I recently Installed AutoCAD 2021, and when clicked on the Vault tab, I noticed that the tab was blank. The fix is pretty simple, even if seemingly scary. This problem occurs when the Vault client is installed before AutoCAD. Make sure that AutoCAD is not running. From the Windows "Add Remove" programs, find "Vault Client... Continue Reading →
Adding a Column to Content Center Steel Families
By Michael Jones Overview We will be adding transverse hole spacing to the top and bottom flange of the content center wide flange family. We will be extracting the transverse hole spacing data from the 15th edition of the AISC Excel workbook. In structural steel detailing, gage is shorthand for the transverse hole spacing. Using... Continue Reading →
Not Getting Fusion Lifecycle Notification Emails?
I’ve recently helped a customer who was not getting any notification emails from Fusion Lifecycle. The fix is really simple. The email address that the FLC notifications comes from is; noreply@autodesk.com It turns out that this company blocked all email from “noreply” addresses, getting this specific email unblocked by IT allowed the emails to come... Continue Reading →
iLogic: Setting Extra Layers In DXF Exports
Guest Post by Jelte de Jong Have you ever wanted assign specific profiles in your flat pattern to a custom layer before exporting them to DXF? Click me for HD version I have been working on updating an Inventor add-on which we use at work. The tool exports sheet metal flat patterns to our CAM software.... Continue Reading →
Calculating The Pre-form Length of a Bent Tube
I recently saw a problem on the Inventor Forum, where a user had a bent tube that they had modelled up. They needed to calculate the pre-form length. In this instance they were not using Tube & Pipe, my solution was to use the Sheet Metal environment to extract the flat shape, the video below... Continue Reading →
iLogic: Export All Flat Patterns To One DXF
Guest Post by Jhoel Forshav Since this is my first guest blog post on the Unofficial Inventor blog, I’d like to thank Clint Brown for inviting me to do this. Those of you who visit the Inventor Customization Forum from time to time may have seen my name before, as I’m a very active in... Continue Reading →