Everyone knows and loves the AutoCAD Classic Workspace, for most of us it’s how we learned, it’s familiar and comforting. All of the tools that I need are right where I expect them to be, until of course Autodesk decides that I love the ribbon and no longer need my classic toolbars. This is […]

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 […]

Standardize View Size on Autodesk Inventor Drawings We recently had a customer who wanted to streamline their documentation process. This company had a part with a lot of variety in length and found themselves having to manually set the scale for their views on each of Inventor drawings. Today, I’ll show you how you can […]

Autodesk is constantly working to gather customer data to drive yearly improvements to their products. In fact, customer driven improvements from the Autodesk Knowledge Network and Autodesk forums have helped to drive some exciting changes for “What’s new in Inventor 2020”. Keep reading to learn about the top 4 updates. What’s new in Inventor 2020? […]

Autodesk Virtual Academy: Sheet Metal Unfold Rules For those who took the time to view my AVA on Sheet Metal Unfold Rules I wanted to give you a little extra to go along with it. You can find that video here: First of all, I have a couple of extras for you. The Inventor IPT […]

Inventor Tips: How to update Your Snapshot views in your Presentation Files Problem: This is one of your first attempts at using the presentation environment inside of Inventor.  You would love nothing more than to have a view you explode to feature on the next IDW that you send down to manufacturing.  However, there is […]

Making sure the visualization of your model as close as possible to reality is an important tool when displaying your models to customers. Creating a custom material in Inventor for your models can be a powerful tool that you can share with your team. More importantly, you can also generate customizable materials to ensure correct […]

Two-Dimensional tools aren’t going away any time soon. AutoCAD started the trend of computer-aided design, and a large portion of the CAD userbase still uses it to design parts and assemblies. Learn how to import AutoCAD drawings to Inventor for 3D modeling. Autodesk’s 3D modeling solution, Inventor, allows users to utilize existing 2D data to […]

Autodesk Inventor comes equipped with 2D drawing capabilities to help you create clear and accurate product documentation. To make the most of your deliverables, you need to understand how to manipulate views of Autodesk Inventor drawings to best fit the needs of your team and customers. In this session of Autodesk Virtual Academy, we cover Custom […]

You may have these questions in mind when hearing about Fusion 360, “Why invest time in Fusion 360? Is it a glorified 3D modeler that can also create organic shapes? I hear it does CAM. Is that separate? Can I test my model with simulation? What is this thing?!” Read on as we answer these questions […]