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Positional Representations...
July 25, 2008 08:11 PMby Jay TedeschiPositional Representations… what do you use them for? I found myself in a jam recently because I needed an exploded assembly, but needed it for some really high quality renderings, so I wanted to use Inventor Studio.
The problem becomes how exactly to construct an exploded assembly when you are unable to use a Presentation File. The answer, obviously, is to use a positional rep. So… first things first, I have created a New Positional Representation and named it “Inventor Studio”. As you can see from the image below, I have also created a View Representation named the same thing and locked it, once I have the desired view and perspective angle set. More on this trick in a moment.
In any case, once the new positional rep is active I now simply override the constraints for the components I wish to move. This is accessed from the right click menu for any constraint other than an iMate, again, see the image below.
Granted, it is not as easy as using the Presentation File environment, and it is nowhere close to being as easy as Showcase, however there are some advantages. With this assembly that certainly was the case… the array of fasteners that held the valve cover on were all constrained together, so once I change the distance value for the first instance, they all moved simultaneously. Nice!Now, remember I said that there was an advantage to having a locked view rep? Well, once you are in the Inventor Studio environment, you can set a camera from a current view… which is exactly what I do now.
And if anything ever happens to change the camera view, we can always restore our locked view rep and then restore a new camera configuration from that view. And now, just a bit of Inventor Studio eye candy and we're done.
Well, that’s it for today. Hope this was informative and hope everyone has a great weekend.2 Comments | Add CommentIn Ellipsis > Inventor 2008, Images, Tips
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Consumer Products...
July 20, 2008 09:11 AMby Jay TedeschiA new video posted by Technogeekgal over at YouTube…
This one highlights a variety of products that were either designed with Autodesk MSD products, had marketing materials created with Autodesk Media & Entertainment products or both.
Enjoy.
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Something old...
May 9, 2008 10:47 PMby Jay TedeschiSomething old… is new again! Our own Kevin Richards (aka “Rockstar”) took the Inventor mast assembly I did a few years ago and totally tricked it out with Autodesk Showcase 2009.
I always liked the “look” of this data, and it took me quite a while to get it to the point where I was satisfied with it, but Kevin definitely ramped it up a few notches. It has quite literally never looked so good.
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From concept...
May 2, 2008 06:26 PMby Jay TedeschiFrom concept to finished product in 3:03… A better or faster example of Digital Prototyping I don’t think I have ever seen…
The video, posted today on YouTube by Technogeekgal it is most definitely worth a look.0 Comment | Add CommentIn Ellipsis > Images, All
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Back behind the wheel of Inventor.
March 8, 2006 09:54 PMby Kevin SchneiderThis past week, I have had a chance to do a little modeling and rendering using Inventor studio. In the spirit of my last post, I though I would share an image too.
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Friday Images
March 8, 2006 09:53 PMby Kevin SchneiderThe Inventor newsgroup community has started sharing InventorStudio renderings of their designs. Look for posts called "Friday Pic." on the discussion group.
Some of my favorites are"
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posted by Martin Tarlin
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Add your image today!
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