GK Machine is an industry leader helping customers in agriculture, transportation, and other markets transform bold ideas into specialty equipment with Autodesk 3D modeling software and support from KETIV. They also had success with Autodesk Inventor and Vault. See how GK Machine uses Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Vault to bring their innovative ideas to life […]

As an engineer or designer, you’re likely faced with the challenge of sharing data with various departments in an organized manner. The dilemma comes when others have access to too much information at the wrong time. In this recap of an Autodesk Virtual Academy webcast, Nigel and I reveal how to develop workflows to get […]

KETIV Technologies held a Vault Care 101 Workshop in our Brea, CA offices on Thursday, October 27th. Customers and Autodesk Virtual Academy subscribers were among those that attended the free event. This workshop highlighted functionalities of Autodesk Vault as well as how to maintain your Vault to prevent data loss and downtime. Take a look […]

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 […]

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 PDM software, Autodesk Vault, as well as how to maintain your […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]