30 Aug
Hi there,
A lot of people have aske me when Inventor would be able to do assembly based FEA analysis.
There is good news. Look at the post below by Garin Gardner from Autodesk. This is from the In the Machine Blog of Autodesk and can be seen at:
http://mfgcommunity.autodesk.com/blogs/blog/6/blogpost/18227/
Enjoy the weekend !
Jay Moolman
As some of you may have […]
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24 Aug
Hi All,
It is with great pleasure that I can announce that we finally got it right to launch the forum side if the website. You can post your querries and successes on the forum and get it answered by myself, Gareth or Brett. All are welcome to attend.
Just click on the big orange button on […]
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21 Aug
Description of the issues:
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- Importing DWG files (not Open) displays an import wizard to allow the user to selectively import DWG data. The preview page is interrupted due to an erroneous dialog box stating “End of Evaluation Period”.
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Applicable Product(s):
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- Autodesk Inventor 2008
- Autodesk Inventor Professional 2008
- Autodesk Inventor Routed Systems 2008
- Autodesk Inventor Simulation 2008
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Warnings:
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- […]
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20 Aug
Hi, this is the latest tip on the”In the machine - the official Autodesk Inventor Blog” - to check it out the whole Blog and register go to http://mfgcommunity.autodesk.com/blogs/blog/6/blogpost/18159/ - Jay Moolman
It may not be obvious by the name but Inventor has a handy tool that will let you visually monitor various aspects of your […]
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16 Aug
Technology Preview
Parasolid, UG-NX™, SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER and GRANITE
With this technology preview, you can streamline projects that require opening files from vendors or customers in native formats. You can easily exchange data between Autodesk Inventor, UGS, SolidWorks® and Pro/ENGINEER® by: importing and exporting Parasolid®, importing UG-NX™, importing SolidWorks, importing and exporting GRANITE, and importing Pro/E directly with […]
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15 Aug
Want to view a DWF file, but don’t want to install software? If so, then the Autodesk Freewheel has the answer. It is both a web site where you can open a DWF file for interactive viewing, and a web service that allows you to embed an interactive viewer in your own web pages. - […]
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15 Aug
A question that comes up very often is “How do I create IDW/DWG templates in Inventor ?”
Our resident Autodesk Inventor Expert - Gareth Modena Has created a DWF file showing you exactly how this is done.
Just right click on the file link below and select “Save target as..” to download this Skill builder.
http://www.invent-it.co.za/wp-content/2007/07/Template.dwf
or click here […]
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13 Aug
Have you forgotten about the 2D pattern tool? I recently had somebody ask me a few questions about the 2D pattern tool that made me realize there might be a few tips that many of you might not be aware of. If you have ever wanted to create an irregular pattern, it can often be […]
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06 Aug
Pattern Tips (Video Podcast Episode 15) posted 08/04/07 by Garin Gardiner
Friday August 2, 2007 - Episode 15 Video Podcast Show Notes
I know patterning is a common tool for many of you to use and fairly basic although I thought it was worth a quick podcast to show a few tips with patterning as well […]
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01 Aug
A new whitepaper just published by Cyon Research Corporation validates that the features and functionality of Autodesk Inventor “are no longer inferior to those of what were called “high-end” systems” i.e. Siemens/UGS NX and Dassault Catia. Cyon confirms that Autodesk strives to “focus their efforts on providing improvement and advancement in the day-to-day lives of […]
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