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Autodesk Future of Making Digital Conference

The Era of Connection will require you to change the way you design, manufacture, and build. Learn how others are capitalizing on new, disruptive technologies to outperform the competition.
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Restore a Missing Vault Tab in Inventor

One of the most common issues we run into here at the KETIV Support desk is how to restore the Vault tab if it goes missing in Inventor. We’ll show you three ways to solve this issue so you can get your Vault tab back.
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KETIV Welcomes CAD Tech Solutions Customers

CAD Tech Solutions has chosen KETIV Technologies to take over providing their former customers with Autodesk software licensing, consulting, training, and support services. “After extensive research of all Autodesk partners, we selected KETIV due to its proven expertise in successfully implementing Autodesk solutions and their strong reputation of achieving customer success,” said Robert Gonzalez, Owner […]
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Introducing Autodesk Industry Collections

The way you design and build is changing rapidly, which also changes the tools you use and the ways companies and individuals buy and access software. Autodesk is introducing Industry Collections as a way of delivering on their promise to offer greater value, more flexibility, and a simplified customer experience. Autodesk Industry Collections will offer […]
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New Autodesk Desktop App

Users have been calling into KETIV Support with concerns about the update notification they’ve received announcing that Autodesk Application Manager is being replaced by the Autodesk desktop app. So we felt we should address some of these concerns, as well as go over what exactly this new desktop application is.
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Consolidating License Files for Multiple Products

Every Network License product you own needs it’s own license file and we recently showed you how you can create this file. However, if you have more than one Network License Autodesk product, you’ll need to combine the license files for each of your products into one single license file. Today, we’ll give you some […]
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How to Download Your Autodesk Software

In the past weeks we have covered a lot of info for the new 2017 products such as new features, updating LMTools, and generating new Network License files. Now it’s finally time to go over how to get your hands on the new 2017 software so you can try it out for yourself. To start you […]
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Generating Network License Files – Made Easy

With the release of the new 2017 Autodesk products comes a to-do list that needs to be completed before you can finally play around and use your new products. For network license users, this means you’ll need to update your Autodesk Network License Manager (LMTools) and generate a new Network License file. In this post we’ll go over […]
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What’s New in Autodesk Inventor 2017 – Roundup

(Find links to all our posts and videos on the new features below) With Autodesk releasing their new line of products there is an abundant number of new features and improvements. It almost seems like there are too many to keep up with and that’s why we at KETIV are striving to keep our customers […]
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What’s New in Autodesk Inventor 2017 – Part 7

« Read Part 6 Tube and Pipe What is it? The Tube and Pipe environment in Inventor 2017 recieved upgrades to make your life easier. The Find in Browser context menu option is now enabled during route creation and also when placing flexible hose fittings. Two new context menu options, Offset Point, and Intermediate Point, were […]
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What’s New in Autodesk Inventor 2017 – Part 6

« Read Part 5 Read Part 7 » Presentation Environment What is it? Inventor 2017 has implemented workflow improvements over older releases for creating presentations of exploded views, animations, assembly instructions, and drawings of your parts and assemblies.
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What’s New in Autodesk Inventor 2017 – Part 5

« Read Part 4 Read Part 6 » Connected Design What Is It? Connect with collaborators and review feedback directly in Inventor. Design shares can also be created in Inventor and sent to A360.
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What’s New in Autodesk Inventor 2017 – Part 4

« Read Part 3 Read Part 5 » Full Windows 10 and High-Res (4K) Monitor Support What is it? Autodesk has listened! With more users switching to the newest operating systems and monitor technology, software compatibility issues have plagued some users. Two of the most common issues were Windows 10 and high-resolution displays. There have […]
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What’s New in Autodesk Inventor 2017 – Part 3

« Read Part 2 Read Part 4 » 3D PDF Publishing What is it? Autodesk has finally integrated the capability to export 3D PDFs from Inventor. Users can now export their models in 3D PDF format to be viewed in Adobe Acrobat Reader. There are also options to create custom 3D PDF templates to change […]
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What’s New in Autodesk Inventor 2017 – Part 2

« Read Part 1 Read Part 3 » Component Transparency What is it? You can now toggle the transparency of a component in an assembly without applying an Appearance override.
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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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