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Is It Finally the Year of Virtual Reality?
For many people, when they hear “virtual reality” it conjures up thoughts of terrible movies like Johnny Mnemonic or The Lawnmower Man or Nintendo’s short lived game console the Virtual Boy. Half-cocked ideas from the mid-nineties, a time when we just barely started rending 3d graphics on home computers, much less photorealistic, stereoscopic images. Without […]
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AVA Closer Look: ForceEffect
A few weeks back, Rich Sanchez, one of our Application Engineers here at KETIV, introduced us to what is new in Inventor 2016 R2 and touched on ForceEffect and Shape generator. Today, we’ll show you how to use it. ForceEffect was originally introduced back in November 2011 as a mobile application, but for the first time since […]
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AutoCAD: Hit Me With Your Flatshot
As KETIV’s resident AutoCAD certified instructor and our AutoCAD support point of contact, I’ve pretty much seen it all when it comes to using and supporting the software. I’m sure power users like yourselves feel the same way, but there’s always that one command that you’ve just never heard of or used. That one command is called […]
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Cleaning-Up with Workspace Sync
Many of us that use Vault regularly have run into the issue of our workspace becoming cluttered. This “clutter” accumulation happens when a user gets or checks out files from Vault. When files are checked out they are then copied on to the local working folder or workspace. Over time, files that are no longer necessary or […]
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How to Change Dimensions in Inventor
At some point, most users will run into some kind of dilemma that’s linked to dimension styles in Autodesk Inventor software. If you’re designing an engine you’ll want different dimension style than say, a watch. Or maybe your project is growing into something that needs a different style than when it started. I’ll show you […]
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Let Them Take It for a Test Drive…
We have had the great experience in making iLogic and configurable design using Autodesk Inventor and Configurator 360 with Jorge Fernandez, KETIV technical expert, and Travis Evans, Autodesk technical specialist. Watch the full presentation on the KETIV YouTube Channel. If you like what you see, sign up for future AVA events here. Today we have a guest […]
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The Year in Review: Top 5 Posts From 2015
Now that 2015 has come and gone let’s take a look back before we break in the new year. We’ve covered all the new features from the 2016 Autodesk lineup, talked about the state of manufacturing, the future of 3d printing, and of course, tips and tricks to help get you faster at day to […]
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Using Dynamic Simulation in Inventor
I’m in the middle of a machine design that the client wants to be all mechanical. Well, they are allowing a couple of limit switches, but other than that, it’s completely mechanical. Three of us here at KETIV are each putting in effort to get this assembly finalized. I am working on the internal mechanism […]
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Generating Cams Inside of Inventor 2016
What is the easiest way to create a simple cam in Inventor? Your first response might be: “Just create a sketch outline of the cam using the Spline function and then extrude.” It makes sense right? The problem with the Spline method however, is it has a tendency to not create one continuous smooth edge and create […]
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Making an Impact: Mentoring for the Future
Most of the core knowledge I’ve learned over the years as been self-taught. I love the challenge of picking up a new programming language or software and simply learning it inside and out, but not everyone is able to extract this knowledge as easily. Today, in the information age, with rapidly growing technology connecting everyone, […]
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Autodesk University 2015 and My Adventures Going Green
When I first moved to the bay area, I had no idea what was in store for me. Would I end up working where I was aiming at the time, at the NUMMI plant (now the TESLA plant)? Would I be sucked into the real estate market? Tried that, but it’s a separate story. Well […]
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An Introduction to Inventor Joint
Challenge: I have too many constraints (relationships) in my assembly, how can I streamline my assembly and lower the amount of relationships I have? How can I use the Inventor Joint to optimize that?
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My Night With the Mudders
Recently I was given the opportunity to spend some time with a fairly selective group. Autodesk sponsored a hackathon at Harvey Mudd College and I was asked to help mentor during the event. For those of you that may not know, Harvey Mudd is a science, engineering and mathematics college in Claremont, California. They are […]
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Autodesk Inventor’s Shape Generator – It’s a Whole New World
The 2016 R2 Release of Inventor is bound to change the way you think about CAD tools. With the introduction of “Shape Generator”, what Autodesk is calling “Generative Design“, will enable users to design products using minimal material and optimize a design based on a set of input parameters.
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More Answers About Desktop Subscription
A few weeks ago, we had Ray Savona, VP of Americas Sales at Autodesk, join us to talk about Fusion 360 and the future of Autodesk licensing. People had many good questions for him about how they would be effected by the upcoming Autodesk license changes, so we hosted a second event dedicated to this to […]
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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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