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 […]

With Inventor, AutoCAD, Autodesk Vault, and other newly released 2018 Autodesk software, we want to share the best ways to download these releases for yourself and start exploring what’s new in 2018. We’ll cover how to download the latest release from your Autodesk Account Portal, as well as a new simplified way of using the […]

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 […]

Have you ever found yourself working in AutoCAD and bothered by the ViewCube AutoCAD in your drawing space? Or would you just like to momentarily remove it to help edit a current design? It seems most people fall under one of two categories: Those who want nothing more than to get rid of the ViewCube […]

This week, Autodesk released the Inventor 2017.3 update. It comes with new features as well as improvements to a number of existing ones. This all leads to an improved work experience. We’ll show you how to install Inventor 2017 through the Autodesk Desktop Application. Want to see what’s new in Inventor 2018? Read our coverage here.

How to find Inventor material properties This post is going take you through and explain how you can find the material properties of a design using the Inventor Region Properties command. Normally, we use the Region Properties tool to evaluate the area, perimeter, and the Area Moment of Inertia properties of sketch loops. It then […]