well, Autodesk continues to hold up that promise as they just released a large update. Check out some of the […]
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KETIV Meetup: Welcome to Fusion 360
Hello everyone! It’s time for another Fusion 360 Meetup. This month, KETIV is partnering with the Autodesk Fusion 360 Team in order to bring this to reality. Join the Los Angeles Fusion 360 Meetup group, where you’ll join engineers, designers, makers, startups, students and like-minded design experts in conversation about building great products. When: Tuesday, June […]
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How to Find Materials using Inventor Region Properties
How to find Inventor material properties This post is going take you through and explain how you can find the material properties of a design using the Inventor Region Properties command. Normally, we use the Region Properties tool to evaluate the area, perimeter, and the Area Moment of Inertia properties of sketch loops. It then […]
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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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