Quick Tip: To change the zoom direction in Autodesk Inventor, simply click “Tools” > “Application Options” > “Display” then toggle the check box under “Zoom Behaviour” to set the direction of zoom.
Quick Sunday blog on forcing, or setting your Inventor document units, with iLogic. Last week, I spent some time with Autodesk Inventor users, who have had a few issues with imported files, or files supplied by others. This can be anything from the wrong units, to a preference for Grams over Kilograms on Metric files. … More Force Unit Type with iLogic
I’ve written some code to automatically create drawings from Autodesk Inventor part and assembly files. The idea that I used for this blog post was to have a drawings template file set up with views, and to then simply replace these views with a given model as needed. The GIF below shows how the code … More Automatic Drawings with iLogic
Have you ever wanted to delete all of the constraints in an assembly, and then ground all components? Well look no further, the iLogic code in this blog post does exactly that. You may be wondering why you would want to do this, well the answer is simple. Inventor calculates each relationship between parts (especially … More iLogic – Delete all Mates/Joints & Ground
I had a browse through the Inventor API documentation, and came across a sample for using the new “Browser Search” functionality. I converted it to iLogic and made a few tweaks. When used in conjunction with a user parameter and an iLogic form, there is some nice functionality that you can use with Inventor. The … More Inventor: Search with iLogic
In 1996 the inaugural Tri-Nations rugby tournament was played between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. New Zealand won the trophy that year, but the story behind the massive trophy is rather interesting. According to a 2013 article on stuff.co.nz, the trophy now lives at the Palmerston North Rugby Museum. Taking up the most space … More Units Matter: Here’s how to set them
For a little insight into the header image of this article (the story of the over-sized trophy), follow this link In Autodesk Inventor there are 2 main places to look at units, the first is within the file itself, the second is in the settings used for template files. The thing to remember about Inventor, is … More Understanding Units in Inventor
For a little insight into the header image of this article (the story of the over-sized trophy), follow this link Setting your Units of Measure in AutoCAD is relatively straightforward. To check the current .dwg file’s units, simply type UNITS into your command line, then choose the units of measure that you wish to use. … More Understanding Units in AutoCAD
For a little insight into the header image of this article (the story of the over-sized trophy), follow this link Setting your Units of Measure in Fusion 360 is really easy. When you first install the software, you will see a pop up in the bottom right hand corner of the screen, asking you to … More Understanding Units in Fusion 360
Did you know that you can display your Inventor model in multiple windows, and multiple positions? It’s really simple to do. From the “View” tab in Inventor, simply click on “New“, a new window will be created automatically, next, click on “Tile Vertically” for the result above, or choose from one of the options shown … More Inventor Quick Tip: View Your Model in Multiple Windows
