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by Bryce Ochoa, January 26, 2016

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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by Travis Evans, January 21, 2016

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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by Eric Paul, January 15, 2016

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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by Chris Fisichella, January 7, 2016

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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by Bryce Ochoa, December 22, 2015

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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by Jonathan D. Kriek, December 10, 2015

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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by Jorge Fernandez, December 4, 2015

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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by Bryce Ochoa, November 19, 2015

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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by Rich Sanchez, November 5, 2015

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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by Jonathan D. Kriek, October 29, 2015

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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by Eric Paul, October 22, 2015

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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by Jonathan D. Kriek, September 30, 2015

Autodesk PLM 360: The Phantom-class

Back in May Autodesk released it’s very robust classification engine for PLM 360. It made it much easier to enforce standards, understand the function of an item, and create categories at multiple levels, but it’s pretty easy to get carried away. If you’re an Administrator like me you may feel that you can never have enough classification, but […]
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by Chris Fisichella, September 23, 2015

How to Prevent Your Computer From Automatically Rebooting

The simulation tools offered by Autodesk are comprehensive and will allow you to solve many interesting problems. The solutions to some of these problems sometimes take many hours to solve. One of the barriers to reaching a successful conclusion is the tendency for Windows to restart your computer without checking in with you first. For […]
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by Kanwar Anand, September 17, 2015

The Future of Learning – Is Bigger Really Better?

Some years ago, as a freshman, my son discovered the struggle that comes with high school math. Most of his teachers approached learning as a structured process with the primary goal of improving test scores. There was little emphasis on why math mattered and how it applied to the real world. As my tutoring expanded […]
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by Jonathan D. Kriek, September 11, 2015

Additive Manufacturing In Space: 3D Printing In Zero-G

SpaceX – Space Exploration Technologies Corp You are on the the International Space Station (ISS) and it’s time for the required routine filter replacement, but there’s a slight issue – “houston we have a problem we can’t find the filter cap”. No problem you think, just order another right? Here’s the stats on that: Estimated time of […]
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