What are Design Accelerators? Autodesk supplies many Design Accelerators within Inventor such as, Bolted Connection, Frame Generator, Shaft, O-Ring, and Spring to name just a few. Today I am focusing on Synchronous Belt Generator. Why should you use the Synchronous Belt Generator within Inventor? One reason would be to improve your design time and accuracy […]

In this blog post we will be unpacking configuration modeling in an assembly environment. Earlier in 2020, I hosted a KETIV AVA session which went over configuration modeling in Inventor at a part level and that was an easy way to dive into the iLogic interface. If you have not had the chance to watch […]

Content Center Parts in Inventor The iLogic snippet to add a Content Center in Inventor part is really powerful. Not only does it make the placement process so easy, it also lets us change the size of a content center part that has already been placed. This is a follow-up to our recent AVA session […]

Today, engineers and designers are the innovators of tomorrow, but this comes as no easy task. They face many challenges when coming up with solutions, ranging from finding the right balance between performance and cost to having limited time to provide these new innovations. The solution—Autodesk Generative Design. Autodesk Generative Design enables engineers to quickly […]

The introduction of Autodesk Nastran In-CAD Over the last few months, I’ve increasingly gotten the question: “What is Nastran In-CAD and what do I use it for?” This has become more prevalent as Nastran In-CAD is an important part of the Autodesk Product Design and Manufacturing Collection. At its core, Autodesk Nastran In-CAD is Autodesk’s […]

Autodesk is currently rolling out a new interface on the Autodesk Management Portal as described in these videos: Autodesk Account Admin Tour (4min) and What’s New in Autodesk Account. We thought it would be helpful to cover a few common questions and concerns: Who will be affected by this change? What has changed and why? […]

Most of the time, workspaces in Fusion Lifecycle have hundreds, if not thousands (or even tens of thousands) of records to sort through. Quickly narrowing down the information you need to work with can save a lot of your valuable time, and impress your boss by doing your job more quickly. How to configure views […]

How to do Vault Maintenance The first step in getting your data safe and secure is to place data in a secure repository. For most of our customers, this location is their Autodesk Vault server. Getting the data to that location is one thing, but maintaining that security is a completely different undertaking. Oftentimes, our […]

What’s new in Inventor Nastran 2020? The newest release of Autodesk’s flagship finite element analysis software, Inventor Nastran 2020, sees some major changes compared to previous versions. From an improved user interface to automated mesh refinement to easy file management, Inventor Nastran 2020 is designed to provide a seamless CAD-CAE-data management workflow. New Name, Fresh […]

AutoCAD 2020 has exciting new features and improvements to help you be more efficient. Here are some key highlights within the new version. AutoCAD Classic Updates AutoCAD + Mobile and Tablet Instead of lugging tons of paperwork to the job site, AutoCAD mobile allows you to edit and view DWGs from an iPad, Android Tablet, […]