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When trying out the Inventor 2020 "Insert End Caps" command for the first time, you may run into the following error message: Frame Generator "Can't Locate the Inventor Custom Content" The fix is really simple. Inventor 2020's content centre is installed with a custom library for the end caps. This needs to be added to... Continue Reading →
AutoCAD 2020 is out now, if you are a subscriber, you should have access to it via your Autodesk Desktop app, or download AutoCAD 2020 via your Autodesk Account online http://manage.autodesk.com https://vimeo.com/327115275
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Autodesk Inventor 2020 launched officially this morning, which means that you should be able to access it from your Autodesk Account, or Autodesk Desktop App in the coming days. Below are the official Autodesk videos from YouTube. I have already done a test drive on some of the features, which you can see by visiting... Continue Reading →
A great new enhancement to Inventor 2020 is the ability to add "End Caps" to your frames. The "Insert End Caps" command is part of the sleek new panel UI. There are options for the end plates to have either sharp, filleted or chamfered corners, and these caps can be flush, inset, or offset, making... Continue Reading →
Inventor 2020's new Unwrap command allow you to flatten nearly any shape into a flat surface that can be saved or exported in different formats. This is a great stride forward, and will allow sheet metal users to unwrap trickier geometry where material deformation is taking place. It may also help people design things like... Continue Reading →
With the release of Autodesk Inventor 2020, there is a fresh new user interface. Along with a brighter "skin", all of the icons have been re-engineered, making them sharper on 4K displays. But the highlight has to be that more features are moving to the browser interface, or "property panel UI" In Inventor 2020, Extrude,... Continue Reading →
A nice new feature in Autodesk Inventor 2020 is the ability to customise Section Capping. When creating half, quarter and 3 quarter sections in parts and assemblies, you are now able to change the default grey (concrete looking) section to a bitmap image in your application options. Note that although the feature is called "Bitmap... Continue Reading →
I've written an iLogic routine to check through an assembly and write report on all parts that have not had their materials correctly assigned. The iLogic code creates a text file called "iProperties.txt" in "C:/Temp". The report contains the name of any files that have "Generic" listed as the material, as well as the designer.... Continue Reading →
In a previous life, I used to design rotationally moulded fuel tanks for Automotive OEM's. A big part of the job was squeezing as much extra capacity into the tanks. Usually, I would calculate the volume before shelling the model, and then again after shelling the model. The difference between these 2 numbers is the... Continue Reading →
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