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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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by Fred Ortiz, September 1, 2015

A360 Viewer: File Viewing on the House

The popular adage states that there is no such thing as a free lunch. However, there is such a thing as a free online file viewer. Autodesk recently introduced their “A360 Viewer”, which is a free CAD file viewer that supports over 50 different file formats. With its straightforward drag and drop interface, it’s child’s […]
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by Jonathan Landeros, August 28, 2015

Defragging Autodesk Vault Using a Script

It’s been a little while since I’ve been able to dig into Autodesk Vault, but just this week, I had to locate a script to defragment the Vault database. The reason for a defragment is to make sure Vault performance doesn’t degrade when making database queries. For those of us not intimate with SQL, those […]
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by Chris Fisichella, August 21, 2015

No Need to Dumb Down CAD for the Sake of Finite Element Analysis

Automated geometry simplification tools from Autodesk make it easy to allow well documented CAD to be ready for simulation tools. As a design engineer, you are often asked to remove features from your model. I have heard the following reasons: To save disk space To make it easier to display large models To make it […]
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by Fred Ortiz, August 17, 2015

Inventor to Revit: The BIM Exchange Program

How do I get an Inventor model into Revit? How can I easily transfer models from Inventor to Revit? Am I able to open up an Inventor model in Revit and save it as an RFA file? Can I export an Inventor model to an RFA file? Can I save as my Inventor model to […]
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by Jonathan D. Kriek, August 10, 2015

Your Parts Made to Order with Autodesk Fusion 360 and Proto Labs

Free quote and design analysis in a matter of hours and custom parts manufactured to your specifications in three days standard? All driven for a single CAD program? Sounds unbelievable, but that’s exactly what Autodesk Fusion 360 is offering through Proto Labs.
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by Jonathan Landeros, August 7, 2015

The Future of Making Things Event in Los Angeles – That’s a Wrap!

A couple weeks ago I attended the Future of Making Things Event in Los Angeles, hosted by KETIV and Autodesk. Why? I was supposed to be there! But more importantly, I was excited to be there. I was more excited than I’ve been in a while. The concept of the Future of Making Things is […]
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by Jonathan Landeros, July 27, 2015

Updating Custom Content to Autodesk Inventor 2016 From a Previous Version

If you’ve created your own content in Inventor’s content center, you’ll have to update it when you move to your next version of Inventor. Fortunately, this isn’t really that difficult, but it’s good to know the steps. So in the interest of sharing, here are the steps that I used to update my own content […]
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by Chris Fisichella, July 20, 2015

KickStart International and KETIV Partner to Help African Farmers

In 2016, an Autodesk Redshift article written by Ken Micallef, “How KickStart International Is Pumping Up Entrepreneurial Spirit in Africa,” reported, “Although Africa holds more than half of the world’s arable land, its small-scale farmers are largely unaware of, or don’t have access to, modern water-management methods, relying on traditional indicators such as bird migrations or rising insect populations as signals […]
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by Jonathan Landeros, July 14, 2015

Creating a Rivet Hole Chart in Autodesk Inventor

In my adventures taking aircraft maintenance classes at Mount San Antonio College, I’ve learned a lot of things. Not the least of which, is how much I have to learn! Another piece of knowledge I’m grateful for, is how to drive and set solid rivets. I’m not the best at it, but I can do […]
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by Jonathan D. Kriek, June 15, 2015

Benefits of Autodesk Network Licensing – the Time to Act Is Now

A combination of advantages come with Network Licensing, including flexibility, accurate tracking, standardization, and control. You may be somewhat familiar with Network Licensing if you own Autodesk Vault, but it’s not limited to just that – most Autodesk products can be network licensed and even combined into the same license file. With Autodesk’s planned changes to perpetual […]
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by Jonathan D. Kriek, June 10, 2015

System Variable Monitor – New in Autodesk AutoCAD

  Have you ever executed a “file open” within AutoCAD and been surprised that it’s now prompting you on the command line instead of displaying the open file dialog? I can sense you nodding your head =) Most of you know it’s the FILEDIA system variable that’s responsible for this and you change it back to “1”, right? […]
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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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