I was looking through some of my old iLogic code recently, and I ran across a utility that I wrote, which places a work point at the centre of gravity (COG), of an assembly model. I believe that the code was broadly based on an API sample for creating a work point based on 3 … More Create a Point at the Centre of Gravity with iLogic
Steve Cox of Amfori and I have collaborated on an open-source Visor Injection mould. The files are all available at the bottom of this post. Please feel free to download the files, share them around and share the results with the community, please get in touch if you make any changes, or get this to … More Open-source Visor Mould
Using “Capture Current State” to Automate Dimensions with iLogic. iLogic in 2021 introduces the ability to add dimensions to drawings and to capture the state of selected geometry on a drawing view. In this example I’m going to show you how to create a linear dimension. In the image below I have named some faces … More Placing Dimensions: iLogic 2021
For several years now Autodesk have included an uninstall tool with their software. It is the quickest and best way to remove Autodesk software from your Windows system. The uninstall tool is extremely useful for removing old versions of software, or removing a failed installation, for more help on successful installs, see this article. Here’s … More Autodesk Uninstall Tool
I’ve been asked several times recently to help people with installation issues of their Autodesk software, so I thought it would be best to put a blog post together, to make my life (and yours) easier. If you follow these instructions EXACTLY, your instillation should run smoothly (as long as your PC is healthy!) If … More Successfully Installing Your Autodesk Software
Guest Post by Jelte de Jong Maybe you know the situation, you have 2 versions of a part. You changed something but can’t find what it was. In those situations I spend a lot of time looking for the difference. Just to find the hole that was moved 1mm. Should I have this problem more often, … More Compare Part Geometry with iLogic – Guest Post
With the release of Inventor 2020, the Extrude command was moved to the new “Panel Interface”, which I love, BUT I got stuck the other day looking for the “Between” option in the extrude command. At the time, I was doing some BETA testing for Inventor 2021, I momentarily thought that this option had been … More Inventor Quick Tip: Extrude Between (From To)
There is a ton of really bad advice out there about managing large assemblies. As Inventor users, we need to keep up to date with the latest advice from Autodesk, some of the things that were advisable with earlier release are now obsolete. Save yourself hours of pain, here is some great advice from Autodesk, … More Taming Large Assemblies in 3.5 Mins
So you have installed your shiny new version of Autodesk Inventor 2021, and you realised that your iLogic “stuff” has not been migrated over. The settings migration tool is really useful for most settings, but your external rules, external forms and custom code snippets do not come across. Fear not, it’s really easy to do, … More iLogic Settings: Migrating to Inventor 2021
We’ve just updated the Unofficial app. The new build does not collect any cookies, and was built using the MIT app inventor. It’s also smaller, only 3MB versus the old one which was 13MB! There is a new icon and the new landing page is better suited to mobile devices, making it easier to see … More Unofficial Inventor App 2.0
