I had the privilege of attending a Generative Design Workshop at the Autodesk Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Birmingham today. Pictured above is the BAC Mono, which is permanently parked in the foyer. The event was hosted by Paul Munford and Harv Saund of Autodesk. Tour of the Autodesk AMF Birmingham: I arrived a bit early,... Continue Reading →
AutoCAD: Quick Tip – Isolate Layers
In AutoCAD you can hide all but the selected layer. From "Layer Properties" Right Click on the layer you wish to show, and select "Isolate selected layers". This will turn off all layers except the layer(s) that you have selected. To turn all of the layers back on, use a "shift select" to select... Continue Reading →
Updates to iLogic in Inventor 2019.1
Support for iLogic Logging and Rule Tracing Inventor 2019.1 update is now live for subscription customers! You should be able to download it from your Autodesk Desktop app. The information in this article is from the official Autodesk Inventor 2019.1 help file. iLogic now provides a type of PRINT statement that can be used in rules.... Continue Reading →
Inventor 2019.1 What’s New Frame Generator Enhancements
Frame generator updates make creating complex frames faster with quick editing and dynamic previews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvU_jYpsZdQ
Inventor 2019.1 What’s New Content Center Enhancements
Content center enhancements make searching faster and working with existing content parts easier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5JVoIV0fGM
Inventor 2019.1 – What’s New: Improved Collaboration with MBD
Inventor 2019.1 makes sharing model based definition annotation quick and easy with new shared view capability https://youtu.be/abZ_GAB4gkc
Autodesk Inventor 2019.1 – What’s New: Improved Inventor Experience
Autodesk Inventor 2019.1 delivers user requested enhancements and continues to provide the professional grade 3D mechanical design and engineering tools you rely on. https://youtu.be/2TR7zEYCYeM
Inventor 2019.1 release is out!
Inventor 2019.1 update is now live for subscription customers! You should be able to download it from your Autodesk Desktop app.The information in this article is from the official Autodesk Inventor 2019.1 help file. Frame Generator Insert The Insert command has two new frame selection enhancements. Previously, the frame Standard always defaulted to ANSI. The... Continue Reading →
AutoCAD Basics: Display Lineweight on Screen
You may wish to display the lineweight thicknesses in your model space within AutoCAD, or you may wish to turn off lineweight thickness in AutoCAD. Simply type LW into your command line. To Turn on lineweights. In the "Lineweight Settings" dialogue box, tick "Display Lineweight" as shown below. With this setting un-ticked the lineweights will not... Continue Reading →
AU London 2018 Recording is live
My AU London 2018 Class: Need for Speed: 102 Productivity Hacks for Inventor, is now live on the AU portal. See the video of my session below. https://youtu.be/doNSgEpFTXo You can find the other classes here: KEY LEARNING Discover 102 Inventor tips and tricks Setting Application Options Create and run iLogic rules Set up Inventor templates... Continue Reading →