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Setting your Units of Measure in AutoCAD is relatively straightforward. To check the current .dwg file's units, simply type UNITS into your command line, then choose the units of measure that you wish to use. When creating a new drawing in AutoCAD, it is important to start with the correct template. For a Metric (millimetre)... Continue Reading →
Setting your Units of Measure in Fusion 360 is really easy. When you first install the software, you will see a pop up in the bottom right hand corner of the screen, asking you to choose your preference for "Default Units" as well as "CAD Experience" To change the units later on, simply go to... Continue Reading →
Did you know that you can display your Inventor model in multiple windows, and multiple positions? It's really simple to do. From the "View" tab in Inventor, simply click on "New", a new window will be created automatically, next, click on "Tile Vertically" for the result above, or choose from one of the options shown... Continue Reading →
Product Design and Manufacturing Collection subscribers now have access to the Generative Design tools in Fusion 360 Ultimate. Generative Design uses Cloud Credits for processing, these credits would need to be purchased in addition to your PDMC subscription. Check out the tweet below from Fusion 360, follow the link through to all of the details.... Continue Reading →
One of my favourite new features in Autodesk Inventor 2019 has to be "Shared Views". The ability to share a 3D model with almost anyone on practically any device, makes this really powerful. "Shared Views" add the ability to gather design feedback from teams outside of your organisation, and because it's cloud native, there's no... Continue Reading →
You may have the Autodesk Vault Client installed on your CAD workstation, but find that the product specific add-ins are not installed. This is pretty simple to resolve, the steps laid out below show how I recently added the Vault add-ins for MS Outlook and AutoCAD Electrical to my system. Step one, go to "Apps... Continue Reading →
Autodesk Inventor 2019 introduced a new hole tool interface, and allowed users to create hole pre-sets. Pre-sets save users time when specifying new holes. By default Hole pre-sets are stored locally, this location could be set to a network location, allowing multiple users to access the same pre-sets. Simply save your current hole pre-sets to... Continue Reading →
I came across this old video circa 2009, featuring Dr. Andrew Anagnost, then Autodesk VP Engineering, Design & Simulation Products, titled "5 Tips for Becoming a Successful Inventor" and I had to share it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmnMKDW7FdM
Autodesk Vault has some very powerful search functionality built in, and with a few extra tricks up our sleeve, you can become a search Jedi! Here are a few things you can try. Try *. to find files of a specific extension: eg: *.ipt will find all part files, *.iam will find all assembly files Try... Continue Reading →
I had the privilege of attending a Generative Design Workshop at the Autodesk Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Birmingham today. Pictured above is the BAC Mono, which is permanently parked in the foyer. The event was hosted by Paul Munford and Harv Saund of Autodesk. Tour of the Autodesk AMF Birmingham: I arrived a bit early,... Continue Reading →
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