I have many versions of Inventor, AutoCAD and Vault (Clients) installed on my PC. Sometimes I fire up the wrong software and it wastes time A few months back, I saw some custom icons for Autodesk product and this got me thinking… What if I had a specific icon for each release of Inventor, Vault … More Unofficial & Retro Inventor AutoCAD & Vault Icons
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
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
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AU London 2020 has been postponed, I received this email from Autodesk, check out the FAQ Below. The new dates are 1-2 December 2020. Find out more here: https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/faq
3D CAD Packages like Autodesk Inventor can easily export out 3D PDF’s for sharing and collaboration. Generally the person receiving the 3D PDF does not have a CAD system, making this a good way of sharing 3D information. The problem, is that by default Adobe Reader DC blocks 3D content in PDF’s. The good news … More Enabling 3D Content in PDF’s
It’s finally here, for those of you who enjoy this site on the go, you can now get to it via the Unofficial App. The new version of the app was uploaded on the 26th of December 2019. Click on the image above to download the “Unofficial Inventor” App for Android. The app is currently only … More Download the Unofficial App
Anyone who has worked with me, will know that I am not a fan of the IGES file format. Having worked in the Automotive OEM supply chain in the early 2000’s, I have had my fair share of issues with IGES files. Mostly related to geometry that contained missing faces, gaps or faces oriented incorrectly … More 3 Reasons To Stop using IGES Files
Yesterday I attended a meeting at Autodesk in Farborough, and everyone in our meeting was asked to join in on one of the volunteering sessions that the Autodesk Foundation were holding in partnership with SolarBuddy. SolarBuddy are an Australian company, and the lights we assembled are being sent to underprivileged kids in Papua New Guinea. … More Autodesk Foundation Volunteering
