After watching a video on the creation of the famous Star wars intro crawl, I figured that I could easily re-create this in Autodesk Inventor. The results can be seen below: In the original video, a transparent film with the yellow text printed on it, is pulled over a flat plane, while being filmed, this... Continue Reading →
Inventor + Excel FAQ
Did you know that you need to have Microsoft Excel installed on your PC in order to use all of Inventor's functionality?
Set AutoCAD to the Classic Workspace
Ever wanted to set AutoCAD back to the classic interface? Tired of the Ribbon interface, or just want to set AutoCAD back to the way it used to be? Check out this video showing how to add the classic workspace using the CUI editor. https://youtu.be/ndYwbkVMt0E
6 Months of The New Blog
6 Months ago, I revamped my old web page and started this new blog. I want to say a big thank you to everyone who has visited this site, or shared any of my posts online. I have been blown away by the popularity of the site, in such a short time period. So once... Continue Reading →
Automate DXF Flat Patterns with iLogic
I've written a bit of iLogic code that will export out a DXF file from a sheet metal model. The code checks whether a flat pattern exists in the part, if one is present, it goes to the flat pattern, exports the DXF to the predetermined file location and then returns the part back to... Continue Reading →
Simple iLogic DXF Exporter
Autodesk Inventor iLogic rule to export faces to DXF
Autodesk University London 2019 Call For Proposals is Open
Autodesk University is the conference for those who design, create, and make the world around us.
Everything You Need To Know About Inventor’s New Spell Checker
The 2019.2 update for Inventor FINALLY includes a spell checker for the drawing environment. This is a feature that users have been requesting for some time, and it is a really nice enhancement to the drawing environment. The tool is available in the "Format Text" dialogue boxes, which come up when adding text to drawing... Continue Reading →
Autodesk University 2018 Review
I was fortunate enough to visit Autodesk University in Las Vegas this year, and I had a really good time networking with industry peers, meeting my new colleagues from our European teams, and catching up with a few key Autodesk folks. My favourite classes and meetings at AU, are always the ones that I can't... Continue Reading →
3 Tips to Survive Autodesk University
There are some really good blog posts out there by Shaan Hurley and Paul Munford with tips for attending AU, please give them a read. Shaan's thrive guide is awesome (it's a bit of a longer read, but well worth it!) This blog post, is my top 3 survival tips. If you are lucky enough to... Continue Reading →
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